From time to time ISSFAL becomes aware of jobs or positions that might be of interest to members.
Situations Vacant
At the present time (Feb 2007) there are two such. Details are below.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is currently looking to fill
the position of Senior Program Officer, Nutrition.
The successful candidate will take a leadership role
on developing and managing scientific, research, clinical and
analytical strategies related to nutrition for the Maternal, Newborn Child
Health and Nutrition (MNCHN) team within the Global Health Strategies
Division. The Senior Program Officer will act as a change agent for achieving
the goals hrough the development and management of contracts and a portfolio
of grants.
The position is located in Seattle, Washington,
USA and is open
to all ationalities. For a complete job description and to apply:
1.
Go to the link http://www.gatesfoundation.org/AboutUs/WorkingWithUs/Jobs/JobsSearch
2. Click on "search for jobs"
3. Choose "Senior Program Officer,
Nutrition" from the drop down menu.
4. At the bottom of the job description
page there is a link to apply
for the position.
Following the submission
of applications, candidates will receive an
email confimation, and selected
candidates will be contacted for an
interview.
Unfortunately, as the
foundation receives over 2,000 applications a
month, we can not provide
additional information on the position prior to
initial interviews. However,
we can assure that every application will
be reviewed.
Please distribute
this job description widely.
Linda Lafferty, PhD,RD, FADA
Food and
Nutrition Services
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
60612
312.942.7845
I am a pharmacist
by profession. ICI Pharmaceuticals was where I first started working in their
marketing department. Being a product manager I was responsible for Diprivan,
an anaesthetic agent and Zoladex, a GnRH analogue. The company is now known as
Astra-Zeneca. I served them for 10 years.
Looking for new challenges, I joined HeartScan,a company that provided a service to detect early heart disease through
the detection of calcium plaque build in the heart vessels. The company
invested in the state of the art technology called Electron Beam Computed
Technology (EBCT). This got me
interested in preventive cardiology. Omega 3 fatty acids featured very strongly
in my prevention work.
It was a natural progression for me to market omega 3 soft gelatins in Malaysia. Due
to the different religious requirement, we sourced a fish gelatin Omega 3 fatty
acids from Europe. We are currently the
largest supplier of fish oil in hospitals, clinics and pharmacies. The
cardiologists have begun to prescribe our brand of fish oil.
I am presently
the CEO of Total Health Concept and have a staff count of 30 personnel. I do
not own the company.
My extensive research got me to understand the work by Dyeberg and Bang, Lyon
Heart study, the Dart study, GISSI study, and work done by Dr Alexander Leaf
from Harvard Medical School,
US and read Dr
Artemis Simopoulos’ book, the Omega Diet
and Dr Barry Sears’ The Omega Rx Zone. I have since had
the honour of meeting Dr Leaf and Dr Simopoulos when I brought them to give
talks in Omega 3 fatty acids in Malaysia
in 2004 and 2006 respectively. This year I have invited Dr Roberto Marchioli of the
famed GISSI-P trial to deliver his presentation in Malaysia.
I have also been extensively giving talks to both the public and to the Medical
Community on Omega 3 fatty acids. If I may humbly profess, I am the local
expert on Omega 3 fatty acid in Malaysia.
I believe there is more that I could do. My knowledge and talents may be best
utilized by a more progressive company who may want to market omega 3 fatty
acids into Asia.
I am willing to
be displaced and able to travel extensively.Seeking for
opportunities,Jagdev Bhullar
Society Matters