The posting
BMY Health Pakistan invites senior professionals to serve as Chair of the Independent Review Board (IRB), providing strategic leadership to advance ethical governance in research and public health practice. The IRB Vice Chair will oversee Scientific, Ethics, and Operations review streams, ensure independence and rigor of reviews, manage conflicts of interest, lead full-board deliberations, and represent the IRB in partnerships with academic institutions, NGOs, donor agencies, and public health programs.
Eligibility: Senior bioethicists (Masters/ PhD), or legal experts with demonstrated experience in research ethics, or public health governance; trained in international ethics frameworks (Belmont, Helsinki, CIOMS) and accreditation frameworks; strong decision-making, facilitation, and mentorship skills.
Why Join Us: Lead a nationally innovative IRB model with real public health impact, gain professional recognition, shape ethical standards for research/ non-research public health projects, and work within a structured, transparent review system. For funded projects and drug trials, payment will be according to risk level of the project and funding availability. For non-funded/ non-industrial studies, and other than drug trials, an honorarium around 5000 PKR per project requiring full board review, 4000 PKR for expedited and 2500 for exempt review are offered. The routine leadership, coordination, pre review screening & delegation of reviews will be voluntary. These contributions will be formally recognized as work experience. Vice chair can delegate reviews to themselves wherever their expertise are best aligned with the project. In return of voluntary support, Vice chair will be offered research opportunity to innovate and use IRB department data for evolving the field of bioethics.
How to Apply: Submit a CV and brief statement of interest outlining relevant ethics and leadership experience at [email protected].



