This position is a member of the Safety Submissions team within Global Pharmacovigilance Information Management (PVIM) and is responsible for electronic distribution and submission of individual case safety reports (ICSRs). This includes maintaining and setting up electronic submission rules in the pharmacovigilance database. Further, the incumbent assists with electronic submission intelligence based on ICH E2B and HL7 standards to facilitate coding of adverse event data and exchange of reports with agencies.
The responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
*Create and issue regulatory reports, including individual case safety reports (ICSRs)
*Run and/or monitor electronic submissions of ICSRs to Regulatory Authorities, affiliates, or business partners as appropriate
*Participate in peer review of submissions performed by another member of the team
*Support set up and maintenance of electronic submission rules and reportability by product and recipient in the pharmacovigilance database to ensure electronic reporting is performed in compliance with applicable regulations and guidelines.
*Assist in providing electronic submission intelligence to Safety Operations in order to facilitate proper coding of AE data. This covers ICH E2B and HL7 data standards as well as future developments in that area. For ease of reference, they are all referred to as E2B in this document
*Assist Safety Operations in troubleshooting E2B rejections in order to make the necessary corrections to get reports accepted by the applicable regulatory agencies
*Interface and collaborate within the scope of these responsibilities
-with relevant counterparts in the regional & country pharmacovigilance functions to facilitate electronic distribution/submission to each country contact
-with data analysts and other functions within PVIM in all aspects of database maintenance
-with Safety Operations (document specialists, data coordinators, and safety reviewers) and other functions within Global Pharmacovigilance (GPV) to process adverse events efficiently & reliably
-with other Sponsor groups (e.g. Clinical & Medical Affairs, Quality, Regulatory, IT, Legal, business units, etc), specifically in regards to safety data standards
*Take initiative to recognize, prioritize & escalate potential safety/ compliance issues
*Additional responsibilities & projects as assigned
*Solid knowledge of pharmacovigilance terminology, specifically ICH E2B, and system data entry conventions
*Capacity to analyze & resolve problems with analytical & problem solving skills
*Strong organizational skills with strong attention to detail
*Excellent written & oral communication skills
*Operates effectively in a team environment
*Global Safety Database knowledge
*Solid Technical system skills (e.g. word processing, spreadsheet, databases, and markup languages)
*Knowledge of medical terminology
Analyze and process adverse event and safety reports with utmost quality and timeliness (Level 1- Learning)
Establish and maintain systems to ensure global submission compliance (Level 1- Learning)
Provide technical expertise in meetings with internal and external Customers (Level 1- Learning)
Bachelor's degree in computer science, life sciences or equivalent
*One year of previous experience in Safety Submissions or other area of pharmacovigilance, regulatory affairs and/or clinical research is desired.
*Additional job experience in the following areas is relevant: quality assurance, data management, or IT.