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Job Description
Ready to make a meaningful impact on patient safety across the Middle East? Join our team as a PV (Pharmacovigilance) Specialist and play a key role in pharmacovigilance operations, regulatory compliance, and safeguarding patient well-being across multiple markets.
Key Responsibilities:
• Manage pharmacovigilance intake activities, including reconciliation and follow-up of safety reports. • Prepare and submit Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs) and aggregate safety reports in compliance with local regulations. • Support pharmacovigilance audits, inspections, and inspection readiness activities. • Deliver local PV training and promote compliance with pharmacovigilance requirements. • Escalate safety issues appropriately and maintain accurate PV documentation and archiving. • Act with a high degree of independence while ensuring adherence to company and regulatory standards. • Serve as Deputy QPPV for Egypt and provide backup support for PV Responsible Persons in Libya, Sudan, and Yemen when required. • Contribute to additional PV projects and continuous improvement initiatives under managerial oversight.
Qualifications & Experience:
• Pharmacy or Medical degree. • Fluency in English and proficiency in Arabic (written and spoken). • Minimum 1 year of Pharmacovigilance experience within a multinational company. • Strong knowledge of Egypt Good Pharmacovigilance Practice (GVP) guidelines. • Previous pharmacovigilance experience in other Middle Eastern countries is a plus.
Required Skills: Compliance Management, Detail-Oriented, Problem Solving, Teamwork, Time Management, Ways of Working Preferred Skills: Customer Follow-Ups, Reconciliations (Inactive) Current Employees apply HERE
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