Summary
About the Role
Key Responsibilities:
- To be the accountable for specific operational vigilance process(es) at the Country Organization
- To mentor less experienced staff, maintaining a professional network of key contacts and role model Novartis values and behaviors.
- Ensure oversight and compliance in terms of reporting/submission/distribution of safety reports/updates/information (e.g., SAE, SR, IN, SUSAR, PSUR, DSUR, changes in risk-benefit profile) to Local Health Authorities (LHA) according to regulatory requirements and Novartis procedures.
- Work in close collaboration other local and global medical safety functions to ensure accurate evaluation of safety data.
- Interact and exchange relevant safety information with Health Authorities, other functional groups, third-party contractors, and PS associates, as applicable.
- Monitor national pharmacovigilance regulations and provide update to global PS organization.
- Set up, update, and implement local procedures to ensure compliance with PS global procedures and national requirements.
- Ensure local PS-related RMP commitments are executed and properly documented.
Essential Requirements:
- Education : Health Care Sciences Professional (e.g. Medical Doctor, Nurse, Pharmacist)
- Excellent communications and negotiation (networking) skills.
- Quality focused and results oriented.
- 2 years’ experience in pharmacovigilance or equivalent field
- Knowledge of national and international regulations for pharmacovigilance
Desirable Requirements:
- Fluent in both written and spoken English and French
- Project management skills
Why Novartis? Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
You’ll receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams’ representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network
