Pharmacovigilance Associate
- Chennai
- Drug Safety
- ICON Full Service & Corporate Support
- Hybrid
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Pharmacovigilance Associate- Clinical Trial Case Processing (Mandatory)
ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.
We are currently seeking a Pharmacovigilance Associate to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Pharmacovigilance Associate at ICON, you will play a vital role in monitoring and ensuring the safety of pharmaceutical products by collecting, analyzing, and reporting adverse event information. Your attention to detail and understanding of regulatory requirements will be essential in supporting the organization’s commitment to patient safety and compliance.
Must Have Criteria:
- Minimum 2 years of experience in safety background, with direct involvement in case processing
Must have solid experience in Post Marketing Surveillance case processing
- Bachelors in B.Pharm, M.Pharm, Pharm.D, BDS, BSc. Nursing, MSc. Nursing, BAMS, BHMS
What You Will Be Doing:
- Collect, assess, and process adverse event reports to ensure accuracy and timely compliance with regulatory requirements
- Partner with cross-functional teams to address safety-related questions and support ongoing investigations
- Maintain current knowledge of pharmacovigilance regulations, global safety guidelines, and industry standards
- Manage safety inbox and acknowledge case receipt.
- Perform case triage and book-in to safety database.
- Enter case details accurately and write narratives.
- Code events, drugs, and medical history using MedDRA/WHO-DD.
- Apply correct product labeling and perform QC checks.
- Finalize case processing and generate queries for follow-up
- Knowledge of seriousness, expectedness, causality, and global reporting
- Familiarity with reconciliation processes and aggregate reporting (PSUR/DSUR)
- Ability to mentor new joiners and review SOPs
- Working knowledge of SDEA and KPI/SLA basics
- Process literature ICSRs and maintain compliance with monitoring requirements
Your Profile:
- Must have 2+ years in PV Case processing in Post Marketing
- Strong analytical skills with attention to detail in data collection and reporting
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration with team members and stakeholders
- A commitment to maintaining high standards of quality and compliance in all pharmacovigilance activities
What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.
Our benefits examples include:
- 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.
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.
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