Senior Pharmacovigilance Scientist
| Posting date: | 01 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £30.0 to £48.0 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £30 - £48 p/h OUTSIDE IR35 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 September 2025 |
| Location: | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1TW |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 4720092_1756732254 |
Summary
Your new company
My client is a global biopharmaceutical company with a goal of contributing to healthcare innovation and environmental sustainability. They are focused on improving people's quality of life, specialising in Oncology, neurology, rare diseases, ophthalmology and immunology. There is an opportunity for a Senior Pharmacovigilance Scientist to join their Patient Safety Operations - Data Transformation team on an initial 12-month rolling contract.
OUTSIDE IR35
Hybrid -2 days in office per week
Your new role
As a highly motivated individual, you will use your pharmacovigilance expertise, particularly individual case safety report (ICSR) knowledge, to ensure safety data is processed and reported in a high-quality, compliant manner, so it can be used to understand and communicate the product benefit risk to protect patients' safety.
- Performing oversight of service providers who execute ICSR tasks (and Medical Device reports)
- Answering queries and proactive sharing of your subject matter expertise to stakeholders (internally, at the service provider, business partners, auditors and inspectors)
- Conducting process reviews to design and implement process improvements
- Identifying root causes of non-compliance to agree Corrective Actions and Preventative Actions (CAPAs), which you may be responsible for implementing
- Impact assessment of new / updated regulatory requirements
What you'll need to succeed
- Life sciences degree
- Proven Pharmacovigilance experience in the pharmaceutical industry - Demonstrated experience in a breadth of areas pertaining to pharmacovigilance, and pharmacovigilance legislation; good knowledge of international regulations (ICH, EU GVP Modules, FDA) and an understanding of the pharmaceutical industry (product development and the commercial environment) and of rapidly evolving personalised healthcare environment and ecosystem.
- Medical Device processing experience, knowledge.
- Evidence of leading complex, time-pressured projects, working with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Evidence of proactive, self-driven, independent working
What you need to do now
Before you apply for this position, it is vital that you are in possession of a UK passport or relevant visa to work without restrictions in the UK and residing in the UK.
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Roberta Atkins on 03330106292