Description

On behalf of my client, we are collaborating with them on a new vacancy for a Vigilance Assessor. Excellent opportunity for someone to progress their career.

THE ROLE:

You will work as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary and you will be responsible for monitoring the benefit-risk profile and for assessing risk management planning activities of medicinal products in Ireland and in the European Union in the post-marketing setting.

The key activities of the role will involve:

-Scientific evaluation of cumulative and emerging data on the risks of medicinal products from various post marketing sources including clinical studies, pharmacovigilance databases and scientific literature to facilitate the timely detection and assessment of any safety concerns.

-Consideration of the impact of such evaluations on proactive risk management planning for the medicinal product, as well as the need for, design and evaluation of post authorisation safety studies to further evaluate the safety and benefit-risk profile of a medicine and support regulatory decision-making.

-Regulatory communication of such risks to healthcare professionals and patients to ensure the safe and rational use of medicines on the Irish market.

The position may be suitable for an individual with a pharmacy, life sciences or public health related background with relevant clinical experience together with experience in conducting literature reviews, data analysis and critical appraisal to support clinical decision-making. Candidates should have a demonstrated ability for technical scientific report writing.

Preference will be given to candidates with research experience, in pharmacoepidemiology or similar discipline.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

o To be considered for this post, candidates must:

o Have a degree in pharmacy or other closely related scientific discipline.

o Have at least 2 years relevant experience (acquired after the qualification required above)

o Have a PhD, or other relevant post graduate qualification, preferably in pharmacoepidemiology epidemiology, medical statistics, or other closely related scientific discipline.

o Have experience in conducting literature reviews, data analysis and critical appraisal including the evaluation of observational research and have demonstrated an ability for technical scientific report writing, presentation and communication, including as part of research conducted in the academic, clinical, or industrial field of medicine.

For full details and job spec, email your CV to or call Tina at Thornshaw Scientific is a division of the CPL Group