Senior Pharmacovigilance Scientist

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My client, a global biopharmaceutical company with a goal of contributing to healthcare innovation and environmental sustainability and which is focused on improving people's quality of life, specialising in Oncology, neurology and rare diseases, and has a position available for a Senior Pharmacovigilance Scientist to join their Global Patient Safety team on a 6-month initial contract within their Oncology arena.

Hybrid - 1 day per week in London

6 Month + Contract

OUTSIDE IR35

Your new role

As the Global Senior Pharmacovigilance Scientist, you will support the Global Patient Safety (GPS) Oncology Therapy Area through safety surveillance activities, including scientific analyses, case reviews, literature reviews, data assessment, signal management, and risk assessment, evaluation of product quality issues and emerging safety issues, including contribution to safety documents, aggregate reports, (d)RMPs and responses to health authority requests, submission, interactions etc. for allocated assets/products, projects and activities.

Support definition of safety strategy for FIH (First in Human) trials and work with the safety physician on the IND/CTA enabling documents.

Interact with vendors, CROs and business partners as stipulated in the SDEA, evaluation of product quality issues and the overall safety strategy

What you'll need to succeed

In order to apply for the Global Senior Pharmacovigilance Scientist role, you must possess:

A scientific degree, advanced degree preferred (e.g., MSc, PhD, MPH, PharmD).Expert experience of pharmaceutical industry and pharmacovigilance, including aggregate report writing and signal management.

Strong knowledge of pre- and post‑marketing pharmacovigilance legislation (CTR, GVP Modules, ICH/ CIOMS).

Experience with EMA and FDA regulatory submissions.

Oncology experience

What you need to do now

Before you apply for this position, it is vital that you are in possession of a UK passport or relevant visa to work without restrictions in the UK and must be based in the UK.

To apply for this position or if you want to discuss other roles that we are working on, please do not hesitate to contact Roberta Atkins on (phone number removed)

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