Urgent Requirement For Pharmacovigilance Officer

A pharmacovigilance officer may also be called a drug safety officer. They are responsible for monitoring and reporting the effectiveness and any adverse effects or side effects of pharmaceutical products on the market in the general population and in hospitals and research trials. They must liaise closely with medical and drug company representatives, patients, doctors and other healthcare professionals to record the effectiveness of drugs and other treatments. The data is meticulously recorded, analyzed and processed because the informed opinions of pharmacovigilance officers will help pharmaceutical companies maximize product safety and performance, and cut down on adverse effects.

Role and responsibilities

A pharmacovigilance associate ensures compliance with applicable regulations or standard operating procedures; specialises in drug safety management, clinical trials and medical supervision.
Responsible for conducting, monitoring or reporting regular pharmacovigilance developments and supervising the processes related to ensuring drug effectiveness and avoiding adverse effects or side effects of marketed pharmaceutical products among the general population in research trials and hospitals.
The role includes activities of important case report follow-up; processing and writing adverse event programs; serving link between the company, healthcare experts and patients for delivery of valid information on product safety;
A pharmacovigilance associate monitors all products and conducts post-market evaluations to ensure drug safety. These experts are actively involved in assessing adverse event writings, updating reports on safety, conducting quality and conveying drug related case reports to appropriate authorities.
Pharmacovigilance Associate plays an important role in research, development and testing of new medications in the pharmaceutical industry.
Responsible for global pharmacovigilance activities to support data safety and case tracking; perform document archiving; assist in the administration of pharmacovigilance meetings; support quality of review documents and initiate business liaison.