Novo Nordisk

PV Specialist (Gatwick, South East, GB)

Gatwick, United Kingdom Type not listed
Pharmacovigilance

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About this opportunity

Pharmacovigilance Specialist

Location: Gatwick, United Kingdom

Your work will directly safeguard patients by ensuring the safety of medicines that millions of people depend on every day. In this role, you will be at the intersection of science, regulation and patient care – playing a critical part in how Novo Nordisk monitors, evaluates and acts on safety data across our growing portfolio.

Your new role

As a Pharmacovigilance Specialist based in the UK, you will be responsible for ensuring that safety information about Novo Nordisk products is collected, assessed and reported in compliance with local and global regulatory requirements, supporting and overseeing our case processing vendor. You will work in a dynamic environment where the portfolio is expanding rapidly, and your expertise directly protects patients.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Providing the UK Affiliate with pharmacovigilance (PV) and product quality complaints (PQC) process Ensuring compliance with UK and EU PV requirements

Monitoring of Safety Mailboxes

Ensuring oversight and Compliance monitoring of the external PV Case Processing Vendor and Customer Engagement Programme Vendors

Participation in safety related and product quality complaint related projects

As a person, you thrive in diverse environments where collaboration is key to success. You are adaptable and able to manage complex tasks in a changing environment while maintaining patient focus and the highest level of integrity.

Your new department

The UK Patient Safety & Medical Information team plays a vital role in safeguarding patients through rigorous pharmacovigilance processes. You will join a collaborative team that works cross-functionally with regulatory, commercial and global patient safety colleagues to ensure safety remains at the heart of everything we do.

Your skills & qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have the following:

Graduate degree in Life Science (essential)

Proven track record of relevant industry experience specifically within pharmacovigilance (minimum 3 years, essential)

In-depth knowledge of UK and EU pharmacovigilance and regulatory systems, government guidelines, and the ability to understand and interpret new legislation to assess business impact

Sound understanding and experience of Pharmacovigilance Agreement lifecycles

High level of computer literacy, including MS Office

Good attention to detail and problem-solving ability

Demonstrable proficiency in written and oral English

Excellent communication skills and ability to engage effectively with all levels within the organisation; strong collaborator with proven customer and stakeholder management skills

Ability to independently prioritise and manage workload to meet deadlines

Ability to work as part of a team as well as autonomously

Ability to manage operational PV tasks while contributing to the business strategy

Ability to review and simplify operational activities to find efficiencies

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Salary: Details available on application. The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy  here .

Deadline

Apply before 4 September. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. To submit your application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online (click on Apply and follow the instructions). Internal candidates are kindly requested to inform their line managers before applying.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.

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Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Pharmacovigilance
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Gatwick, United Kingdom
Employment type
Not listed

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Pharmacovigilance role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 84 comparable Pharmacovigilance roles across 28 biopharma companies.

84Comparable roles tracked
73Currently active
28Companies hiring similar roles
22Countries represented

Salary context

13 of 84 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Executive Assistant, Global Patient Safety · Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA) $39/hr – $63/hr (≈ $80,309–$131,102/yr)
Peer group range $105,706 – $360,500 (median $238,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 84 comparable roles

United States32
India11
Poland5
Japan4
United Kingdom3
Switzerland3

+ 16 more countries

Seniority mix

66 of 84 peers have a known seniority level

Manager18
Senior14
Director14
Associate Director8
Associate6
Executive/VP2
Senior Director2
Principal1
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc1

Therapeutic area mix

7 of 84 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology4
Neuroscience3

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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