Local contact for Pharmacovigilance (LQPPV) at IQVIA

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Pharmaceuticals, Life SciencesIndustries

Requirements

  • Availability on a 24/7 basis to receive calls from the local Health Authority as required
  • Ability to act as deputy EU-QPPV
  • Capability to visit Health Authorities facilities based on demand (role otherwise home-based)
  • Knowledge of local regulatory requirements and changes
  • Understanding of pharmacovigilance systems, agreements, and systems master files
  • Ability to work independently within the QPPV role and collaboratively in a team environment remotely and on-site
  • Awareness of project budgets, scope of work (SOW), and project management tools (files, forms, templates, databases, workflows)

Responsibilities

  • Develop and prepare pharmacovigilance agreements for assigned customers
  • Prepare pharmacovigilance systems master files under direct supervision
  • Act as the contact point for pharmacovigilance inspections and deal directly with Health Authority inspectors during statutory inspections
  • Ensure business continuity and back-up/deputy coverage in case of absence
  • Ensure awareness of relevant functions (e.g., regulatory affairs, clinical, QA) within client affiliate organization and promote pharmacovigilance at local country level
  • Respond fully and promptly to requests from Competent Authorities to evaluate benefits and risks of medicinal products, including sales/prescriptions or post-authorization safety studies
  • Verify that name and contact details are notified to the Health Authority upon contract commencement
  • Remain up to date on changes in local regulatory requirements; verify mechanisms for safety reasons and risk management plans
  • Establish and maintain understanding of each project’s budget and SOW; set up and maintain project materials
  • Proactively identify issues, propose solutions, and respond promptly to requests
  • Provide regular reports to project manager on metrics, SOW changes, customer requests/concerns; participate in project review meetings; communicate and document issues timely
  • Communicate regular monthly updates to the EU QPPV/designee and complete regulatory reports as required
  • Liaise and coordinate with the MAH’s EU QPPV on PV tasks; notify MAH/EU QPPV of emerging safety signals
  • Communicate signals with public health implications or benefit-risk profile changes to the Health Authority as Emerging Safety Issues
  • Maintain awareness of sources/channels for safety information at country level
  • Ensure processes/systems for collection and timely reporting of safety data
  • Ensure processes/systems for production and timely submission of periodic reports
  • Maintain awareness of local literature journals; ensure processes to identify/report relevant safety information
  • Ensure awareness of evolving safety profiles of medicines approved in country
  • Ensure awareness and oversight of local risk minimization measures
  • May get involved with collection, translation, recording, and follow-up of ICSRs and/or other non-ICSR safety information
  • May support submission of pharmacovigilance reports to authorities (e.g., ICSRs, Periodic Safety Update Reports)

Skills

Pharmacovigilance
EU QPPV
Regulatory Compliance
Risk Management Plans
Health Authority Inspections
Systems Master Files
Project Management
Business Continuity

IQVIA

Advanced analytics and clinical research services

About IQVIA

IQVIA provides advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services specifically for the life sciences industry. Their services utilize extensive data resources and technology to create connections within healthcare, allowing clients to gain insights that help speed up the development and marketing of new medical treatments. This process is facilitated by their IQVIA Connected Intelligence™ system, which offers quick and flexible insights. IQVIA stands out from competitors by focusing on patient privacy, employing various technologies to protect individual data. The company's goal is to enhance healthcare outcomes by supporting biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies, as well as researchers and government agencies, in understanding diseases and advancing medical science.

Durham, North CarolinaHeadquarters
1998Year Founded
$3,526MTotal Funding
POST_IPO_EQUITYCompany Stage
Cybersecurity, Biotechnology, HealthcareIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Rapid advancement of cancer vaccines may disrupt traditional clinical research models.
Proliferation of disparate technological solutions causes technology overload in clinical trials.
Generative AI technologies face challenges in adoption due to data privacy concerns.

Differentiation

IQVIA leverages advanced analytics and big data for life sciences solutions.
The company offers privacy-enhancing technologies to protect individual patient data.
IQVIA's AI Assistant provides rapid, actionable insights for healthcare and life sciences.

Upsides

Increased adoption of decentralized clinical trials enhances patient-centric study designs.
AI-driven drug discovery accelerates identification of potential drug candidates.
Expansion of telemedicine facilitates remote patient monitoring and data collection.

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