What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety Scientist position at Mindlance?
Company Description
Mindlance Inc. is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers across the country. Feel free to check us out at http://www.mindlance.com.
Job Description
Job Title: Safety Scientist
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Blue Bell, PA - 920 Harvest Drive (4907)
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, extra hours may be required based on workload, minimum 8 hours/day
Description
Work from Home answer:
There is no routine work from home, but we do allow contractors on an occasional basis at the discretion of the manager and dependent on things such as work volume, employee being in good standing, etc.
Contract duration 6 months with option to extend.
• Assist with the preparation of adverse event reporting plans (AERPs) and other plans as required
• Maintain a listing of all administrative changes and updates
• Ensure all processes as described are operational
• Alert Project Management when activities fall outside SOW
• Process and evaluate AE reports according to the customer's standard operating procedures (SOPs): write the narrative, perform seriousness rating and causality and expectedness assessment
• Ensure the quality and accuracy of data used to support any regulatory document, including but not limited to: ICSRs, aggregate data, requested line listings
• Assist in the reconciliation of clinical and safety databases
• Contribute to the preparation and quality control of safety aggregate reports, responses to authorities, company core data sheets, signal detection and assessment reports
• Perform literature review for identification of case reports and other relevant safety information
• Liaise with both internal and external vendors (clients, patients and HCPs)
• Review/Quality check (QC) of source documents, coding, data entry, report generation and distribution
• Monitor compliance metrics and ensure appropriate documentation when deficient
• Assist in evaluation and validation of systems to support safety
• Other duties as assigned by management
Qualifications
• Requests to work from home must be made in advance, and may be denied at the discretion of the manager.
• In instances of inclement weather, we would allow our contractor and permanent employees to work (safely) at home
• Registered Nurse, Pharmacist, or other degree in a science or health-related field
• Good knowledge of global and local PV regulations and legislation, both pre-and post-marketing required.
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Minimum of 1 year of experience in a pharmaceutical company or a
service provider (e.g., CRO) with case processing responsibilities
• Pharmacovigilance (PV) reporting experience should include drugs and biologics.
• Experience with safety surveillance of vaccines and medical devices a plus but not required
• Proficient with case processing including use of coding dictionaries, case narratives preferably within ARISg and/or Argus.
• Proficient with computer programs (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Good communication, interpersonal interaction, and organizational skills are essential
• Ability to manage multiple client projects simultaneously with good time management skills.
• Fluent in English, additional language fluency a plus, but not required
Additional Information
To discuss on this opportunity feel free to reach Afaque Ahmed
Call on 732.582.0993 or email your resume to afaquea(at)mindlance.com
