Purpose of the job position:
- To lead and oversee complex pharmacovigilance (PV) projects, ensuring high-quality service delivery in line with regulatory requirements and client expectations
- To serve as the main point of contact for key PV initiatives and important client projects
- To provide senior-level guidance, mentorship, and supervision to junior PV colleagues and project teams
- To contribute to the development and implementation of department strategy, processes, and quality standards
MAJOR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Full responsibility for the delivery of complex PV services to clients, including strategic oversight, planning, and coordination of cross-functional PV activities
- Authoring or review of PV documents in compliance with the client´s specification, project-specific instruction, internal working rules, and applicable legislation
- Participation in iVigee quality management system development and maintenance, preparation of internal SOP/working instructions, and preparation of client’s SOPs
- Compliance of PV activities with legislation, internal and client’s procedures
- Participate in or lead interactions with regulatory authorities, including inspections and audit responses; act as audit coordinator during vendor qualification audits, audits conducted as a service for clients, inspections by regulatory authorities, or audits performed by clients on iVigee’s PV services
- Effective deputizing in accordance with the internal responsibility matrix
- Promote knowledge sharing and best practices across PV project teams
- Actively participate in management-level meetings and represent the PV department in cross-functional initiatives
- Maintain current awareness of PV legislation and regulatory guidance and apply it to strategic decision-making
- Mentor, support, and train junior PV team members; provide input into individual development and performance management
- Be open to new areas of vigilance (e.g., medical device vigilance, cosmetovigilance) and participate in building relevant systems
- Support other PV activities as requested
Specific requirements for the position:
Education
- University degree in medicine, pharmacology, life sciences or other healthcare professional fields
Experience
- 5+ years of experience directly in pharmacovigilance
- Pharmacovigilance System Master File (PSMF) authoring and management
- Local PV Network management
- Coordination and management of additional Risk Minimisation Measures (aRMM) — an advantage
- EU QPPV or Deputy EU QPPV role — an advantage
Special skills
- Managerial and organization skills
- Communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Team working
- Ability to motivate people, leadership
Language skills
Computer skills
- Advanced literacy (Microsoft Office applications)