Patient Safety Specialist, Ksa

6 days ago


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Novartis Full time

1. Manage the collection, processing, documentation, reporting and follow-up of all adverse event reports for all Sandoz products from Clinical Trials, Non-interventional Studies, Patient Orient-ed Program (POPs)s, Literature, Spontaneous Reports, and any other source of information. Transcribe, translate, and enter data from source documents into safety systems accurately and consistently with focus quality and on timeliness. When case processing activities are ex-ternalized, liaise with the respective External Service Providers to ensure Sandoz procedures’ compliance.
2. Manage reporting/submission/distribution of safety reports/updates/information (e.g., SAE, SR, IN/SUSAR, PSUR, Biannual SUSAR Listing, DSUR) to Local Health Authorities (LHA) and/or clin-ical operations in cooperation with other Country Organization Departments.
3. Develop, update, and implement local procedures to ensure compliance with Patient Safety global procedures and national requirements.
4. Interact and collaborate with other departments (such as Medical Affairs, Marketing, Patient Engagement, etc.) to ensure that any projects/ initiatives involving safety data collection (POPs, DEAs, SM/SML, etc.) follow the Sandoz vigilance requirements.
5. Management and distribution of vigilance clauses to other departments (such as Legal, Pro-curement, etc.) to be included in local agreements if necessary.
6. Advice the owners of local contracts/ agreements with impact in the vigilance system, about the vigilance provisions to be included, as required per Sandoz procedures and/or applicable regulations.
7. Ensure compliance with the commitments disposed in the contracts/ agreements. Ensure the applicable local contracts/ agreements are tracked in the respective Pharmacovigilance Agreement SharePoint. Ensure any significant departure from the standard vigilance templates are communicated and endorsed by the global PS Alliance group.
8. Perform reconciliation with other departments (e.g., Medical Information, Quality Assurance, and Third-party contractors, as applicable) for potential AEs resulting from medical inquiries, quality related complaints and other sources.
9. Management and maintenance of all relevant local Patient Safety databases.
10. Ensure that relevant local literature articles are screened as appropriate.
11. Prepare and submit KPI reports on compliance in a timely manner including identification of root cause(s) for late reporting to LHA, development and implementation of corrective action(s) as needed.
12. Develop and update training materials for vigilance and ensure training of Country Organiza-tion associates on relevant Patient Safety procedures for AE reporting, including field force and third-party contractors, as applicable.
13. Ensure support to the internal audits, LHA inspections and implementation of the respective CAPA plan.
14. Other agreed tasks assigned by manager (To be detailed here).

**Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:

- Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve._

**Minimum requirements**

Education: Health Care Sciences Professional (e.g., Medical Doctor, Nurse, Pharmacist), life science degree or equivalent training and experience.
Languages:

- Fluent in both written and spoken English
- Fluent in both written and spoken local language

Experience/Professional Requirement:

- Knowledge of national and international regulations for pharmacovigilance
- Knowledge of pharmacological and medical terminology
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Quality and results oriented
- Project management skills
- Computer skills
- 2 years as Patient Safety Specialist (preferred)

**Division**

SANDOZ

**Business Unit**

Commercial OPS SIR SZ

**Country**

Saudi Arabia

**Work Location**

Riyadh

**Company/Legal Entity**

SAUDI PHARMA DISTRIB SAU

**Functional Area**

Research & Development

**Job Type**

Full Time

**Employment Type**

Regular

**Shift Work**

No

**Early Talent**

Yes



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