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Specialist, Drug Safety

$MRKCairo, Cairo (New Cairo)· posted 1d ago
Pharmacovigilance

Job Description

Ready to make a meaningful impact on patient safety across the Middle East? Join our team as a PV (Pharmacovigilance) Specialist and play a key role in pharmacovigilance operations, regulatory compliance, and safeguarding patient well-being across multiple markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage pharmacovigilance intake activities, including reconciliation and follow-up of safety reports.

• Prepare and submit Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs) and aggregate safety reports in compliance with local regulations.

• Support pharmacovigilance audits, inspections, and inspection readiness activities.

• Deliver local PV training and promote compliance with pharmacovigilance requirements.

• Escalate safety issues appropriately and maintain accurate PV documentation and archiving.

• Act with a high degree of independence while ensuring adherence to company and regulatory standards.

• Serve as Deputy QPPV for Egypt and provide backup support for PV Responsible Persons in Libya, Sudan, and Yemen when required.

• Contribute to additional PV projects and continuous improvement initiatives under managerial oversight.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Pharmacy or Medical degree.

• Fluency in English and proficiency in Arabic (written and spoken).

• Minimum 1 year of Pharmacovigilance experience within a multinational company.

• Strong knowledge of Egypt Good Pharmacovigilance Practice (GVP) guidelines.

• Previous pharmacovigilance experience in other Middle Eastern countries is a plus.

Required Skills: Compliance Management, Detail-Oriented, Problem Solving, Teamwork, Time Management, Ways of Working Preferred Skills: Customer Follow-Ups, Reconciliations (Inactive) Current Employees apply HERE

Current Contingent Workers apply HERE

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