Cancer Treatment Protocols Expert

NTU International A/S; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 33,241,000 - 49,861,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU International is seeking a Key Expert – Cancer Treatment Protocols Expert (Cat. II) to provide strategic and technical leadership for harmonising national cancer treatment pathways across geographically dispersed oncology centres of the Syrian health system.

The assignment supports evidence-based chemotherapy protocols, medication safety and QA within an EU-funded project. The candidate will facilitate consensus among clinicians, work on pharmacovigilance systems and training programmes, and

Qualifications

• Medical degree with board certification in Clinical Oncology, Medical Oncology, Haematology-Oncology or Clinical Pharmacology.
• Master's degree in Public Health or related field preferred.
• Strong capacity to harmonise cancer treatment practices across geographically dispersed and unevenly resourced oncology centres.
• Solid understanding of pharmaceutical supply-chain and quality-assurance considerations affecting essential cancer medicines.
• Ability to facilitate consensus-building among clinical stakeholders on standardised, evidence-based treatment pathways.
• Experience supporting ministries of health or national cancer-control programmes in post-conflict or early-recovery contexts is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, harmonise and implement evidence-based systemic anti-cancer therapy protocols, emphasising chemotherapy safety and toxicity management.
• Strengthen pharmacovigilance and medication-safety systems for chemotherapy with adverse-event reporting and dose-verification procedures.
• Design and deliver structured clinical training programmes for oncology teams on protocol implementation and treatment sequencing.
• Create monitoring and evaluation tools to track treatment adherence, outcomes and safety across multiple centres.

Skills

Oncology Board

Public Health (asset)

Harmonisation across centres

Pharmaceutical supply-chain & QA

Stakeholder consensus facilitation

Ministries of health collaboration

Education

Master's in Public Health (asset)

Job description

Key Expert – Cancer Treatment Protocols Expert (Cat. II)

Project: Technical Assistance to the Syrian Ministry of Health – Strengthening Institutional Capacity and Governance.

Indicative Start Date: 9 December 2026

Implementation Period: 14 months (indicative end date: 9 February 2028)

NTU International is currently identifying qualified experts for the EU-funded project “Technical Assistance to the Syrian Ministry of Health – Strengthening Institutional Capacity and Governance.”

The assignment aims to support the institutional strengthening and governance capacities of the Syrian Ministry of Health, contributing to more effective institutional performance, evidence-based decision-making, accountability and sustainable capacity development.

In this context, we are seeking a highly qualified Key Expert – Cancer Treatment Protocols Expert (Cat. II) to provide strategic and technical assistance in the development, harmonisation and implementation of evidence-based systemic anti-cancer therapy protocols, with particular emphasis on chemotherapy, medication safety, pharmacovigilance and clinical quality assurance.

Qualifications and Skills Required

• Medical degree with board certification or equivalent specialisation in Clinical Oncology, Medical Oncology, Haematology-Oncology or Clinical Pharmacology.
• A Master's degree in Public Health or a related field is considered an asset.
• Strong capacity to harmonise cancer treatment practices across geographically dispersed and unevenly resourced oncology centres.
• Sound understanding of pharmaceutical supply-chain and quality-assurance considerations affecting essential cancer medicines.
• Ability to facilitate consensus-building among clinical stakeholders on standardised, evidence-based treatment pathways.
• Prior experience supporting ministries of health or national cancer-control programmes in post-conflict or early-recovery contexts is strongly preferred.

General Professional Experience

• Minimum 10 years of clinical or technical experience in medical oncology, including substantial direct experience in the development, harmonisation or revision of national or institutional systemic anti-cancer therapy protocols, particularly chemotherapy protocols.

Specific Professional Experience

• Demonstrated familiarity with current international treatment guidelines (e.g. WHO Essential Medicines List for cancer, NCCN, ESMO) and their contextual adaptation to resource-constrained or fragile health systems.
• Proven experience developing or strengthening pharmacovigilance and medication-safety systems specific to chemotherapy administration, including adverse-event reporting, dose-verification protocols and safe-handling procedures.
• Experience designing structured clinical training programmes for oncology teams (physicians, pharmacists and nursing staff) on protocol implementation, treatment sequencing and toxicity management.
• Experience developing monitoring and evaluation tools to track treatment adherence,clinical outcomes and protocol-related safety indicators across multiple oncology centres.

Language Requirements

• English: Excellent written and spoken command – mandatory.
• Arabic: Working knowledge is considered a strong asset.