Senior Specialist Patient Safety

Senior Specialist Patient Safety

Location : Baar Switzerland

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 Portugal 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:

• Maintain oversight of all safety-related processes including processing quality control and timely submission of ICSRs and periodic safety reports (PBRERs DSURs RMPs) to local health authorities.
• Deputy of the PSM acting as local PV contact point in Switzerland

• Responsible for handling pharmacovigilance tasks for the AZ product portfolio And AZ Group of companies (including Alexion)
• in the country in alignment with applicable regulations and AstraZeneca Standard Operational Procedures and act as the deputy of responsible person for pharmacovigilance in Switzerland
• Responsible for applying the GVP rules on the QMS for AZ Switzerland PS activities
• Participate in the implementation of local risk minimization activities and direct healthcare professional communication.

• Review Market Research activities and Patient Support programs.
• 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 and support at Audits and inspections.

Essential for the role

• University degree in pharmacy medicine life sciences or related field.
• Experience in GVP of at least three 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 German language 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.

Exciting opportunity for students & postgraduates: Win a trip to our global R&D centre in Cambridgeas part of our 50 Years AstraZeneca in Switzerland celebrations. Apply by 30 June:AstraZeneca Future Scientists Initiative Fill in form

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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.