ClinChoice - Senior Scientist, Risk Management & Safety Surveillance
Requirements
• · Bachelor’s degree in Health or Biomedical Science and six to eight years of industry experience or equivalent, or Advanced degree (preferred) in Health or Biomedical Science and four to six years of industry experience or equivalent) • · Physician (MD or equivalent) generally requires 2-5 years of pharmacovigilance experience or other relevant experience (e.g., Clinical research, Medical Affairs). Demonstrated skills in clinical medicine with at least 3 years of clinical practice experience is preferred. • is preferred. • · Clinical/medical writing or pharmacovigilance experience preferred • · Strong English verbal and written communication skills. • · Demonstrated knowledge of principles of drug development, assessment of drug risks and benefits, and safety assessment of drugs both on the market and in development as well as global safety regulations, is highly preferred. • highly preferred. • The Application Process • Once you have submitted your CV, you will receive an acknowledgement that we received it. If you have the requirements we need, you will be invited for phone interview as the first step. Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive, we cannot reply to everyone individually if you are not successful. • Who will you be working for? • ClinChoice is a global full-service CRO specializing in clinical development and functional solutions for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and consumer health companies. We have over 28 years of proven high-quality delivery and results across all our services, with over 4,000 professionals in more than 20 countries across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. • Our Company Ethos • Our mission drives our culture: to contribute to a healthier and safer world by accelerating the development and commercialization of innovative drugs and devices. Our employees are the most valuable company asset and they are the fulcrum around which all ClinChoice activities are built and close management and training is the core instrument to develop and maintain highly-qualified personnel. The continuous training keeps the resources qualified in terms of competence and expertise and gives all personnel the clear tools needed to manage both internal and client processes with the same methodology. The success of these core values is evidenced by our below industry average turnover rates.
Responsibilities
• Ensure timely, quality reports/safety analyses related to core deliverables with oversight as appropriate • Collaborate with Therapeutic Area Safety Head (TASH), MSO, Safety Surveillance Physician (SSP) and other stakeholders on strategy development • Initiate, conduct, and oversee searches of internal and external databases • Perform and/or lead aggregate safety analysis and case level review • Author, contribute, and coordinate the preparation of core safety deliverables • Ensure commitments (e.g., Pharmacovigilance Agreements (PVAs) and assessment reports) are met • Partner with vendor to develop reports/deliverables • Provide SMT support as needed • Act as ad hoc member for assigned products as appropriate • Recognize potential issues and or safety issues and escalate to the attention of the report owner, line manager, or MSO • Ability to understand nature of adverse drug reactions and complex associations • Maintains a high level of flexibility and ability to reprioritize ones work and others • Attention to detail and ability to analyze data in broader context • Ability to work across multiple functions and therapeutic areas • Review regulatory assessor comments/requests and accommodate/address as appropriate with guidance • Training/Meetings/Department Initiatives: • Participate in cross-functional training of relevant stakeholders • Attend departmental meetings and trainings • Participate in department and/or cross-functional initiatives • Safety Management Teams (SMT) for assigned products - Lead SMT meeting. Lead and drive discussions and formulate decisions along with core members • Risk management plans - Provide guidance on RMP creation and updates. Reviews and align approvals with oversight leads of the Risk Management plan • Periodic Benefit Risk Evaluation Report (PBRER)/ Periodic Safety Update Report (PSUR) - Reviews and align approvals with lead oversight. Leads strategy of the PBRER process. • Health authority queries -Work with MSO, scientist to organize data, review cases, literature, write Marketing Authorization Holder (MAH) comments • Participating Affiliate Core Data Sheets (CCDS), US and EU prescribing information updates - Form part of the label working group and provide guidance related to the label updates. • Signal Validation and Evaluations - Work with Scientist to review preliminary data to determine if the signal is valid and would require further evaluation. Lead and drive the signal evaluation process • IB updates for safety sections - Evaluate clinical data for ADRs, assist with section 5 and Reference Standard Information (RSI) tables as needed • DSURs - Reviews and aligns Safety approvals with lead oversight. • Addendum to Clinical Overviews - Provide support with review, and characterization of risks, data review • Literature reviews for class effects and ad hoc reports -Review articles and create MAH Comments for assessment of the articles • Product Safety Strategy (PSS) - Review the risks documented in the PSS and oversee the updates as necessary. Align approval of the PSS updates with oversight. • Handing Level 2 Escalations/HHE - Participate in level 2 escalations and assess whether there is a Safety impact and an HHE is needed. Lead and drive the HHE process. • Clinical Development Team (CDT), Local Working Group (LWG) and other cross functional meeting participation - Participate and provide safety inputs as required
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