Full-Time Local Contact Person for Pharmacovigilance & Regulatory Affairs
Ergomed is hiring a remote Full-Time Local Contact Person for Pharmacovigilance & Regulatory Affairs. The career level for this job opening is Experienced and is accepting Toronto, Canada based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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The Local Country Person Responsible for Pharmacovigilance and Regulatory Affairs (LCPPV/LCPRA) serves as the primary local representative for ensuring compliance with national pharmacovigilance and regulatory requirements.
This dual-role position supports the Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH) in maintaining product compliance throughout its lifecycle.
Main Responsibilities:
- Primary contact person with local regulatory authorities for Regulatory Affairs and Pharmacovigilance.
- Prompt and effective communication with local regulatory authorities.
- Provision of local regulatory intelligence screening and expert advice.
- Collection and reporting of locally suspected ADRs or ICSRs (FUs, translations).
- Local management/oversight of risk minimization measures related to urgent safety restrictions and emerging safety issues.
- Preparation and collection of documentation for submissions to the regulatory authorities.
- Review and linguistic input on local Product Information and Mock-ups.
- Development and implementation of local pharmacovigilance system in compliance with Global MAH's system and local regulations.
- Perform local non-indexed literature screening and screening of regulatory authority website(s) for potential Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) and safety information.
- Maintain accurate records and documentation at local level.
- Provide support to the RA & PV Global operations team.
- Ensure compliance with MAH's and PrimeVigilance's procedures.
- Support audits and Inspections.
- Handle local QA tasks (suspected falsified products, quality alerts, quality-related requirements from the local market).
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences, Chemistry, Nursing, or equivalent professional experience.
- Minimum 3 years within pharmaceutical or CRO industry or regulatory authority.
- Minimum 2 years within LCPPV role, or relevant pharmacovigilance experience in safety-related position.
- Pharmacovigilance training and/or working experience and other educational or professional background as required by local regulations.
- Prior experience in Regulatory Affairs is preferred but not mandatory.
- Expert knowledge of ICH GVP and relevant local legislation/regulatory requirements.
- Proficiency in English and French, both written and verbal.
- Strong skills in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).