Summary
-Designs & develops safety surveillance strategy for products and approval. Responsible for the company's drug surveillance program including the necessary follow-up, risk assessment, and relatedness to product on adverse reaction reports, oversight of safety in clinical trials and post marketing programs. Participates in the resolution of any legal liability and complying with governmental regulations. Provides and contributes trending and safety signal detection and risk management assessment for the products' life cycle. Provides safety support to the clinical development teams.
About the Role
Global Program Safety Lead - Immunology
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Working model: This location has a hybrid working model (12 days per month in the office)
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About this role:
Our Global Program Safety Lead excels as a scientific safety leader within the Immunology Medical Safety organization.
Join us and you will make a significant impact on patients' lives and contribute to Novartis' overall success through robust safety evaluation expertise and medical innovation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Safety Input and Team Participation: Provide expert safety input to the clinical development program for assigned projects/products and actively participate in the Global Program Team (GPT), Global Clinical Team (GCT), and Clinical Trial Team (CTT). Responsible for managing safety issues from the formation of the GPT through Life Cycle Management.
- Signal Detection and Safety Management: Oversee overall signal detection, monitoring, evaluation, interpretation, and appropriate management of safety information, based on data from all relevant line functions, post-marketing data, and other sources.
- Documentation and Record Keeping: Ensure proper documentation, tracking, and record-keeping of medical safety activities for assigned compounds.
- Regulatory and Professional Inquiries: Respond to inquiries from regulatory authorities or healthcare professionals regarding safety issues.
- Safety Strategy Preparation: Lead the preparation of the safety strategy for health authority responses and collaborate with other project team members.
- Departmental and Functional Goals: Contribute to and often lead the development of departmental and functional/business unit goals and objectives.
- Marketing Samples Distribution: Manage the distribution of marketing samples, where applicable.
Role Requirements:
- Medical Degree required
- 8+ years of experience in Big Pharma
Skills:
- Clinical Research.
- Clinical Trials.
- Functional Teams.
- Leadership.
- Medical Strategy.
- Process Safety Management.
- Regulatory Compliance.
- Risk Management.
- Safety Science.
Languages :
- Fluent English (both spoken and written) is mandatory.
- Additional languages are an advantage.
Closing date for applications: 01 November 2024
Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people's lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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Division
Development
Business Unit
Innovative Medicines
Location
Switzerland
Site
Basel (City)
Company / Legal Entity
C028 (FCRS = CH028) Novartis Pharma AG
Functional Area
Research & Development
Job Type
Full time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No