Senior Pharmacovigilance Specialist — 6‑Month Assignment

Excelya; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Excelya is seeking an experienced Patient Safety professional for a six-month assignment in Paris. You will contribute to clinical safety activities, signal detection and benefit-risk assessment for assigned products.

You will review safety data, support risk management, interact with cross-functional teams, and ensure compliance with pharmacovigilance regulations. Strong writing and communication skills, and experience with global regulatory requirements are essential.

Qualifications

• Significant pharmacovigilance experience across clinical trials and post-marketing safety.
• Proven ability to perform signal detection, aggregate safety reporting and risk evaluation.
• Strong understanding of global pharmacovigilance regulations and agency interactions.
• Excellent scientific writing and clear, evidence-based recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct medical and clinical safety review of individual case safety reports and aggregate data.
• Support signal detection, validation, evaluation and tracking activities.
• Contribute to benefit-risk assessments for assigned products.
• Review safety data from clinical trials and post-marketing sources.
• Identify emerging safety concerns and assess impact on patient safety profiles.
• Prepare safety documents including signal evaluation reports and risk assessments.
• Provide pharmacovigilance input into risk management activities.
• Collaborate with Clinical Development, Regulatory, Medical Affairs and Epidemiology.
• Support responses to internal and external safety-related questions.
• Ensure activities comply with pharmacovigilance regulations and quality standards.
• Contribute to safety governance meetings and communicate findings to stakeholders.

Skills

Pharmacovigilance

Signal detection

Risk management

Medical writing

Stakeholder management

Clinical judgment

Regulatory liaison

Education

Medical degree or life sciences degree

Job description

Excelya is seeking an experienced Patient Safety professional for a six-month assignment in Paris. You will contribute to clinical safety activities, signal detection and benefit-risk assessment for assigned products.

You will review safety data, support risk management, interact with cross-functional teams, and ensure compliance with pharmacovigilance regulations. Strong writing and communication skills, and experience with global regulatory requirements are essential.