Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. As a Senior Director of Pharmacovigilance, you will be responsible for directing pharmacovigilance and drug safety activities, ensuring quality and efficiency, and providing operational leadership to support the growth of ICON's post-marketing team.
Responsibilities
- Expand and enhance current services with a focus on innovation and introducing fresh perspectives
- Build strong client relationships to drive customer satisfaction, while maintaining high quality standards across all departmental activities through effective training, oversight, and resolution of quality issues
- Drive efficiency and productivity to maximize revenue and optimize costs, while supporting new business development and ensuring the profitability of ongoing work through effective management of change orders
- Developing and implementing comprehensive pharmacovigilance strategies that align with ICON Plc's goals and regulatory requirements
- Leading and managing pharmacovigilance teams to ensure effective safety monitoring, reporting, and compliance
- Ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices in pharmacovigilance
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to support safety assessments and risk management activities
- Staying current with industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging practices to continually improve pharmacovigilance processes and strategies
- Providing strategic leadership and guidance to enhance the overall safety profile of our products and support business objectives
- Partnering with Business Development and the rest of the ICON organization, as required, to ensure continued growth of the service area
- Partnering with clients, directly or through the management team, to understand their needs and devise and implement solutions that respond to those needs, anticipating those needs where possible
- Serving as project director for assigned projects and programs, as applicable
- Leading and present at meetings and conferences as required
- Planning and managing resources proactively and in alignment with internal guidelines and contractual obligation to maximize client’s satisfaction within the project allocated budget
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline or healthcare-related field
- Extensive experience in pharmacovigilance, with a proven track record of managing safety operations and regulatory compliance
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including experience in managing teams and influencing cross-functional initiatives
- A strong understanding of the post-marketing pharmacovigilance regulations, safety reporting requirements, and risk management practices
- Strong grasp of financial drivers (profitability, cost control, margins) and proven ability to collaborate with internal stakeholders to deliver projects aligned with sound financial and operational practices, ensuring optimal efficiency
- Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels
- Willingness to travel as required (approximately 15%)
- Must be based in the Western United States
- Advanced degree preferred
Benefits
- Various annual leave entitlements
- A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
- Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.
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