Pharmacovigilance & Medical Safety Intern

Company : Allan Gray; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA seeks an Associate Medical Safety Director to join the Lifecycle Safety Medical team in various locations, including Bellville and Centurion in South Africa. The role covers pharmacovigilance activities, safety evaluation, and regulatory interactions across product portfolios.

Responsibilities include medical review of safety data, signal detection, and contributing to safety reports and development plans. Strong regulatory knowledge and clinical experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Medical degree from accredited and internationally recognized medical school.
• Approximately 3 years of clinical practice with 2+ years in pharma or related industry.
• Knowledge of safety regulations and good clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide aggregate safety reviews to maintain product safety profile.
• Lead signal detection and analysis and review Signal Detection Reports.
• Contribute to regulatory safety reports (e.g., EU/US risk/benefit reports).
• Contribute to development risk management plans and risk management plans.
• Review and contribute to safety evaluations of trials and post-marketing activities.
• Support label development and updates with medical safety input.
• Prepare and contribute to safety summaries and technical documents.
• Clarify and review adverse events in trial and post-marketing settings.

Job description

IQVIA seeks an Associate Medical Safety Director to join the Lifecycle Safety Medical team in various locations, including Bellville and Centurion in South Africa. The role covers pharmacovigilance activities, safety evaluation, and regulatory interactions across product portfolios.

Responsibilities include medical review of safety data, signal detection, and contributing to safety reports and development plans. Strong regulatory knowledge and clinical experience are essential.