VACANCY FOR THE POST OF PRINCIPLE PHARAMCOVIGILANCE SCIENTIST AT NOVARTIS, HYDERABAD

Job ID                  193481BR

Position Title        Principal Pharmacovigilance Scientist

Division                Global Drug Development

Business Unit       Development

Country               India

Work Location    Hyderabad

Company/Legal Entity         India Novartis Healthcare Private Limited

Functional Area  Human Resources

Job Type              Full Time

Employment Type     Regular

Job Description:

Responsible for monitoring the safety profile of newly launched Novartis products in collaboration with the Global Medical Safety Physicians , including authoring complex aggregated safety reports within agreed timeframes and to a high standard of accuracy, and evaluation & quality check of Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSR), in compliance with DS&E business rules, standard operating procedures and global regulatory requirements.
Lead Global DS&E initiatives in collaboration with other Global Line Functions to develop business solutions and meet regulatory requirements. 

Major Activities 

ü Collaborate with the Medical Safety Physicians and other line functions to monitor the safety profile of newly launched products, by analyzing large data sets, reviewing clinical study protocols, responding to inquiries from Health Authorities, drafting communications to Health Care Professionals, and responding to CPO requests. 

ü Lead Global DS&E initiatives to develop business solutions and meet emerging regulatory requirements, by directing cross-functional teams, managing progress, quality and timely completion of deliverables, and reporting progress to DS&E leadership. 

ü Author along with Global Medical Safety Physicians, key regulatory periodic safety reports (Periodic Safety Update Reports, US Periodic Reports) for newly launched Novartis products: leading cross-functional expert team and collecting, organizing, analyzing and presenting the data by means of DS&E templates and procedures.
Lead cross functional expert teams to fulfill Periodic Safety Report accountabilities (DRA, Clinical, Marketing). 

ü Develop procedures to monitor Central DS&E and CPO compliance to regulatory requirements. 

ü Drive the quality review/sampling of ICSRs and literature as part of DS&E quality management system. 

ü Review global marketing programs and establish process for AEs collection with global marketing teams as required. 

ü Review Risk Management Plans in coordination with Global Medical Safety groups and assess the operational feasibility and implications of pharmacovigilance commitments as required. 

ü Proactively collaborate with licensing partners and Clinical Research Organizations to meet joint account abilties. 

ü Collaborate with Electronic Data Management team to reconcile Serious Adverse Events between the Clinical and Safety databases to meet joint accountabilities and enable locking of Clinical database. 

ü Co-lead Safety Profiling Teams for newly launched products to ensure that case report are accurately evaluated and data based, and authoring Product Specific Guidelines for assigned products. 

ü Lead the preparation of Standard Operating Procedures and Argus processing conventions. 

ü Develop and test safety systems/IT applications as business lead/co-lead and support the preparation of relevant manuals. 

ü Review emerging regulatory guidelines and legislations and identification of impact to DS&E processes. 

ü Lead sessions during Health Authorities inspections and audits as Subject Matter Expert, and lead the development and implementation of Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA) to address safety findings. 

ü Act as Subject Matter Expert in cross-functional projects and external meetings.
Train and mentor new DS&E associates and associates from other line functions. 

ü Deputize for Team Leader/Group Head and assist with the recruitment of new staff.

Key Performance Indicators 

1. Ability to lead cross-functional teams and represent DS&E at external meetings.
2. Drive continuous DS&E business improvements by initiating & managing initiatives.
3. Number, timeliness and quality of deliverables according to established directives.
4. Role model of company values & behavior. 

Job Dimensions:

Number of associates: None

Financial responsibility: (Budget, Cost, Sales, etc.): None

Impact on the organization:

ü Lead DS&E initiatives to meet emerging regulatory requirements
Provide clinical, regulatory and technical pharmacovigilance expertise to DS&E medical function & DS&E leadership 

ü Lead the preparation of aggregate safety reports for newly launched Novartis products to meet regulatory requirements 

ü Alert the Medical Safety Physicians to potential safety issues recognized through single case medical review or aggregated data sets. 

ü Develop Monitoring procedures to ensure Central DS&E and CPO compliance to Pharmacovigilance established procedures. 

ü Ensure maintenance of the marketing program database for as-signed products 

ü Deputize and assist the Team Leader/Group Head 

Minimum requirements -Ideal Background 

ü Education (minimum/desirable): PhD, Pharm D or MD desirable 

ü Bachelors or Master degree in Life sciences or Pharmacy as a minimum requirement 

ü Languages: Fluency in English. Knowledge of other languages desirable. 

ü Experience/Professional requirement: 4 to 7 years experience in Drug Development or closely related areas of responsibility, with a minimum of 3 years experience in Drug Safety 

ü Extensive experience in medical writing 

ü Excellent understanding of drug development process, GCP and medical terminology 

ü Strong scientific analytic skills and expertise in large data set analyses 

ü Therapeutic area/disease area expertise 

ü Strong negotiation, presentation and communication skills, and ability to operate effectively in an international environment and across functions 

ü Strong organizational and project management skills 

ü Ability to lead global and cross-functional work groups 

ü Ability to mentor and coach

Last date to apply: 1st May, 2017

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