Job title: Manager Pharmacovigilance

Company: IQVIA

Job description: JOB DESCRIPTION Essential Functions 1.Manage the pharmacovigilance (PV) services delivery engagements at IQVIA 2.Project manage the PV client engagements, and drive pristine quality, operational excellence, and delivery of engagements within agreed

JOB DESCRIPTION Essential Functions 1.Manage the pharmacovigilance (PV) services delivery engagements at IQVIA 2.Project manage the PV client engagements, and drive pristine quality, operational excellence, and delivery of engagements within agreed upon timelines 3.Liaise with technology team to drive the PV/AE engagements successfully, and leverage automation to enhance productivity as well as quality 4. Apply subject matter expertise from past experience in post marketing surveillance to run the projects with clear contextual information, and ask the right questions to the clients based on past career knowledge 5. Drive the culture of metrics and reporting these on a periodic basis, to enhance the quality and operational rigor of the practice 6. Ensure rigor in documentation and establish best practices 7. Track resourcing and profitability on engagements 8. Help prepare the team for pharma company PV audits and to successfully undergo the audits 9. Establish processes for training as well as certifications required for the PV practice 10. Hire smart candidates (fitness for purpose) and groom them 11. Drive productivity, smart processes, and policies 12. Drive thought leadership and innovation 13. Build/enhance suitable collateral for the practice, including pitch decks, proposals, SOPs, etc. Qualifications 1. Educational requirements – Life Sciences degree, preferably B.Pharm + M,Pharm (or B.Pharm +MBA), or MBBS/BDS from a reputed institute, with respectable scores throughout the academic career 2. 7+ years of experience in pharmacovigilance (post-marketing surveillance experience is highly necessary as opposed to AE tracking in clinical trials 3. Experience in both agency/vendor/partner (must-have) and pharma (good-to-have) preferred 4. Experience of driving the preparation for audits, and successfully undergoing stringent audits by pharma companies as a PV agency/partner to a pharma company 5. Training certifications in pharmacovigilance/adverse events tracking 6. Excellent communication skills 7. Experience in onshore/offshore model preferred 8. Knowledge of and exposure to unstructured data/social media data would be a plus 9. High comfort level and affinity to using technology tools in the field of adverse events tracking 10. Drive for excellence in work, passion for quality, ability to operate at scale without compromising quality, team building and leadership abilities 11. Social adaptability, willingness to adapt to international cultures, work environments and business Processes IQVIA is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. We believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. Learn more at

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Location: Bangalore, Karnataka

Job date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 23:13:00 GMT

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