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About the role

  • Conseiller scientifique en pharmacovigilance chez Pharmascience, fabricant de médicaments pour patients au Canada et dans plus de 50 pays. Analyse des signaux de sécurité et coordination des soumissions réglementaires.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to various pharmacovigilance and medical affairs activities
  • Provide medical and scientific advice and prepare responses to requests from health authorities or other departments
  • Draft and prepare pharmacovigilance documents, including risk management plans, Canadian addenda, SVAF forms, and safety-related documents
  • Ensure documents comply with regulatory requirements and guidelines
  • Create and update training programs for PV personnel
  • Support the PV Operations team with aggregate and issue-related reports
  • Provide medical, pharmacovigilance, and epidemiological expertise
  • Serve as the signal detection champion and subject matter expert
  • Coordinate and participate in signal detection meetings
  • Proactively monitor observations and notifications of potential signals
  • Analyze and interpret safety data to identify signals and trends
  • Assess the need to update official labeling based on safety signals
  • Support initiatives to improve the signal detection process
  • Notify Health Canada or other health authorities of actions taken abroad regarding serious risks
  • Prepare risk management plans, Canadian addenda, and additional risk minimization measures for regulatory submissions
  • Provide regular updates and ensure documents are prepared and submitted on time
  • Collaborate with Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, and other departments
  • Coordinate vendor activities, document preparation, and submissions
  • Update RMP data and information related to commitments
  • Assess RMP/ RMM needs and maintain follow-up
  • Participate in RMP lifecycle monitoring and periodic reviews
  • Contribute to the safety sections of new submissions
  • Train and support internal teams on pharmacovigilance practices and safety monitoring
  • Provide scientific and medical input for HRAs
  • Draft and update standard operating procedures and local work instructions
  • Support and participate in pharmacovigilance audits and inspections
  • Participate in PV and medical affairs process improvement initiatives

Requirements

  • Bilingual in spoken and written French and English
  • Strong knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory requirements for all aspects of pharmacovigilance activities
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office, including Excel
  • Ability to work independently, prioritize and manage multiple tasks, and meet tight deadlines
  • Experience in an international pharmaceutical environment is an asset
  • Ability to work as part of a team, with excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
  • Proactive, customer-focused, solutions-oriented, flexible, and analytical
  • Strong work ethic
  • Detail- and quality-oriented, with the ability to continuously identify ways to improve processes and practices
  • Three to five (3–5) years of pharmacovigilance experience
  • Experience with Canadian, U.S. FDA, EU, or other jurisdictional PV regulations and good pharmacovigilance practices is an asset
  • University degree in Health Sciences or a related field; PharmD, MD, nursing, PhD, or master’s degree preferred, or equivalent experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Medicine or a related field
  • Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or a related field
  • Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or a related field

Benefits

  • Annual performance bonus
  • Internal employee referral program offering up to $3,000
  • Vacation and personal days available from the date of hire
  • Group insurance coverage from day one, including telemedicine
  • Competitive retirement plan with employer contributions from day one
  • Employee assistance program
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Stimulating and collaborative work environment
  • On-site parking
  • On-site gym

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridMontrealCanada

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