UCB
- Location:
- Anderlecht – Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Type:
- Permanent
- Main Industry:
- Search Health, Nursing & Social Services Jobs
- Other Industries & Skills:
- Legal
- Advertiser:
- UCB
- Job ID:
- 130340221
- Posted On:
- 09 April 2024
Make your mark for patients
Position: Head, Global Safety Data Integration and Literature
Make your mark for patients:
We are seeking an innovative, strong communicator and influencing Head, Global Safety Data Integration and Literature to join our leadership team in the Product Pharmacovigilance & Device Safety team, ideally based in our Raleigh (US), Monheim (Germany), Slough (UK) or Brussels (Belgium) offices.
About the role:
You will play a pivotal role in oversight and implementation of new and improved solutions to develop best in class safety business processes for standardized data collection in line with patient safety strategic objectives. You will act at the primary point of contact within UCB for any regulatory queries and interactions with health authorities and lead Mission Regulatory discussions internally as part of the Patient Value Unit.
Who you’ll work with
Reporting to the Head of Global Safety Reporting Operations, this position consolidates global and affiliate safety data integration owning the intake and literature screening process for UCB’s full product portfolio, including drugs, biologics, and combination products across all geographies. This is a pivotal position in an evolving regulatory and technology focused environment that requires the ability to work with international and cross-functional teams, and the ability to interact with regulators during inspections and audits.
What you’ll do:
-Lead the execution of a comprehensive strategy for efficiently collecting safety information from multiple potential sources, including spontaneous reports, clinical studies, market research, social media, literature, and license partners.
-Stay updated on the latest trends and emerging developments in safety data collection. Utilize this knowledge to drive continual improvements in processes leveraging technology, aligned with Patient Safety’s automation objectives.
-Ensure that collection methodologies facilitate timely, complete, and high-quality data, streamlining efficient case processing operations.
-As the business process owner, drive the implementation of technology solutions to enhance data collection efficiency, supporting streamlined ICSR intake and literature operations while maintaining data accuracy and compliance.
-Coordinate and lead a project team with affiliate teams to advocate for harmonization of intake processes, improving standardized procedures with vendors wherever possible, fostering consistency.
-Serve as deputy delegate to Global Safety Reporting Operations Head and account for oversight of literature screening and management activities.
-Provide oversight of advanced analytics and reporting capabilities to develop volume forecasting projections, identify trends, and potential risks.
Interested? For this position you’ll need the following education, experience, and skills:
-Bachelors’ degree in health sciences, business or related field is required and master’s degree preferred.
-At least 5 years in the pharmaceutical industry in leadership roles relevant to pharmacovigilance.
-Well defined experience with safety databases and case processing activities.
-Demonstrated experience leading teams within the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in product pharmacovigilance & device safety teams.
-Versed in serving as a lead in ICSR and Literature vendor management for governance oversight, optimizing vendor relationships, workload analysis and strategic capacity modelling.
Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!
About us
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.
Why work with us?
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equitable opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.
UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.
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