Drug Safety Officer (m/f/d) - temporary

Octapharma-Plasma; Wien; On-site; EUR 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company restaurant & meal subsidy

Training & further education

Health promotion

Parking spaces and good public transit

Company and team events

Job summary

Octapharma Vienna, a leading human protein manufacturer, seeks a pharmacovigilance specialist for processing post-marketing safety information and entering adverse drug reactions. You will liaise with local and international pharmacovigilance staff and participate in global safety activities.

The role supports maintaining safety databases, generating narratives, and reporting to authorities. A healthcare degree and strong English are required; a team, accuracy, and timeline focus are essential.

Qualifications

• Completed academic degree in a medical or healthcare field.
• Pharmacovigilance knowledge and experience with case safety reporting is advantageous.
• Fluent English with good communication and presentation skills.
• Team-oriented with strong timeline discipline.
• High computer literacy and database usage accuracy.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Processing post-marketing, literature and clinical safety information.
• Entering adverse drug reaction reports in the pharmacovigilance system.
• Requesting information, initiating product investigations, drafting narratives.
• Reviewing and submitting safety reports to authorities.
• Maintaining global drug safety databases and updating safety files.
• Liaising with pharmacovigilance staff, other departments and authorities.
• Participating in local and international quality improvement activities.

Skills

Pharmacovigilance knowledge

Fluent English

Attention to detail

Team player

Database literacy

Communication skills

Education

Healthcare degree

Tools

Safety databases

Job description

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Become part of a vital chain and contribute to our common goal of making people’s lives better. Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing medicines sourced from human plasma and human cell lines. We are a privately-owned company, where the warmth of family meets the scale of a global organisation.

With over 1700 employees, the Octapharma site in Vienna is the largest production site, and successful research and development location.

The position is temporary until 30.09.2028.

Your main tasks and responsibilities

• Processing of post-marketing, literature and clinical safety information
• Entering of adverse drug reaction reports in the drug safety database
• Requesting further information, initiate product investigations, writing narratives
• Reviewing and submitting safety reports to authorities
• Maintaining the global drug safety DB, continuously updating safety report files
• Liaising with pharmacovigilance personnel (local & worldwide), with other departments and authorities
• Participating in local and international quality improvement activities

Your expertise and ideal skill set

• Completed academic degree, ideally in a medical or healthcare discipline
• Pharmacovigilance knowledge and experience in processing/reporting case safety reports would be an advantage
• Fluent English skills as well as communication and presentation skills
• Team player with a strong focus on timelines
• Good level of computer literacy, in particular in the use of databases
• High degree of accuracy with attention to detail
• Excellent critical, analytical and problem solving skills

Your department - where you make an impact

• We, the Corporate Drug Safety Unit (CDSU), are responsible for ensuring the safety of Octapharma’s products worldwide by maintaining a robust pharmacovigilance system. In Drug Safety, excellence is achieved through well-defined processes, scientific expertise, and the dedicated commitment of a highly skilled and experienced team.

Thrive with us

• Company restaurant & meal subsidy
• Training & further education
• Health promotion
• Parking spaces and good public transport connections
• Company and team events

Enjoy these attractive benefits! You can find all offers here: Benefits The minimum gross salary according to the collective agreement (chemical industry) is EUR 4.355,55 based on 38 hours per week (full-time). As we strive to offer a salary that reflects your individual profile and qualifications, there is a willingness to pay above the minimum salary.

It´s in our blood

We live diversity and stand for equal opportunities as an employer! We therefore look forward to receiving your application - regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation, and religion.

Do you have any questions? Then get in touch with your contact person.

Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing human proteins from human plasma and human cell lines. We employ more than 11,000 people worldwide to support the treatment of patients in 120 countries with products across three therapeutic areas: Immunotherapy, Haematology and Critical Care. With seven R&D sites and five state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Austria, France, Germany, and Sweden, Octapharma also operates over 200 plasma donation centres across Europe and the US. With four decades of experience, we are committed to advancing patient care worldwide.