Medical Affairs Officer – Pharmakovigilanz (w/m/d)

Personio GmbH; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global medical affairs firm in Gloucester seeks a Medical Affairs Officer (Pharmacovigilance) to manage safety data and business partnerships. Key responsibilities include reporting to regulatory authorities and maintaining compliance. Ideal candidates should have a degree in Biological or Biomedical Sciences, relevant experience in pharmacovigilance, and exceptional communication skills. The role offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Ongoing professional development support

Flexible role and responsibilities

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a degree in Biological or Biomedical Sciences.
• Relevant experience in pharmacovigilance and medicines/ patient safety required.
• Outstanding communication and medical writing skills with exceptional attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Management of global safety data and compliance.
• Reporting to regulatory authorities within appropriate timelines.
• Authoring and management of pharmacovigilance agreements.

Skills

Communication skills

Medical writing

Pharmacovigilance expertise

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Biological or Biomedical Sciences

Postgraduate degree (an advantage)

Tools

Oracle Argus Safety Database

Job description

Your mission

As a Medical Affairs Officer (Pharmacovigilance), you will be a key member of the office-based team, where your primary responsibility will be the management of global safety data and business partnerships, alongside providing broader Medical Affairs support.

• You will take a leading role in the management of safety data from initial receipt and interaction with patients, healthcare professionals and partners, through assessment and reporting to regulatory authorities and subsequent audits and inspections
• You will work closely with hameln pharma business partners worldwide to maintain and develop strong working relationships that ensure effective and compliant exchange of safety data.

You will work closely with the QPPV, Medical Affairs colleagues and third-party providers to deliver services to all hameln companies and business partners worldwide.

In the field of Pharmacovigilance, you will be responsible for safety data management, including:

• Receipt and triage of safety data from all sources, including spontaneous reports from patients and healthcare professionals, literature sources, MHRA, EMA and national regulatory authorities worldwide, with entry in the Oracle Argus Safety Database for subsequent processing.
• Processing of ICsRs, including download of cases from EudraVigilance (EVWEB) and the MHRA Portal, including: serious and non-serious national competent authority reports from the UK and EEA member states; serious national competent authority cases originating from third countries; Global Medical Literature Monitoring (MLM) service ICSR reports.
• Reporting to the relevant competent authorities within appropriate timelines.
• Literature review: Systematic review of safety information published in the worldwide scientific and local literature in partnership with third‑party service providers, to identify ICSR and articles considered to be relevant to the ongoing assessment of the benefit‑risk profile of products in the hameln portfolio.
• Quality Management System: Co‑authoring, developing and reviewing related SOPs and Work Instructions.
• Business Partner Management: Authoring and management of pharmacovigilance agreements, periodic reconciliation, risk assessment and audit‑related activities.
• Signal Management: From signal detection through to assessment and recommendation for action, including preparation and submission of safety related variations.
• Aggregate safety reports: Co‑authoring and reviewing aggregate safety reports (e.g. PSURs, PBRERs) alongside colleagues from the Medical Affairs team, including review of received safety data in the context of cumulative data, labelling for innovator / competitor products and clinical/ professional society practice guidelines.
• Benefit–risk assessment and regulatory responses: Support benefit–risk evaluations, internal safety summaries and responses to safety‑related questions from regulatory authorities and business partners.
• Risk Management and Risk Minimisation: Supporting the production, review and maintenance of Risk Management Plans (RMPs) and the implementation of additional Risk Minimisation Measures (aRMMs), including evaluation of their effectiveness.

In the field of Medical Affairs You will also have an opportunity to use your knowledge and develop your skills by contributing to:

• Safety‑related information: Product labelling, including SmPC, PIL and packaging artwork.
• Product maintenance and development with a strong focus on regulatory compliance: Supporting new Marketing Authorisation applications (e.g. bridging reports), lifecycle maintenance and renewal activities.
• Horizon scanning: Systematic, proactive knowledge sharing, including recommendations for action.

Your profile

• You have successfully completed a degree in Biological or Biomedical Sciences. An additional postgraduate degree would be an advantage.
• You have relevant experience in pharmacovigilance and medicines/ patient safety, ideally including significant experience in case processing and data entry. Prior experience using the Oracle Argus Safety Database would be considered an advantage.
• You have a clear understanding of current and developing legislation, ethics and practice, and the ability to apply this to company processes.
• You have outstanding communication and medical writing skills with exceptional attention to detail - the ability to effectively communicate information, verbally and in writing, at levels appropriate to the needs of different internal and external customers including business partners and healthcare professionals.
• You bring an understanding of the principles of information management including data sources, collection, assessment and storage.
• You have the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with cross‑functional and multinational colleagues.
• You have the ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple responsibilities and ensuring that work is completed to a high standard.
• You bring professionalism and integrity.
• You have the ability to learn quickly and adapt rapidly in a dynamic environment driven by continuously changing global legislation and a growing portfolio of medicinal products.

Why us?

• As an experienced professional, this is an excellent opportunity for you to both take responsibility and develop and broaden your skills in this important role within our well‑established global Medical Affairs department.
• There will be continuing support for ongoing professional development and for the right candidate, there is flexibility in the role and responsibilities we can offer.
• We offer a competitive salary alongside wider company benefits.