Director, Pharmacovigilance
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Director - Pharmacovigilance - UK
The Director of Pharmacovigilance is expected to embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement and quality output, with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs. Directors will lead Managers (Operational or Project) in the post marketing and medical device case processing team. C reates and maintains client relationships to secure repeat business with assigned clients, projects and/or portfolios through successful delivery of project timelines and quality data while maintaining profitability.
Client Interfacing
• Recognize,
exemplify and adhere to ICON's values which centers on our commitment
to People, Clients and Performance.
• Provide leadership and
consultancy to clients and project teams with respective professional
area of ICON service including Pharmacovigilance system gap analysis,
process development, system implementation, and inspection readiness,
Pharmacovigilance department development
• Provides both strategic
and tactical input on the planning and execution of client
projects
• Member of Steering/Executive Committees as part of
relationship governance, attendance of related meetings, resolution of
escalated issues
• Assigned on standalone safety projects
including provision of project governance, and oversight of timelines
and budgets as appropriate
• Responsible for strategic portfolio
program delivery and oversight
• Keep senior management appraised
of any potential/actual project or staffing issues or risks and
develop solutions for same
• Creates and maintains client
partnerships to secure repeat business with assigned clients, projects
and/or portfolios through successful delivery of project timelines and
quality data while maintaining profitability.
• May serve as
Local/Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (including deputy
level)
Business Development & Department
•
Provides input to proposals for project bids per functional area on an
as needed basis
• Participates in developing hiring targets and
achieving hiring objectives.
• Forecasts new hires based on
company NBA relevant to the department, forecast of quarterly backlog,
utilization, turnover
• Develops, implements, and monitors
department profitability and operating goals, objectives, metrics,
budgets, and strategies
• Directs the strategic global operational
or project functions within end-to-end Pharmacovigilance
•
Participates in developing new and existing business by attending and
supporting sales presentations
• Responsible for representation at
industry meetings and corporate strategy and initiatives
• Monitor
metrics, performance and staffing and issue reports to senior
management
• Direct the re-engineering of and implementation of
process improvement to improve the efficiency of assigned projects and
global pharmacovigilance processes
People Leader
• Interfaces with corporate recruiting to ensure effective
interviewing and hiring of required staff
• Provide line
management of all assigned staff and lead a team of Pharmacovigilance
operational or Pharmacovigilance project experts
• Ensures
appropriate employee resources are available to meet corporate and
project objectives
• Responsible for the training of staff to
ensure optimal performance and compliance with ICON systems and
process
• Responsible for career development, assessment,
feedback, and retention
• Coaches and mentors' staff and provides
feedback on performance.
Locations in Japan: When ICON is
performing safety services for a Japanese Marketing Authorization
Holder, this role may be assigned as the Supervisor of Entrusted
Safety Assurance
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Director, Pharmacovigilance
ICR United Kingdom
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