About this role
The Pharmacovigilance Scientist 2 serves as signal detection and literature lead or back-up, contributing to ongoing literature safety surveillance for marketed and investigational products. This includes evaluating events of special interest and reviewing aggregate data. The role focuses on proactive risk identification and characterization.
Day-to-day responsibilities involve authoring and finalizing aggregate reports like PBRERs/PSURs, DSURs, and ACOs, as well as responses to regulatory agency or PRAC inquiries. As molecule lead, handle signal management deliverables, validation, and evaluation per approved strategies. Ensure full documentation and tracking of signals.
In the team environment, oversee end-to-end molecule work, distribute tasks among molecule scientists, and liaise with clinical science scientists, process leads, and cross-functional stakeholders. Maintain in-depth knowledge of the molecule and disease area. Coordinate support across molecules during workload peaks and troughs.
Ensure quality of deliverables with hands-on involvement, resolve issues, and participate in audits and inspections. Adhere to IQVIA and customer SOPs, completing required training timely. Conduct regular lessons learned to cascade customer information to team members.
Requirements
- Life science graduate/post-graduate, pharmacy, nursing, or other healthcare related qualification or experience in pharmacovigilance
- 4-6 years of relevant experience in Pharmacovigilance including hands-on experience of drug safety, aggregate reports, signal detection/signal management preferred
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills
- Team working skills
- Fluent English (spoken and written)
- Familiarity with pharmacovigilance regulations and aggregate reporting requirements
- Experience in signal validation and evaluation analyses
Responsibilities
- Act as signal detection and literature lead or back-up, contributing to literature safety surveillance and aggregate data review
- Author and finalize aggregate reports including PBRERs/PSURs, DSURs, and ACOs
- Author responses to regulatory agency or PRAC inquiries
- Serve as principal owner (molecule lead) for signal management deliverables, detection, validation, and evaluation
- Ensure completion of molecule deliverables on time, liaising with stakeholders
- Distribute molecule work within team and coordinate across molecules for workload balance
- Provide end-to-end oversight of molecule work, including signal tracking to aggregate reports
- Participate in internal and external audits and inspections
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