TGA seeks experts for advisory roles
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is seeking expressions of interest from experts in relevant clinical or scientific fields who want to contribute to the regulation of therapeutic goods in Australia.
The TGA is currently undertaking a recruitment process to fill membership vacancies in the following statutory advisory committees:
- The Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medical Devices (ACSMD)
- The Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medicines (ACSOM)
- Therapeutic Goods Committee (TGC)
These committees provide independent expert advice to the Minister for Health and to the TGA on specific scientific and technical matters, which aids the TGA’s regulatory decision-making and other regulatory processes.
Terms of appointment are for a period of up to three years, commencing in mid to late 2014.
Further information is available on the TGA website at www.tga.gov.au/about/committees-expert-vacancies.htm. Applications close at 5 pm AEDT on 3 March 2014.
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