Patient Safety Specialist

Job Description Summary

-Monitors and audits the company’s drug, biologics or medical devices surveillance program including the intake, evaluation, processing and follow-up on adverse reports. Participates in the resolution of any legal liability and in complying with government regulations. Ensures accurate receipt, maintenance and assessment against product labeling. Reports events or reactions as required by regulatory agencies including adverse events data from clinical trials, spontaneous or solicited sources, periodic and experience reports. May provide trending and safety signal detection and assessment. Supports all clinical trial activity and post marketing.

Job Description

Major accountabilities:  

To support management of operational processes in ensuring compliance with Sandoz global/local procedures, national and international regulations/standards/guidelines for pharmacovigilance of Sandoz marketed and investigational products -Manage collection, processing, documentation, reporting and follow-up of all adverse events (AE) reports for all Sandoz products from clinical trials, post-marketing studies (PMS), Patient Oriented Programs (POP), registries and all Spontaneous Reports (SR).

Transcribe, translate (where required) and enter data of all Serious Adverse Events (from Clinical Trials,) and all adverse events (from POPs, PMS, registries and all SRs) from source documents onto safety systems accurately and consistently with emphasis on timeliness and quality.

Record and track receipts, submissions and distributions of documents like SAEs, SRs, Investigator Notifications etc in cooperation with other departments -Manage reporting/submission/distribution of safety reports/updates/information to Local Health Authorities and/or clinical operations in cooperation with other Departments.

Work with other local/global PV associates to ensure accurate evaluation of safety data.

Interact and exchange relevant safety information with LHA, PV associates, other functional groups and third party contractor, if applicable.

Survey and monitor global/ regional/national (as applicable) pharmacovigilance regulations and provide update to global PVO organization.

Develop, update and implement local procedures to ensure compliance with PVO global procedures and national requirements.

Management and maintenance all relevant assigned PVO databases, if applicable.

Develop and update training materials for pharmacovigilance -Ensure support for and close-out of audits, corrective action plan activities and Health Authority inspections.

Provide timely, relevant information to trial coordinators, CRAs and other Sandoz staff -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

What you will bring to the role: 

Bachelor’s Degree in pharmacy or any related field.

Minimum of 3 years of experience in Pharmacovigilance/ Drug Safety.

Good knowledge of Egyptian pharmacovigilance requirements, with international PV knowledge considered an advantage.

Knowledge of pharmacological and medical terminology.

Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.

Very good command of English, both written and spoken

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more, so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of access to good healthcare.

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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Skills Desired

Databases, Employee Training, Filing Documents, Pharmacovigilance, Reporting, Safety Science