Salary: HK$127,700 per month plus end-of-contract gratuity

Entry Requirements:Candidates should –

(a)have a Doctoral Degree in related subjects [Note (1)] from a university in Hong Kong or equivalent with ten years’ relevant post-graduate experience [Note (2)];

OR
(b)have a Master's Degree in related subjects [Note (1)] from a university in Hong Kong or equivalent with 15 years’ relevant post-graduate experience [Note (2)];

AND
(c)have proficiency in written Chinese and English, and good command of spoken Cantonese, Putonghua or English; and
(d)preferably have worked in drug regulatory authorities outside Hong Kong with experience in the following area(s):
(i)evaluation of applications for authorisation or approval of clinical trials of pharmaceutical products or medicines;
(ii)evaluation of applications for registration or marketing authorisation of pharmaceutical products or medicines;
(iii)development of regulatory guidelines and procedures for pharmaceutical products or medicines relevant to the evaluation of the said applications;
(iv)participation in any Working Group of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use; or
(v)analysis of adverse events and/or safety data from all sources across the lifecycle of pharmaceutical products or medicines and formulating policies relating to safety surveillance, risk evaluation and risk mitigation strategies.

Note: (1)Related subjects include Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Clinical Pharmacology, Clinical Toxicology, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacology, Pharmacy or Toxicology.
(2)Relevant experience refers to experience attained in medicine or in the pharmaceutical field including research and development of medicines, conducting clinical trials of medicines, preparation or evaluation of regulatory submissions, developing guidelines for evaluation of data for regulatory submissions, etc.

Duties: A Senior Adviser is mainly deployed on –

(a)setting up the registration system for pharmaceutical products under the primary evaluation approach;
(b)providing professional advice on the implementation of primary evaluation and assisting in the capacity building of officers in Drug Office;
(c)evaluating applications of registration of pharmaceutical products and preparation of assessment reports;
(d)advising on clinical trials involving innovative pharmaceutical products and evaluating applications for their clinical trial certificates;
(e)developing standards and guidelines relating to registration of innovative medical products; and
(f)performing any other duties as assigned by seniors.

(Remark: May be required to perform on-call duties or work outside normal office hours.)

Terms of Appointment: A successful candidate will be appointed on non-civil service contract terms for 12 months. Renewal of contract will be subject to the service need of the Department and the performance of the candidate.

Fringe Benefits (a)An end-of-contract gratuity may be granted upon satisfactory completion of the contract with consistently high standard of performance and conduct. The amount of gratuity payable will be the sum which, when added to the Government’s contribution to a Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) scheme in respect of the appointee as required by the MPF Schemes Ordinance (Cap. 485), equals to 15% of the total basic salary drawn during the contract period.
(b)Candidates appointed are eligible for 14 days’ paid annual leave. Rest days, statutory holidays (or substituted holidays), annual leave, maternity/paternity leave and sickness allowance, where appropriate, will be granted in accordance with the provisions in the Employment Ordinance (Cap. 57).

How to apply:Application Forms (G.F. 340 [(Rev. 7/2023)]) are obtainable from any Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of District Offices, Home Affairs Department or any Job Centres of the Employment Services Division, Labour Department. The said form can also be downloaded from the Civil Service Bureau’s website (http://www.csb.gov.hk).

The new version of application form for Government jobs G.F. 340 (Rev. 7/2023) has been in use with effect from 26 July 2023. Candidates who apply for Government jobs advertised on or after 26 July 2023 should use the new G.F. 340 (Rev. 7/2023). If candidates submit the old version form [G.F. 340 (Rev. 3/2013)], they will be required to fill in the new G.F. 340 (Rev. 7/2023) afresh and submit it within seven days upon request. If candidates fail to submit the new G.F. 340 (Rev. 7/2023) within the stipulated deadline, their applications will not be processed further.

The application period for the post of Senior Adviser is from 25 March 2025 (Tuesday) to 7 April 2025 (Monday). Applicants should state in detail in the application form (G.F. 340 [(Rev. 7/2023)]) their requisite qualification attainments and relevant post-graduate working experience. Applications submitted in person or by post should reach the indicated contact address. Please specify the title of the post being applied for on the envelope. For applications submitted by post, the postmark date on the envelope will be regarded as the date of application. To avoid delayed or unsuccessful delivery of applications by post, please ensure that the correct address is clearly printed or written on the envelope and sufficient postage has been affixed before posting. Mail items bearing insufficient postage will not be delivered to this Department and will be returned to the sender or disposed of by the Hongkong Post, where appropriate. Applicants will bear any consequences arising from paying insufficient postage. Applicants may also apply online through the Civil Service Bureau’s website (http://www.csb.gov.hk). Applications which are incomplete, duplicate, late, submitted by fax or email, or not made in the prescribed application form will not be accepted.

Applicants should also submit copies of the relevant transcripts / diplomas / certificates / other qualification documents together with the completed application forms.

For applicants who apply on-line, they should submit copies of the required supporting documents by post to the indicated contact address on or before 14 April 2025 (Monday). The on-line application number and the title of the post being applied for should be quoted on the envelope and copies of the supporting documents. Please do not send originals of transcripts / diplomas / certificates / other qualification documents.

If candidates fail to provide the supporting documents as required, their applications will not be considered. Applicants are encouraged to provide their email addresses on the application forms. Candidates who are selected for recruitment examination / interview will normally receive an invitation (by email or by post) in about ten weeks from the closing date for application. Those who are not invited for recruitment examination / interview may assume that their applications are unsuccessful.

Contact Address:Appointments Section, Department of Health, Room 1807, 18/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Enquiry Telephone:2961 8525

Closing Date(dd/mm/yyyy):07/04/2025 23:59:00

General Notes: (a)Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.
(b)As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the basic entry requirement irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race.
(c)Non-civil service vacancies are not posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates appointed are not on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service. Candidates appointed are not civil servants and will not be eligible for posting, promotion or transfer to any posts in the Civil Service.
(d)The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made.
(e)Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend recruitment examination and/or interview.
(f)It is Government policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend the selection interview/written examination without being subject to further shortlisting. Applicants who have declared disabilities found suitable for appointment may be given an appropriate degree of preference over other applicants whose suitability for appointment is considered comparable to that of the former. The Government policy and other related measures on employment of persons with disabilities are set out in the booklet “Employ People Based on Their Abilities – Application for Government Jobs by Persons with Disabilities” which is available for reference on the Civil Service Bureau’s website at http://www.csb.gov.hk under “Administration of the Civil Service – Appointments”.
(g)Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from Hong Kong institutions/Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority may also apply but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications. They should submit copies of their official transcripts and certificates by mail to the below contact address.
(h)Non-civil service vacancies information contained in this column is also available on the GovHK on the Internet at http://www.gov.hk.
(i)Towards the application deadline, our on-line system would likely be overloaded due to large volume of applications. To ensure timely completion of your on-line application, it is advisable to submit the application as early as possible.