Clinical Trial Safety Scientist (FSP - Permanent Home Based)

IQVIA; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA is seeking a Pharmacovigilance professional to review clinical safety data, ensure medical accuracy, and support study start-up activities. You will generate data-driven insights, escalate urgent safety issues to the study physician, and contribute to cross-functional safety reviews across studies.

Minimum 2+ years in pharmacovigilance or drug safety, with knowledge of ICH/GCP and SAE reporting. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential for success in a global safety

Qualifications

• Degree in life science or related field and indirect related work experience.
• 2+ years in Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety or similar.
• Understanding of clinical study and drug development processes.
• Knowledge of ICH/GCP guidelines and SAE reporting requirements.
• Ability to summarize large amounts of complex information concisely.

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent processes and efficient review of critical clinical/safety data.
• Review patient-level data for medical accuracy and completeness; generate queries as needed.
• Prepare aggregated data visuals and facilitate safety data review meetings.
• Contribute to study start-up activities and document/tool setup requirements.
• Escalate urgent medical cases to the study physician/medical scientist as appropriate.
• Lead quality of own deliverables and support cross-functional teams.

Skills

Pharmacovigilance

SAE reporting

Data review

ICH/GCP

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Life science degree (BSc/MSc/PhD)

Tools

PV data tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent processes and efficient review of critical clinical/safety data


• Review of patient-level clinical/safety data on an ongoing basis to ensure medical accuracy and completeness, coding consistency and generate applicable queries as needed to obtain information for appropriate medical assessment and case closure


• Prepare aggregated data visualization and facilitate meetings related to review of safety data on study level


• Contribute to study start-up activities according to the applicable process/procedures (ex. input to the applicable documents, tools set up)


• Serve as a member of the Extended Study Team and report on TRISARC deliverables


• Work with the study physicians and/or clinical/project scientists to support standardized high-level data review and medical evaluation


• Escalate urgent and critical medical cases to the study physician/medical scientist as appropriate


• Provide input into the process of setting automated patient narratives, if applicable


• Provide input to establishing the process for handwritten patient narratives, including guideline development and the quality control process if applicable


• Lead quality of own deliverables


• Take on tasks as assigned by the Directors, Associate Directors Clinical Trial Safety


• Provide input into non-drug project work including training activities, continuous improvement and development of procedures as needed

Education/Experience

• Educational degree (BSc/Msc/PhD) in Life Science or equivalent work experience in directly related fields


• Minimum 2+ years of experience in Pharmacovigilance / Drug Safety


• Understanding of the clinical study and drug development process


• Knowledge of ICH/GCP Guidelines


• Knowledge of SAE reporting requirements


• Experience using data review tools is preferred


• Quality focus, analytical skills, and ability to concisely summarize large amounts of complex information


• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with conflicting deadlines


• Excellent time management


• Very good interpersonal and communication skills


• Team player, able to work individually


• Ability and willingness to work cross-functionally, e.g. with internal and external partners, on global studies, across different phases of drug development or different therapy areas

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com.

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