Biomedical Engineer / Procurement Officer

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Overview Momentum Country and Global Leadership (MCGL) award is a U.S. funded global award,

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Momentum Country and Global Leadership (MCGL) award is a U.S. funded global award, that works in tandem with country governments and local nongovernmental organizations to provide targeted technical and capacity development assistance and contribute to the global technical leadership and policy dialogue on improving measurable outcomes for maternal, reproductive, newborn and child health, and voluntary family planning.

The Biomedical Engineer/Procurement Officer will work on providing guidance with the implementation of the activity plan for the MCGL-EJHN for designated health facilities. S/he will provide guidance and oversight for medical equipment planning, specifications, procurement, deployment and operation to the supported hospitals.

EJHN comprises six non-profit, charitable hospitals that have a long history of providing services to patients from East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. The EJHN program will support hospitals within the network to improve quality of services for patients from the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem.

Requirements

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Bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering or related fields.
Relevant hands-on experience in the biomedical field no less than 5 years
Good knowledge and working experience in medical technology selection, specifications assignment to different medical equipment, procurement, installation, documentation and training.
Technological and computer proficiency
Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Arabic.
Good command in performing statistical analysis
Organized, focused, and detailed oriented
Experience working in a lab and/or hospital preferred
Excellent independent worker and collaborator
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, multitasking and communication skills.
Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
Ability to identify solutions for complex problems
Strong skills in facilitation, coordination and orientation
Ability to manage and facilitate trainings
Critical-thinking skills to compare and contrast your options and choose the most viable one so you can solve problems and make decisions

Responsibilities

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→Engage in the development, review, and analysis of medical equipment planning for procurement under the Momentum project as appropriate for purpose.

→Co-define technical specifications of medical equipment as related to clinical needs per hospital with relevant parties.

→Perform needs assessment for requested medical equipment per hospital and co-define utilization projection with relevant parties.

→Prioritize order of listed equipment per approved criteria withing budget for every hospital

→Review procurement documentation to make sure compliance with needs requested

→Participate in procurement committee and consult for matters related

→Perform research on medical technologies as they may relate to defined gaps in technology performance within the hospitals network

→Codevelop a plan with every hospital’s relevant parties for the proper installation, and defined operations parameters and training for final testing before transfer

→Monitor, evaluate and report on the progress of project implementation as related to medical equipment and provide technical-level assistance to hospitals where needed throughout cycle.

→Assist in receiving procedures with hospitals’ teams and support equipment Installation, calibration, end-user training (clinical and non-clinical staff), commissioning, and maintenance, in the hospitals.

→Assist technical staff in every hospital for proper management of medical equipment quality

→Provide support on clinical application and guidelines of operation, safety,…etc.

→Implement an exit strategy that enhances continuity and sustainability in utilization.

→Undertake other tasks that may be assigned.

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