Drug Safety Specialist II - West Coast

Position Summary:

Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to; safety management plan development, serious adverse event (SAE, SUSARS) case management from intake to regulatory reporting, and providing safety expertise in a timely manner upon request from team members, clients, and study site personnel.

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to: 

• Interfacing with sponsors, vendors, and other internal team members in the area of safety to assist in the design and implementation of safety collection tools, processes, and reporting systems.
• Participate in the assessment and set-up of a safety database to capture SAE data.
• Perform intake, triage, data entry, medical coding, expectedness assessment, and composition of narratives and analyses of similar events for individual case safety reports (ICSRs), while following applicable regulations and company policies and procedures.
• QC of documents and safety reports.
• Preparation and/or review of project-specific safety reporting plans and medical coding plans.
• Preparation and/or review of safety training materials.
• Provide safety training and oversight for consultants, contractors and/or staff.
• Review and/or draft standard operating procedures and work instructions.
• Assist clients and/or other departmental staff with safety-related reviews and other services.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Minimum Required:

• BA/BS degree
• Minimum 2 years safety experience

Other Required:

• Health care professional
• Hands on experience with global safety database(s), SAE case processing including narrative writing, and safety reports generation
• Working knowledge of MedDRA and WHODrug
• Working knowledge of FDA safety regulations, ICH guidelines, and global safety regulations.

Preferred:

• Nursing or pharmacy degree preferred
• Clinical trial safety experience
• Hands on experience with Argus
• Industry experience in CRO or pharmaceutical company preferred

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