Scientific Coordination Assistant - Pesticides Peer Review Unit

Would you be interested in joining the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) as an interim via Randstad Italia? If you have a good proficiency in English and previous experience in administrative support and/or scientific coordination, this could be your chance to work in a multicultural and dynamic environment.

We are looking for a Scientific Coordination Assistant to work in the PREV Unit of EFSA.

EFSA is committed to supporting the careers of people with visible and invisible disabilities that are encouraged to apply to Randstad open positions to be deployed at EFSA. The purpose of EFSA is to be globally accessible to any person regardless of their age, gender, culture, or ability, to foster the greatest degree of independence.

Retribuzione annua: 28000€ - 34000€

The interim will:

• Prepare the omnibus outcomes and contributions linked to the EFSA reorganisation on Biocontrol;
• Work on the simplification of the assessment process, including the drafting of a technical statement on lessons learnt;
• Participate actively in the drafting of the Guidance Document with the European Commission and Member States;
• Engage continuously in relevant OECD activities;
• Prepare, organise, and follow up on scientific workshops on new technologies to enhance and harmonise preparedness across Member States and the Commission;
• Support the management of the anticipated increase in workload related to confidentiality handling, in order to minimise the risk of errors and ensure compliance with legal requirements;
• Provide operational support to address legal and procedural implications linked to the handling of third-party confidential data, including the mitigation of potential downstream impacts on approval processes;
• Support the safeguarding of the robustness, consistency, and credibility of EFSA’s scientific outputs during this transitional phase.

Requirements:

• Excellent knowledge of English (at least C1 level);
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office;
• Previous experience in safety and risk assessments;
• Previous experience in scientific and administrative support;
• Previous experience in data analysis and scientific literature research;
• Behavioural competencies: high level of commitment, political savvy, intellectual horsepower and ability to work with others.

Assignment: initial contract of 3/4 months, with possibility of extension. Expected duration of assignment 12 months.

Salary: approx. €2326 per month before taxes.

Work modalities: office work is required on at least 2 days per week. Remote work is possible within 2 hours from EFSA's premises in Parma, Italy, for the remaining days.

Please, provide an English Europass template CV.

Il presente annuncio è rivolto a persone di genere femminile (F), maschile (M) e non binario (NB) ai sensi della Legge n. 300/1970, del Decreto Legislativo n. 198/2006 e del Decreto Legislativo n. 96/2026 ed è aperta a qualsiasi persona nel rispetto della diversity e dell'inclusività. Ti preghiamo di leggere l'informativa sulla privacy Randstad (https://www.randstad.it/privacy/) ai sensi dell'art. 13 del Regolamento (UE) 2016/679 sulla protezione dei dati (GDPR).