Job Description

Job grade: FGIV

Internal job grade:

Type of position: Contract agent

Selection procedure reference: EMA/CA/11615

Job title: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Officer

Talent Pool: Safety & Risk management

Deadline for applications: 29 October 2026 23:59 CET

Salary: 4,449.31 Euro (including local weighting) [1] plus benefits (see calculators on the right) (based on a fulltime contract (40hrs/week))

Location: EMA Amsterdam; Netherlands (NL) (relocation to take up duties is mandatory)

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Role summary

As an Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Officer, you will be involved in the European Surveillance of Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption (ESUAvet) activity, one of EMA's high-profile outputs supporting the fight against AMR. You will coordinate Member States’ data reporting, contribute to data quality assurance and analysis, help develop and continuously improve the digital tools and processes that support antimicrobial sales and use surveillance in animals.

You will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders, including Member States, the European Commission and the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP). This role offers excellent opportunities to build professional networks and contribute to high-profile scientific and regulatory outputs that have uptake and impact across Europe (and internationally).

You will be part of a close-knit team of five colleagues, working collaboratively to deliver high-quality surveillance activities and scientific support. Success in this role requires strong communication and networking skills, confidence when presenting to different audiences, and the ability to adapt your communication style to a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders.

In this role you will:

• Lead the maintenance, development, and continuous enhancement of the Antimicrobial Sale and Use (ASU) Platform and its associated digital tools and processes — including the development and maintenance of visualisation tools and Power BI dashboards supporting surveillance outputs — covering the full lifecycle of business requirement management, IT releases, user support, testing, and the implementation of improvements that strengthen efficiency and data quality management.
• Coordinate Member State reporting activities on antimicrobial sales, use and animal population data under Article 57 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6, including:
• support to Member States during annual reporting cycles,
• data quality assurance and validation activities,
• analysis of submitted data, and
• provision of analytical contributions to surveillance outputs and products, including ESUAvet reports and dashboards.
• Maintain and develop effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support continuous improvement and the delivery of ESUAvet surveillance outputs.
• Provide scientific and administrative support to meetings, workshops and activities related to antimicrobial sales and use surveillance in animals, including preparation of documentation, chairing or guiding discussions as appropriate, and coordinating assigned follow-up actions.
• Provide scientific and technical support to the EMA’s other activities related to antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance and implementation of relevant legislative requirements, including contributions to scientific opinions and advice of the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP), and cross-agency projects such as the joint inter-agency antimicrobial consumption and resistance analysis (JIACRA) reports.
• Undertake additional assignments at the discretion of either the Service Head, Head of Department or Head of Division to support the efficient business management of the Department.

Apply if you meet these eligibility criteria:

General Conditions:

1. Enjoy full rights as a citizen of a European Union Member State or Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway;
2. A thorough knowledge of English (at least level C1) and a satisfactory knowledge of another official language of the European Union (at least level B2);
3. Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by applicable laws concerning military service.

Specific Conditions:

1. Possess a university degree of a minimum of three years in veterinary medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, epidemiology, biological sciences, statistics, data science or another relevant scientific discipline, that must have been obtained by the closing date of this vacancy notice.

General Condition 1 and Specific Conditions 1 will be verified firstly based on the application form and then you will be required to provide documentary evidence at the interview stage. Failing to present these documents may result in the disqualification from the selection procedure.

Only candidates eligible will be assessed by the Selection Committee in accordance with the Assessment Criteria below.

You will also need to have:

Experience

• At least two years of full-time professional relevant experience, to have been gained:
• in the fields of research, development, manufacture, regulation or authorisation of medicines, preferably veterinary medicines and/or;
• in data collection, management and analysis, including the use of data analysis tools.

Skills & knowledge

• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Skill and confidence in preparing clear, accurate and high-quality technical documentation and reports.
• Proficiency in data analysis and visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI, Oracle BI, R, or equivalent).
• Ability to carry out precision work with independent attention to detail and proactive, collaborative follow-up of any issues identified.

Competencies you will need to have:

Role competencies

Data analytics - Intermediate

Sub-family competencies

Applied knowledge — Basic

Grade competencies

Adaptability and agility — Intermediate

Coping with pressures and setbacks — Intermediate

Analysing and problem-solving — Intermediate

Core competencies

Ethics and integrity — Intermediate

Team collaboration — Intermediate

Customer centricity — Intermediate

Results orientation — Intermediate

Communication — Intermediate

Cross-cultural sensitivity — Intermediate

Continuous learning and self-development — Basic

These are considered nice to have:

Education

• A post-graduate university degree in veterinary medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, epidemiology, biological sciences, statistics, data science or another relevant scientific discipline.

