Associate Director, Global Patient Safety

Reporting to the Head of GPS (Global Patient Safety) Standards Training & Intelligence, this position is responsible for establishing and maintaining procedures and policies consistent with global regulatory requirements and industry standards; and assuring training on those procedures and policies is conducted, throughout the GPS department and globally.
 

The responsibilities of this job are foundational in the creation and maintenance of the Pharmacovigilance (PV) Quality Management System that is essential in enabling the department to align with regulatory PV requirements in all relevant territories worldwide, and to operate efficiently and effectively in alignment with established industry practices.

This position serves as a central interface for GPS with partnering functions such as Industrial Operations and Product Supply Quality Assurance (Complaints), Legal, Procurement, and Commercial.
 

A typical day in this position might consist of:

• Communications, guidance and supplementary training materials/support to complement the processes
• Supply a training program for all individuals within the patient safety department, and outside the department if they are involved in a regulated GVP activity
• Responsible, in partnership with GPS and other business area subject matter experts, to: review all procedures periodically to ensure they continue to correctly describe the GPS activities followed and monitor compliance with required training, and address non-compliance by working with line management.
• Lead, or participate in, as requested, initiatives to continuously enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of GPS processes by gathering, analyzing and communicating relevant metrics on the performance of the processes
• Collaborated closely regularly with partners (e.g., GD Quality, GD Process & Procedures) on standards for procedures and related documents, and the management of deviations
• Partner with GD Quality, GPS Quality and Compliance and other relevant GPS lines to lead quality events and CAPAs for GPS Standards and Training. Provide support to other GPS functions as needed to address process-related quality events/CAPAs.
• Handle assignment of adverse event (AE) & product complaint (PC) training globally to vendors
   

This role might be for you if:

• Bachelor’s degree is required. Education in the life sciences is a strong plus.
• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven experience in Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety, Regulatory Affairs or Quality Assurance in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry
• Experience with Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety regulations and PV Quality Management Systems
• Track record of successful project management relevant to quality management

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