EU Global Regional Lead
argenx
Remote, EU
PURPOSE OF THE FUNCTION
- Serve as scientific expert and pharmacovigilance resource to external and internal partners within the region;
- Assess current processes to ensure adherence to local/regional safety regulatory requirements and - where needed - enhance and/or develop new processes while assuring consistency with global standards.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Act as point of contact for pharmacovigilance in the assigned countries/region;
- Establish and maintain the applicable pharmacovigilance system specific to the countries/region;
- Promote increased awareness of and ensure compliance with pharmacovigilance obligations for the countries/region;
- Provide support to responses to local pharmacovigilance related regulatory requests;
- Communicate global procedures and practices and monitor implementation;
- Lead the preparation of Pharmacovigilance Agreements (PVA) in collaboration with other departments;
- Engage in due diligence activities as needed in the region when potential business partnerships or collaborations may take place;
- Increase the visibility of the GPS team/function throughout argenx with focus on region;
- Participate in health authority interactions throughout the product life-cycle as needed. Closely collaborate with other functions including regulatory, medical, communications, quality, legal, as well as other teams as needed;
- Progress understanding and education of safety requirements for pharmacovigilance and other relevant regulations cross-functionally to ensure patient safety and compliance with local and global requirements;
- Develop relationships with cross functional teams and with business partners as it relates to adverse event reporting and other pharmacovigilance activities;
- Maintain an in depth knowledge of local regulations, expectations and regulatory authority contacts and perform activities related to the interpretation and review of existing and evolving safety requirements;
- Lead and actively participate in GPS audit and inspection readiness, support, and management together with the GPS Quality Management team and the global Quality team;
- Contribute to GPS issue management, recommend and implement action plans for mitigation;
- Identify opportunities to align PV standards globally;
- Maintain knowledge of the Company product portfolio and disease areas for marketed drugs and drugs in development;
- Contribute to the development and evaluation of Key Performance Indicators as related to pharmacovigilance in the region;
- Transparently communicate and/or escalate issues to GPS leadership as appropriate;
- Drive Continuous Improvement initiatives as needed;
- May perform other tasks as assigned by line manager or Head of GPS.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
- Excellent presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly;
- Relevant computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint/Visio;
- Excellent planning and organizational skills with ability to manage competing priorities;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills - fluency in written and spoken English required;
- Strong ability to motivate, influence, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams;
- Ability to work independently and in a global environment;
- Solid understanding of safety business processes and systems for the collection and evaluation of adverse events;
- Problem solving, conflict resolution and critical thinking skills;
- Demonstrated ability to author or contribute to complex documents;
- Line Management experience is not required, but experience in the oversight of functional teams would be a plus.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree (or country equivalent) in pharmacy, nursing, healthcare or other life-science or technical field (PharmD or MD is a plus);
- At least 7 or more years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry with at least 5 years in pharmacovigilance/drug safety (experience with adverse event monitoring and reporting with digital/social media, market research, and relevant commercial and marketing related projects and programs is a plus);
- Advanced knowledge of pharmacovigilance regulatory requirements globally including and GVP guidance documents;
- Robust knowledge of the drug development process, GXP quality and compliance requirements;
- Equivalent and adequate combination of education and experience.
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