Pharmacovigilance Patient Safety Partner
Hays Life Sciences
Your new company
My client, a global biopharmaceutical company with a goal of contributing to healthcare innovation and environmental sustainability and which is focused on improving people's quality of life, specialising in Oncology, neurology and rare diseases, and has a position available for a Pharmacovigilance Patient Safety Partner - Safety Risk Management to join their International Patient Safety team on a 6-month initial contract.
Hybrid - 2 days Welwyn
6 Month + Contract
Inside IR35 - PAYE - £40 - £50 p/h - Umbrella - £59 - £66 p/h
Your new role
As the Patient Safety Partner, you will ensure the execution of safety-related activities relevant to the PV (Pharmacovigilance) system through partnership with key stakeholders, meeting regulatory requirements, and ensuring license to operate. Proactively identify opportunities to optimise the PV system.
You will focus on the following areas of activities:
- Individual Case Safety Reports (e.g. data collection)
- Studies, Programmes and other projects with PV implications (e.g., ICT, NIS, PASS, PAES, MAP, PAA, CUP, PTAP, Dicela)
You will take on responsibility for assessing PV requirements for organised data collection systems, listed above, with particular emphasis on market research, patient support and digital activities, working with colleagues across the UK business and third parties.
You will also conduct Local Safety Risk Management, supporting the Ophthalmology Disease Area:
- Identify, analyse and share safety insights by understanding disease areas, engaging with key stakeholders, and ensuring timely, proactive integration into affiliate and global strategies.
- Implement global safety solutions locally within the integrated therapeutic strategy and execute product safety launch readiness activities.
- Support the country-level risk management strategy to optimise patient outcomes in collaboration within relevant networks and ensure compliant and transparent PV communications (e.g., DHPCs) to healthcare professionals, patients, and external partners in collaboration with Medical Affairs and the cross-functional team.
What you'll need to succeed
In order to apply for the Pharmacovigilance Patient Safety Partner role, you must possess:
-A Degree in life science or healthcare-related discipline (e.g., PharmD, MSc, BSc, Nursing, etc.).
-Expert experience in pharmacovigilance, ideally in an affiliate setting.
-Experience in supporting Pharmacovigilance for organised data collection systems and experience in local safety risk management planning and implementation
-Understanding of decision-making in the local & global PV ecosystem
What you need to do now
Before you apply for this position, it is vital that you are in possession of a UK passport or relevant visa to work without restrictions in the UK and must be based in the UK.
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Roberta Atkins on (phone number removed)
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