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ICAP Executive Search, on behalf of Pfizer, the Leading Global Biopharmaceutical Company, is looking for high caliber professional for the position of the Safety Risk Lead.
Safety Risk Lead (Ref. code 6275/PVM/ESS/GR)
Role Summary:
The Safety Risk Lead (Senior Manager) is accountable for the global medical safety management of Pfizer products and performs proactive signal detection and evaluation, and risk assessment/minimization to ensure Pfizer products are safe for patients.
He/she will provide organizational leadership within the Safety Surveillance & Risk Management and within Pfizer, including:
- Performs proactive safety surveillance and risk management to effect product safety signal detection & evaluation, risk assessment and safety risk minimization
- Works with other Pfizer functions engaged in benefit-risk management (Regulatory Affairs, Quality, CMO, Corporate Audit, etc) to enable one medical voice
Role Responsibilities:- Act as a point of contact for Safety in the Asset Teams, ensuring a unified communication on safety matters and representing WWS position(s) on safety Chairs RMCs and Core Working Groups for his/her assigned products with oversight
- Represents Pfizer WWS at internal (e.g. governance and business unit disease area leadership teams) and external forums (e.g. regulatory authority and business partner interactions) as agreed with Manager
- Evaluates safety data of any source with oversight, identifies and analyzes safety signals, and presents medical evaluation of safety signals and benefit-risk assessments to the appropriate forums
- Provides disease area specific pharmacovigilance expertise, and applies this to various business unit products assigned to him/her
- Assists with preparation of basic action plans to address risk and benefit-risk issues, often requiring cross-functional activity to address safety issues and risk minimization plans
- Prepares and contributes to written safety assessments and benefit-risk evaluations, reviews and approves safety documents
- Ensures consistency of safety risk messaging for a particular product or class of products, across multiple indications/BUs. Represents SSRM on due diligence activities
- Identifies opportunities for consistency and standards for safety surveillance and risk management processes
- Innovates, champions and implements novel approaches to safety surveillance and risk management across Pfizer’s portfolio of products: engages in continuous improvement initiatives, Safety Sciences Research & Communications activities, including methodological improvements
- Engages in inspection readiness support including provision of data to project managers for metrics and activity tracking
- Makes decisions based on clinical experience
- Assesses the suitability of biopharmaceutical products on typical physician practice within various health systems, hospital and non-hospital patient care facilities
- Develops a culture of courage, excellence, equity and joy within the team including regular communications, coaching, and mentoring of the team as required