The European Medicines Agency is recruiting a Medicines and Medical Devices Shortages Specialist through an AD6 temporary-agent selection procedure. Applications close on 5 October 2026, and the position is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The role focuses on the availability and resilience of medicine and medical-device supplies. It is a professional specialist opportunity requiring relevant experience, rather than a traineeship or an entry-level programme for new graduates.
Eligibility and location
Applicants must be citizens of an EU member state, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway. The vacancy requires a relevant scientific or technical university degree of at least three years and at least three years of post-degree professional experience. English at C1 and another official EU language at B2 are required.
Relevant pharmaceutical supply-chain and manufacturing experience is a key assessment requirement. Relocation to the Netherlands is mandatory. The procedure creates a reserve list; inclusion does not guarantee an employment offer.
What the role involves
The specialist supports scientific analysis, stakeholder coordination and work on preventing or managing shortages. The official reference is EMA/AD/11585. Review the complete vacancy for the detailed criteria and deadline time, listed by EMA as 23:59 CET on 5 October.
Connect your experience to the requirements
Begin by mapping each essential criterion to an example from your professional work. Record the organisation, dates and responsibilities involved so the relevant experience is easy to understand. Avoid relying on a job title to explain your technical contribution.
If you have worked across several parts of a supply chain, describe the connections between them. Explain what information you used, which stakeholders you worked with and how your analysis supported a decision. Keep the account specific to responsibilities you actually held.
Demonstrate analytical judgement
Choose an example where you had to assess incomplete or changing information. Explain how you distinguished confirmed facts from assumptions and how you communicated uncertainty. A useful application shows the reasoning behind a conclusion, not only the final recommendation.
Describe how you checked the quality of the information and what would have changed your assessment. Where possible, explain the limits of the available evidence. Do not disclose commercially sensitive details or information that your employer has not authorised for sharing.
Show effective coordination
Prepare an example of bringing people together around a technical issue. Explain the different responsibilities involved, how you kept the discussion focused and how agreed actions were recorded. Be clear about your own role in the process.
When describing a difficult situation, focus on the work rather than assigning blame. Explain the disagreement, the evidence considered and the resulting decision. This can demonstrate professional communication while respecting the people and organisations involved.
Prepare complete application answers
Read each question carefully and answer it directly. A reviewer should not have to infer a required detail from another section of your CV. Use relevant examples with enough context to show the scale, timing and outcome of your contribution.
Keep dates consistent across the form and supporting documents. Distinguish work undertaken before and after the qualifying degree where experience calculations depend on that distinction. Check that you can provide the evidence requested in the official selection process.
Plan for the practical conditions
Consider the implications of an Amsterdam appointment before applying. Review the employer’s information on employment conditions and relocation, and raise any unresolved questions through the official recruitment contact. Do not assume that remote assessment means the job can be performed from another country.
Submit early enough to resolve a missing attachment or technical issue. Save the vacancy and your final answers so you can prepare consistently if invited to a later stage. These application suggestions are Opportunities Feed editorial guidance, not a substitute for EMA’s published assessment criteria.
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