WEU PV Zone Lead & UK Safety Head

1465 Opella Healthcare UK Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Opella seeks an experienced PV Zone Lead WEU & Country Safety Head UK to provide strategic and operational pharmacovigilance leadership for the UK, Spain, Portugal, and Greece/Cyprus from Reading (Hybrid). You will oversee safety systems, regulatory interactions, and continuous improvement across the region.

In this senior role, you will partner with local and global stakeholders to ensure safe use of Opella products, maintain inspection readiness, and drive a culture of compliance and quality

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Life Sciences or related field; significant pharmacovigilance experience.
• Proven leadership and cross-functional collaboration in a complex regulatory environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK/EU/international PV regulations and inspection readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead pharmacovigilance operations across WEU and UK, ensuring compliance with global standards and local regs.
• Act as primary PV contact for Health Authorities, supporting inspections and regulatory interactions.
• Oversee local safety surveillance activities including case management, signal management, and safety reviews.
• Drive PV quality and compliance, maintain PV systems, training programs, metrics and audits.
• Support QPPV and Global Safety Organization with local expertise and safety intelligence.
• Manage external partners, distributors, and outsourced PV activities with strong oversight.
• Build cross-functional partnerships with Medical, Regulatory, Quality, Legal, and Commercial teams to embed safety excellence.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Pharmacovigilance

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Advanced Degree in Life Sciences or related field

Tools

PV Case Management Systems

Regulatory databases

Job description

Opella seeks an experienced PV Zone Lead WEU & Country Safety Head UK to provide strategic and operational pharmacovigilance leadership for the UK, Spain, Portugal, and Greece/Cyprus from Reading (Hybrid). You will oversee safety systems, regulatory interactions, and continuous improvement across the region.

In this senior role, you will partner with local and global stakeholders to ensure safe use of Opella products, maintain inspection readiness, and drive a culture of compliance and quality