Patient Safety Specialist

769 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2020, and while we’re proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people’s lives.
- We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
- We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying
- Imagine what you could do here at Novartis
- Position purpose:

- Monitors and audits the company’s drug, biologics or medical devices surveillance program including the intake, evaluation, processing and follow-up on adverse reports. Participates in the resolution of any legal liability and in complying with government regulations. Ensures accurate receipt, maintenance and assessment against product labeling. Reports events or reactions as required by regulatory agencies including adverse events data from clinical trials, spontaneous or solicited sources, periodic and experience reports. May provide trending and safety signal detection and assessment. Supports all clinical trial activity and post marketing.
- Major Accountabilities- To support management of operational processes in ensuring compliance with Novartis global/local procedures, national and international regulations/standards/guidelines for pharmacovigilance of Novartis marketed and investigational products
- Manage collection, processing, documentation, reporting and follow-up of all adverse events (AE) reports for all Novartis products from clinical trials, post-marketing studies (PMS), Patient Oriented Programs (POP), registries and all Spontaneous Reports (SR).
- Transcribe, translate (where required) and enter data of all Serious Adverse Events (from Clinical Trials,) and all adverse events (from POPs, PMS, registries and all SRs) from source documents onto safety systems accurately and consistently with emphasis on timeliness and quality.
- Record and track receipts, submissions and distributions of documents like SAEs, SRs, Investigator Notifications etc in cooperation with other departments -Manage reporting/submission/distribution of safety reports/updates/information to Local Health Authorities and/or clinical operations in cooperation with other Departments.
- Work with other local/global PV associates to ensure accurate evaluation of safety data.
- Interact and exchange relevant safety information with LHA, PV associates, other functional groups and third party contractor, if applicable.
- Survey and monitor global/ regional/national (as applicable) pharmacovigilance regulations and provide update to global PVO organization.
- Develop, update and implement local procedures to ensure compliance with PVO global procedures and national requirements.
- Management and maintenance all relevant assigned PVO databases, if applicable.
- Develop and update training materials for pharmacovigilance
- Ensure support for and close-out of audits, corrective action plan activities and Health Authority inspections.
- Provide timely, relevant information to trial coordinators, CRAs and other Novartis staff

Key Performance Indicator(s)- Adherence to Novartis policy and guidelines
- Project and stakeholder feedback
- Operational risk mitigation and audit/inspection findings
- Quality and timely reporting of KPI and safety reports/updates
- Results of audits/inspections

**Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:

- Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve._

**Minimum requirements**
- Health-related professional education
- Flexible time availability
- Communication skills
- Sense of urgency
- Detail orientation
- Teamwork
- Management and Execution
- Flexibility and dynamism in situations of change.
- Collaborating across boundaries
- English: intermediate

**Division**
- Global Drug Development**Business Unit**
- CMO & PATIENT SAFETY GDD**Country**
- Argentina**Work Location**
- Buenos Aires**Company/Legal Entity**
- Novartis Argentina S.A**Functional Area**
- Research & Development**Job Type**
- Part Time**Part Time %**
- 75**Employment Type**
- Regular**Shift Work**
- No**Early Talent**
- Yes