Pharmacovigilance Jobs
Pharmacovigilance (PV) teams monitor the safety of a drug once it's in trials or on the market -- collecting and assessing adverse event reports, detecting safety signals, and filing the required safety reports to regulators. It's an ongoing responsibility for the full life of a product, not just a pre-approval step, which keeps demand for PV staff steady even at companies without an active pipeline of new launches.
Common titles include Pharmacovigilance Associate, Drug Safety Associate, PV Scientist, Signal Detection Specialist, and Pharmacovigilance Manager. Hiring comes from pharma and biotech safety departments directly, as well as CROs that run PV case processing and safety reporting on behalf of sponsors -- the latter is a large share of entry-level hiring in this field.
Associate-level case processing roles often accept candidates from a nursing, pharmacy, or life-sciences background rather than requiring prior PV-specific experience, with training on case intake and coding (e.g., MedDRA) provided on the job. Because case volumes are global and the work is largely remote-capable, PV is also one of the more visa-sponsorship-friendly functions in biopharma -- worth checking directly with employers if that's a factor for you.
Top Hiring Companies
Boehringer Ingelheim 16 AbbVie 16 Amgen 11
Merck
6
Servier
6
Sanofi
5
GSK
5
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does pharmacovigilance pay?
It varies by seniority, region, and whether you're on the sponsor side or at a CRO. Where an employer discloses a salary range, it appears directly on the individual job listing.
What background do you need for a pharmacovigilance job?
A life-sciences, pharmacy, or nursing background is the most common path in, especially for case-processing associate roles. Familiarity with adverse event coding standards (like MedDRA) is a plus but is often taught on the job.
Are pharmacovigilance jobs available remote?
Yes, frequently -- case processing and safety reporting are largely desk-based and don't require being on-site, so remote roles are common across sponsors and CROs alike.
Do pharmacovigilance jobs offer visa sponsorship?
Many do. PV case-processing work is in steady global demand and much of it is remote-capable, so it's worth checking sponsorship availability directly on listings that interest you or asking the employer early in the process.