Patient Safety Senior Specialist

Patient Safety Senior Specialist

Location : Warsaw Poland

Model: hybrid 3 days office 2 days home office

Do you have expertise in and passion for Patient Safety Would you like to apply your expertise in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

AstraZeneca is a global science-led patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the worlds most serious diseases.

Come and join our AZ team where you will play a pivotal role in this exciting period of development!

This role will provide a high quality comprehensive technical and scientific pharmacovigilance service in the management and day-to-day processing of pharmacovigilance addition to this it will also provide knowledge and expertise to internal and external customers on all aspects of Patient Safety relating to AstraZeneca Poland activities and fully comply with Good Pharmacovigilance Practice (GVP) requirements and all other AZ policies and Standards.

Main Accountabilities:

The role broadly includes the following key components

Deputy of the local PV contact person for Pharmacovigilance in Poland

Responsible for handling pharmacovigilance tasks for the AZ product portfolio in the country in alignment with applicable regulations and AstraZeneca Standard Operational Procedures

Maintains oversight of all safety related processes issues and brand activities within their country

Responsible for applying the GVP rules on the QMS for AZ Poland PS activities

Participate in the implementation of local risk minimization activities

Review local Market Research activities and Patient Support programs.

Ensures that all local information relating to pharmacovigilance activities is reflected correctly in the Pharmacovigilance System Master File (PSMF)

Contribute to the setting up of Safety Agreements with collaborative partners.

Support organization of PV awareness training for internal employees and vendors.

Ensures a local Business Continuity Process (BCP) for Patient Safety is in place and tested at least annually.

Participate in Audits and inspections.

Essential for the role

University degree in pharmacy medicine life sciences or related field.

Experience in GVP of at least two years and documented education in the field of pharmacovigilance

Demonstrated ability to work independently and in project settings to deliver objectives.

Communication and influencing skills.

Project management

Team work cross functionally in an international environment.

Excellent knowledge of English and local language (Polish) both spoken and written

Desirable for the role

Business understanding and customer focus

Timeliness accountability and delivery of reliable results

Strong team player

Autonomy work

Why AstraZeneca

At AstraZeneca were dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. Theres no better place to make a difference to medicine patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration and always committed to lifelong learning growth and development. Were on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds with as wide a range of perspectives as possible and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment) as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.