Senior Specialist, Pharmacovigilance

Summary

Join PrimeVigilance, a global leader in pharmacovigilance, as a Senior Specialist, Regulatory and PV Network. You will develop regulatory strategies, manage regulatory deliverables, and serve as the Local Contact Person for Pharmacovigilance in a designated country. This role requires strong leadership, project management, and regulatory expertise. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring compliance and efficient service delivery. PrimeVigilance offers excellent training, career development, and a supportive work environment. The company prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering a positive and collaborative culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry or Life Sciences, Nursing, or equivalent experience
• Strong experience within pharmaceutical or CRO industry or Regulatory body
• Good knowledge of ICH GCP and/or GVP and national regulations for territories of competency
• PV training and/or working experience and other educational or professional background as required locally
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal
• Candidate must be proficient in the official language of the country in which they are based, as this is essential for local interactions and compliance
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills in a fast-paced, deadline oriented, and changing environment
• Good attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Act as Local Contact Person for Pharmacovigilance for the designated country
• Assume leadership and functional representation for projects of medium/high complexity ensuring effective and rapid coordination and management of regulatory deliverables, driving the team to meet the agreed targets and to comply with the agreed procedures, trackers and templates
• With the help of a senior member of the team, develop strategy and manage set up activities (Project Management Plan, joint operating procedures, POAs and core documents)
• Provide strategic input to internal and external customers and promptly identify and address any risk/potential risk by implementing preventive measures
• Problem solve and support achievement of satisfactory resolution of performance issues or delivery failures
• Collect, review, track and maintain LCPs' CVs, job descriptions, training records, contact details and monthly reports
• Ensure correct training assignment to and training compliance by the LCPs
• Ensure all team members assigned to the project for departmental deliverables are aware of the tasks and time allocated, monitor project budgets, hours spent vs budgeted and promptly identify and escalate any OoS
• Provide support to proposal development and input to budgets, provide department representation to BD meetings as required
• Prepare client’s invoices and review/approve vendors’ project invoices
• Provide training, coaching and mentoring to junior members of staff
• Foster professional working relationships with internal and external contacts at the local and international levels to ensure smooth and efficient service delivery
• Stay abreast of changing regulatory legislative requirements and ensure maintenance of the regulatory intelligence database and timely dissemination of pertinent changes
• Participate in and/or support junior members in preparation for audits/inspections and provide department representation for assigned projects as required
• Track LCPs' key performance indicators and prepare monthly summary reports
• Provide feedback on performance of vendors to aid their assessment
• Provide input to department / company initiatives and contribute to the design/review of SOPs/working practice/guidance

Preferred Qualifications

Proficiency in German, French, or Italian

Benefits

• Training and career development opportunities internally
• Strong emphasis on personal and professional growth
• Friendly, supportive working environment
• Opportunity to work with colleagues based all over the world, with English as the company language