Clinical Safety Analyst

About AbbVie
AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description 

Job Title : Analyst, Clinical Safety

Purpose :
Collects, analyzes and triages adverse events and reviews safety-related data from clinical trials. Adherence to regulatory guidance, Protocols, and departmental processes under minimum supervision as this position could impact safety signal identification and patient safety.

Responsibilities :

• Triages incoming SAE information in order to fulfill timely reporting according to the authority/regulatory requirements.
• Participate in safety surveillance activities for assigned products; and also in area projects/goals. Identify and escalate problems to manager.
• Collecting, analyzing, and triaging Adverse Events including reporting Serious Adverse Events to IND safety including follow-up.
• Timely assessment of adverse event coding for consistency and accuracy of coding.
• Timely, accurate and effective medical review of safety-related CRFs and labs, including communication with Study Designated Physicians.
• Interface with study manager, Clinical Research Organizations, Clinical Research Associates, Data Management, and Pharmacovigilance to assure query resolution.
• Creation of narratives of serious adverse events and other identified adverse events of interest in accordance with accepted standards and with minimal revision required upon review.
• Work closely with study-specific contacts such as; Clinical Safety Manager, clinical research organization, clinical research associates, data management, and pharmacovigilance.
• Responsible for clinical safety capture and report, as workload responsibilities are study-related and have a major impact on regulatory compliance and product safety profile.
• Follow scientific arguments and identify safety data needs and adhere to resolution of data completeness regarding all aspects of clinical safety that impact product approval, safety signal identification, and patient safety.

Qualifications

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree with related health science background preferred, RN or clinical pharmacy experience strongly preferred. Candidates lacking the appropriate Bachelor's degree but with previous pharma experience may be additionally considered.
• 2 years clinical experience is required.
• Competent understanding of ICH/FDA regulations and guidelines affecting drug safety issues.
• Sound understanding of product labeling/literature, including safety profile.
• Able to apply clinical knowledge to adverse event data collection and assessment.
• Competent in ability to present adverse event data, orally and in writing.
• Adheres to policies and regulations.
• Must be Computer proficient (Windows, Word, Excel).

Significant Work Activities
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
Travel
No
Job Type
Experienced
Schedule
Full-time
Job Level Code
IC
Equal Employment Opportunity
At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.