Experience

• Work in the field of antimicrobial resistance, e.g. collection and analysis of data on antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products.
• Experience in project, process or procedure management, including the application of Agile methodologies (e.g. SAFe Agile).
• Working in an international, multicultural environment.

Skills & Knowledge

• Collection and analysis of data on sales and/or use of antimicrobial veterinary medicines in animals, preferably by species.
• Knowledge of statistical methods and their application to data analysis.

Selection procedure timelines

Deadline for applications

29 October 2026 23:59 CET

Preliminary Assessments

Week of 23 November 2026

Final assessments

Week of 14 December 2026

Decision expected

Week of 14 December 2026

In the interest of fairness and equal treatment of all candidates, requests for re-scheduling of tests/interviews may only be considered in compelling and exceptional circumstances. Such requests must be supported by appropiate documentary evidence.

Selection process

Only eligible candidates (see eligibility criteria) will be assessed by the selection committee.

Suitability and qualifications of eligible candidates will be assessed against the assessment criteria and competences in different steps of the selection procedure.

Note: Candidates who fail any assessment linked to any Need to Have requirements, Sub-family competencies, Grade specific competencies, Role competencies and Core Competencies at any stage of the process are disqualified, despite getting points on other criteria.

Before the start of the selection procedure, it is decided which criteria and competences will be assessed at each stage of the process. Certain criteria / competences will be assessed / scored only for shortlisted candidates during interviews (and/or tests). Please consult the Careers at EMA - Guidance on selection and recruitment (section 1.3. selection procedure) for an overview of the criteria and competences assessed at each stage of the process.

Shortlisting

In order to allow the selection committee to carry out an objective assessment of all candidates in a structured way, as part of their application, all candidates must answer the pre-defined set of questions based on Need to have criteria, sub-family and role competences.

The Selection Committee will therefore assess eligible candidates using the information provided in the responses to those questions and in their application. When answering a question, you should include all relevant information, even if it is already mentioned in other sections of your application form.

To carry out this assessment, each of your responses will be awarded points (0 to 10). The points are added up to identify those candidates whose profiles best match the duties to be performed as advertised in the vacancy notice.

Only the candidates with the highest total marks at the shortlisting stage will progress to the next stage. The Selection Committee will decide to limit the number of candidates invited to the next stages. Please consult the Careers at EMA - Guidance on selection and recruitment (table on section 1.3.6 Preliminary and final assessments) for an overview of the thresholds.

Assessments

Next steps of selection may include a preliminary assessment. Most assessments will be conducted remotely (i.e. Webex/Teams, remote test, etc.). All assessments are based on the assessment criteria listed in this vacancy notice.

Shortlisted candidates will participate in personality assessments (e.g. SHL occupational personality questionnaire OPQ32) to assess their Core Competencies (pass score is 26 out of 100 points and above). In addition, selected Core Competencies may be assessed throughout the process.

Additional assessments, such as cognitive (e.g. deductive reasoning) assessments might also be foreseen as part of the selection process. Furthermore, motivation and overall fit for the job and knowledge of EU relevant to role may be assessed.

Please consult the Careers at EMA - Guidance on selection and recruitment (section 1.3.3 selection procedure) for an overview of the criteria and competences assessed at each stage of the process and the type of assessment tolls used.

Reserve list and/or job offers

The aim of this selection procedure is to create a reserve list of qualified and suitable candidates. Each candidate having reached the final step of the selection procedure will be notified via e-mail whether she/he has been placed on the reserve list, and relevant Talent Pool. Candidates should note that the placement on a reserve list and/or Talent Pool does not guarantee an employment offer.

We strongly encourage that candidates do not apply for the vacancies that are at the same grade and the same subfamily as the Talent Pool they have been placed on, as this will not improve their chances of being considered for a vacant post within the Agency.

When a vacancy becomes available, candidates on the reserve list may be contacted for an additional interview.

More information about selection and recruitment (including administrative complaint procedure) at the EMA is available at our careers website.

Conditions of employment

In principle, the Agency offers a five-year renewable contract. Contracts of a shorter duration may be offered to the candidates.

The successful candidate will be required to relocate to the Netherlands to pick up duties.

[1] The local weighting adjusts salaries to the cost of living in the Netherlands compared to Brussels. The current weighting for the EMA's location in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is 113.2. Please consult the Eurostat and Commission websites for more information on weightings.

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