Site name: usa - pennsylvania - philadelphia, usa - north carolina - research triangle park, usa - pennsylvania - upper providence
Posted date: sep 30 2021
This role can be based from either a home office in the us, or from the gsk sites at rtp (north carolina) or upper providence (pennsylvania).
As a member of the serm (safety evaluation and risk management) group at gsk, you will provide key safety leadership and expertise to the oncology portfolioThis will span from clinical development right through to marketed products, offering a true breadth of experience in safetyThrough signal detection, signal evaluation, data review and other pharmacovigilance tasks, you will ensure all safety information is efficiently evaluated in keeping with global compliance end regulatory requirementsYou will identify need for updates in labelling and drive other proactive changes to enhance risk management.
We need someone who can be a real safety leader in this roleYou won’t just be gathering data, but will need to interpret and understand key safety information, translating this into positive or remedial actions which drive safety objectives and risk mitigation, as well as promoting a positive and progressive safety culture – including influencing and engaging with partners in a range of functions within the business.
Due to the size of our oncology portfolio, this position will offer considerable exposure to the drug product lifecycle and a real variety of product, including immuno-oncology drugsYou will be part of a complex, matrixed organisation full of passionate, motivated and committed safety experts – individuals you can learn from, share with and support in your own rightThis is a team that works in an extremely collaborative way, guaranteeing variety, flexibility and opportunity for the successful candidate.
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Significant contribution to safety, pharmacovigilance and risk management activities for the oncology portfolio
Participation in cross functional, matrixed teams, in which you play a safety leadership role
Providing technical input, review and approval to a range of key documents and processes, including presenting safety information during clinical and commercial meetings
Drives and conducts signal detection within oncology, subsequently leading assessment of safety data, results and potential recommendations
Producing accurate and appropriate documentation to support regulatory filings and other investigations
Playing a positive role in the production and submission of high-quality regulatory documents, including supporting loc’s with license renewal documentation and more
Contributing expert safety knowledge to a range of due diligence activities, internal assessments and audits etc.
Leading process improvement initiatives within serm which contribute to advancements in methodology and process through new ideas, new implementations, continuous improvements and more
As a leader, contribution to the training, coaching and mentoring of others in signal evaluation, risk management and safety, acting as an exemplar of safety and risk management practices
About you:
The serm team is a highly collaborative and matrixed organisation, which works in partnership with the wider businessAs such, the successful candidate will need excellent communication and team working skills and must be comfortable with influencing and negotiate at all levelsThis will also require flexibility and adaptability, adjusting behaviours to meet the current needYou must be able to make quality decisions and resolve problems while dealing with complex information, absorbing and evaluating considerable data to do soIt’s also important that you are comfortable with multi-tasking and prioritising, as well as dropping in and out of projects at short notice in order to best support the safety needs of the wider teamThis is a group that works best as a whole, so sharing and helping one another is crucial to this success.
As a leader in safety, you’ll also need to be comfortable with training, coaching and mentoringYou’ll set a positive example, whilst also helping to delegate and coordinate tasks, projects etcWithin these projects you’ll need to be credible and effective, contributing impactful and innovative ideas which support tactical and strategic improvements with both a safety and a commercial business perspective.
Closing date for applications: october 30th (cob)
Please take a copy of the job description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.
Why you?
Required qualifications and experience:
Qualified as a pharmd, pharmacist, nurse, nurse practitioner or other formal education in biomedical or health care specialism
5 years’ experience in a safety / pharmacovigilance position
10 years’ experience in pharma industry
Experience in medical writing
Experience analysing safety data to drive solutions
Experience of pharmacology
Experience of the clinical development and approval process
Preferred qualifications and experience:
Oncology drug development experience
Experience of marketed/commercial products in oncology or immunology
Experience in statistics and epidemiology
Why gsk?
Gsk is a place where outstanding people do amazing thingsAs a science-led global healthcare company, we exist to help people do more, feel better, live longerThis special purpose – along with our goal of being one of the world’s most innovative, best performing and trusted healthcare companies – helps us attract some of the best and brightest minds in the world.
We take pride in providing access to all and continually focus on our opportunity and obligation to do more to improve inclusion and diversity: for our people inside gsk; in the way we do business; and in the communities where we operate.
We want our company to be a place where diversity of people and thought is valued everywhere and where we’re all able to be ourselves and feel a sense of belongingAn inclusive organization where we all feel valued, engaged and supported, knowing that our work makes an important contribution to our missionReinforced by our clear values and expectations, it is part of our dnaTogether we achieve extraordinary things for our patients and consumers, who rely on us each and every day.
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