Pharmacovigilance - Team Lead

Cognizant; Argentina; Hybrid; ARS 1.500.000 - 2.100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cognizant is seeking a Pharmacovigilance Team Lead for a hybrid day shift. You will oversee end-to-end safety activities across pharma R&D, coordinating PV data management and case processing to ensure accurate reporting and regulatory compliance.

The role requires 3+ years PV experience, including 1 year leading teams, and fluent English with strong communication and leadership skills. Impactful patient safety contributions are expected.

Qualifikationen

• Graduate or postgraduate degree in Life Sciences, Healthcare, Pharmacy, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years total PV/pharma/clinical experience; includes 1 year leading teams.
• Fluency in English and strong communication abilities.
• Leadership and people management skills; self and team motivation.
• Ability to perform tasks accurately and on time; metric management.

Aufgaben

• Oversee day-to-day PV activities and provide end-to-end safety oversight.
• Coordinate PV data management and case processing for reporting.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and continuous risk evaluation.
• Track project activities daily and maintain quality tools/trackers.
• Set team performance goals and mentor team members.
• Distribute workload among direct reports and communicate with client.
• Ensure training plans are followed; maintain mentoring documentation.
• Provide regular feedback; conduct annual performance appraisals.
• Escalate issues and report performance/status to supervision.
• Drive motivation and retention; manage resource issues/resignations.
• Ensure audit readiness and adherence to procedures.
• Lead process improvement initiatives with client agreement.

Kenntnisse

English fluency

Communication

Leadership

Team mentoring

Motivation

Results oriented

Metric management

Ausbildung

Graduate degree in Life Sciences or related

Jobbeschreibung

Job Summary

This hybrid day shift role for TL Pharmacovigilance focuses on end-to-end safety oversight across pharma research and development activities, coordinating PV data management and case processing to ensure accurate reporting, regulatory compliance, and continuous risk evaluation. The role demands 4 to 6 years of experience and enables impactful contributions to patient safety and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for day-to-day work.
• Tracking of activities daily for the project.
• Timely reporting of metrics and updating related quality tools/trackers for deliverables. Setting performance goals for the team.
• Maintenance of case tracking sheets for billing and deliverables.
• Ensure appropriate distribution of work among direct reports.
• Ensure proper communication with client (as applicable).
• Ensure completion of training plan and mentoring documentation archival for all direct reports.
• Mentoring and coaching of the team as well as the new hires on a regular basis or as required.
• Ensure that SLAs and KPIs are maintained as per contractual agreement.
• Perform annual performance appraisals of direct reports and provide regular feedback to the team.
• Reporting to their supervisor on performance, status, and any escalations for the team.
• Responsible for motivation and retention of the team.
• Communication of resource issues/resignations/absconder to supervisor.
• Managing assessment and development of team members.
• Ensure audit readiness at all times.
• Ensure adherence to internal and client procedures for self and team.
• Ensuring training compliance and proper documentation is maintained.
• Lead/guide associates in process improvement initiatives in agreement with client.

Basic Qualifications

• Graduate/Postgraduate/Doctorate degree in Life Sciences, Science, Healthcare, Pharmacy, Medical Sciences, or equivalent degree.

• Minimum 3 years of total experience in PV and/or the pharmaceutical/clinical field, including:

  1 year of experience handling teams

• Fluency in English.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to perform tasks accurately and in a timely manner.
• Leadership and people management skills.
• Self and team motivation.
• Result-oriented.
• Metric management.

Certifications Required

• Preferred certification in pharmacovigilance or drug safety, such as DSRM or equivalent industry-recognized PV credential.