Graduate Veterinarian

Planet Pharma; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma is seeking a Pharmacovigilance Veterinary Officer to join its Regulatory Affairs and Pharmacovigilance team. The role supports veterinary pharmacovigilance activities, ensuring regulatory compliance and high-quality safety reporting for animal health products.

You will assess, manage, and process adverse event reports, collaborate with cross-functional teams, regulators, and international stakeholders, and help train colleagues while driving process improvements in a highly

Qualifications

• Degree in Veterinary Medicine or equivalent veterinary qualification.
• Strong veterinary clinical knowledge across multiple species.
• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work under tight deadlines.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and database systems.
• Familiarity with pharmacovigilance databases and adverse event reporting systems.
• Experience within veterinary pharmacovigilance, drug safety, regulatory affairs, or technical support functions.

Responsibilities

• Manage and process veterinary pharmacovigilance cases within established regulatory timelines.
• Review, assess, and evaluate adverse event reports to determine clinical relevance, causality, and coding accuracy.
• Ensure high standards of data quality, consistency, and technical accuracy within safety databases.
• Support the handling and documentation of product quality complaints.
• Collaborate with veterinary, technical, quality, and commercial teams to obtain and verify case information.
• Interact with regulatory authorities and external stakeholders where required.
• Contribute to the development, maintenance, and implementation of pharmacovigilance processes and compliance procedures.
• Provide training, guidance, and technical support to colleagues on pharmacovigilance-related matters.
• Assist in the continuous improvement of operational processes to enhance compliance and efficiency.

Skills

Veterinary clinical knowledge

Analytical and decision-making skills

Prioritisation under deadlines

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Experience in veterinary pharmacovigil

Project coordination

Database familiarity

Education

Degree in Veterinary Medicine

Tools

Microsoft Office

Database systems

Pharmacovigilance databases

Job description

An established organisation within the animal health sector is seeking a Pharmacovigilance Veterinary Officer to join its Regulatory Affairs and Pharmacovigilance team. This role is responsible for supporting veterinary pharmacovigilance activities, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining high-quality safety reporting standards across animal health products.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the assessment, management, and processing of adverse event reports and product quality complaints while collaborating with internal technical experts, veterinary professionals, regulators, and international stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and process veterinary pharmacovigilance cases within established regulatory timelines.
• Review, assess, and evaluate adverse event reports to determine clinical relevance, causality, and coding accuracy.
• Ensure high standards of data quality, consistency, and technical accuracy within safety databases.
• Support the handling and documentation of product quality complaints.
• Collaborate with veterinary, technical, quality, and commercial teams to obtain and verify case information.
• Interact with regulatory authorities and external stakeholders where required.
• Contribute to the development, maintenance, and implementation of pharmacovigilance processes and compliance procedures.
• Provide training, guidance, and technical support to colleagues on pharmacovigilance-related matters.
• Assist in the continuous improvement of operational processes to enhance compliance and efficiency.

Candidate Profile

• Degree in Veterinary Medicine or equivalent veterinary qualification.
• Strong veterinary clinical knowledge across multiple species.
• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively under tight deadlines.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and database systems.
• Ability to manage confidential information appropriately.
• Experience within veterinary pharmacovigilance, drug safety, regulatory affairs, or technical support functions.
• Familiarity with pharmacovigilance databases and adverse event reporting systems.
• Experience working within the veterinary pharmaceutical, animal health, or life sciences industries
• Project coordination or process improvement experience.

What You'll Gain

• Opportunity to work in a highly regulated and scientifically driven environment.
• Exposure to global pharmacovigilance and regulatory processes.
• Collaboration with experienced veterinary, scientific, and regulatory professionals.
• A role with meaningful impact on animal health, product safety, and regulatory compliance.

This position would suit a veterinary professional looking to transition into or further develop a career within pharmacovigilance, regulatory affairs, or drug safety within the animal health industry.