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

Octapharma; Wien; Hybrid; EUR 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company restaurant & meal subsidy

Training & further education

Health promotion

Parking spaces & public transport

Job summary

Octapharma in Vienna, Austria seeks a temporary position in Corporate Drug Safety Unit to manage post-marketing safety information and ADR processing. You will enter reports, request further data, write narratives, and liaise with global pharmacovigilance teams.

We value a medical/healthcare degree, pharmacovigilance awareness, fluent English, and precise, timely work. Benefits include restaurant/meal subsidies, training, health programs, parking and team events.

Qualifications

• 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 and strong communication and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Processing of post-marketing, literature and clinical safety information.
• Entering adverse drug reaction reports in the drug safety database.
• Requesting further information, initiating product investigations, writing narratives.
• Reviewing and submitting safety reports to authorities.
• Maintaining the global drug safety DB with updated safety report files.
• Liaising with pharmacovigilance personnel locally and worldwide and with other departments.

Skills

Fluent English

Communication skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Degree in medical/healthcare

Tools

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.