Associate Biomedical Engineer

Uzbekistan COVID-19 Emergency Response Project” with the Republic of Uzbekistan’s Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health Service (SES) is funded through two major loans from the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. In this project, UNOPS will support the Government of Uzbekistan in upgrading up to 38 existing laboratories and treatment facilities across the country, procuring diagnostic equipment and supplies, and establishing an ICT system for monitoring the epidemiological situation to strengthen preparedness and resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic and other epidemics.

• Only nationals of Uzbekistan or persons in Uzbekistan with residence and work permit are eligible for this position***
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply***

 Functional Responsibilities:

• Under the direct supervision of the Lead Biomedical Engineer, the Senior Associate Biomedical Engineer will undertake the following tasks/duties:
• Review and/or prepare technical specifications for medical equipment that is subject of procurement, confirm compliance with the project needs and provide recommendations for improvement if needed
• Verification of the elaborated technical equipment and services in terms of its compliance with the project budget and provide recommendations if needed
• Review of general part of tender packages and provision of recommendations for its improvement if needed
• Perform technical evaluation of proposals for the supply of medical equipment
• Determine compliance of the bids in accordance with the technical requirements detailed in the Invitation to Bid
• Coordinate with local suppliers for the delivery and installation of the goods as per project plan.
• Perform quality assurance upon the  installation and commissioning of the goods
• Follow-up on the on-site training with suppliers to confirm the operational readiness of the dedicated staff and to ensure maximum transfer of knowledge

Impact of Result:

The Biomedical engineer will help provide an optimal procurement, delivery, installation and commissioning of the related biomedical equipment to ensure a smooth hand-over of the project to the end-users.

Education/Experience/Language requirements:

Education:

• A high school diploma or equivalent (secondary education)l is required.
• A Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Engineering or other relevant healthcare profession.
• A Master’s degree may substitute for some years of experience.

Experience:

• Six (6) years of experience in the evaluation and technical assistance in preparation of tender documentation for medical equipment is required.

Language Requirements:

• Working knowledge of  English is required.
• Fluency in either Uzbek or Russian is required. Fluency in both languages is an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=28305#1