Pharmacovigilance associate, Safety data management

Alvotech; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Alvotech’s iCMR department seeks a Pharmacovigilance (PV) Associate to manage all assigned clinical safety and post-marketing PV activities within the Global Safety Data Management team in Bengaluru. You will focus on safety data management forClinical trials and post-marketing programs, developing PV processes and lifecycle management of PV systems.

The role requires 2+ years in PV, strong regulatory knowledge, and cross-functional collaboration with Clinical, Regulatory, and IT teams.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety
• Experience with safety data management in clinical trials and post-marketing
• Knowledge of PV directives and regulations (FDA, ICH, GVP)
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration

Responsibilities

• Handle ICSR/SAE management and regulatory submissions
• Support safety data management activities for trials and post-marketing programs
• Assist in PV systems setup, validation, and lifecycle management
• Ensure regulatory compliance and company processes
• Deliver trainings on PV processes as needed

Skills

PV experience

Safety data mgmt

Global regulatory knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Travel readiness

Education

Master's in pharmaceutical sciences

Tools

Argus

ARISg

Veeva Safety Vault

Job description

About The Department/Company

Alvotech is a fully integrated specialty biopharmaceutical company focused exclusively on development and manufacturing of high-quality biosimilar medicines. Within Research and Development (R&D) function, the integrated Clinical and Medical Research (iCMR) department develops effective strategies aligned with biosimilar guidelines and health authority requirements to deliver successful clinical studies, and support post marketing-authorization related activities.

About The Department/Company

Alvotech is a fully integrated specialty biopharmaceutical company focused exclusively on development and manufacturing of high-quality biosimilar medicines. Within Research and Development (R&D) function, the integrated Clinical and Medical Research (iCMR) department develops effective strategies aligned with biosimilar guidelines and health authority requirements to deliver successful clinical studies, and support post marketing-authorization related activities.

Overview Of Job Role

iCMR is launching an ambitious and exciting project aimed at modernizing and optimizing the departmental operating model. As part of this project, we are recruiting for the following position: The Pharmacovigilance (PV) Associate will be responsible for all assigned Clinical Safety and post-marketing PV activities. The PV Associate will be part of the newly developed, lean and efficient, Global Safety Data Management team, reporting to the Safety Data Management Director. The focus of this role will be on Safety data management activities for company Clinical trials as well as post-marketing programs. The PV Associate will also be involved in development of the team’s processes, and development and lifecycle management of PV systems. The PV Associate will work on assigned tasks and activitiesand ensuring regulatory compliance and compliance with company processes.

Scope and responsibility

• Work on assigned Clinical Safety and post-marketing PV tasks (e.g. ICSR/SAE management, Regulatory submissions, Literature monitoring, Digital platform monitoring, Reconciliations, EV, XEVMPD, etc.)
• Involved in Safety systems setup and lifecycle management (e.g. configuration, validation, system lifecycle management, etc.)
• Involved in maintaining and optimizing Global Pharmacovigilance processes and ensuring compliance withinternational law and regulations (e.g. FDA, EMA, ICH).
• Work cross-functionally with other PV department teams and other teams (e.g. Benefit-Risk management, Clinical trials and Partner Compliance), provide inputs and ensure on-time delivery and compliance
• Work cross-functionally with other teams and departments in the company (e.g. Quality, Regulatory, IT, CPD, etc.) and externally with PV service providers and Business partners
• Deliver trainings on pharmacovigilance processes and standards to company staff and external parties
• Involved in Audits and Inspections related to Safety Data Management activities

Job Requirements

• Education:Master's Degree in pharmaceutical sciences or related fields – medicine, pharmacy, life sciences
• Experience:2+ years inPharmacovigilance/Drug Safety working in Safety data management functions with demonstrable hands on experience in clinical trial safety and post-marketing PV activities
• Expertise working in Safety systems (e.g.,Argus, ARISg); previous experience with Veeva Safety Vault is great advantage
• Proven track record working withglobal Products and Clinical trials
• Previous experience with biologic and combination products is an advantage
• Detailed knowledge of PV processes, directives, regulations and international guidelines (21 CFR, ICH, GVP, GCP, CIOMS, etc.)
• Mature self-organizational, time-management and interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills, maintains a positive, result oriented work environment
• Able to work independently, plan, organize and deliver, and feel comfortable in a multicultural team.
• Willingness to travel internationally, as required