The Associate Director is responsible for adverse event management including aggregate and individual case safety report (ICSR) health authority submissions, compliance monitoring, and for performing the tasks independently when required.  The Associate Director is also responsible for other activities (as delegated by their manager) which may include but are not limited to: management and negotiation of local PV and RA agreements, local due diligence activities, participation in audits and inspections and related readiness activities, local initiatives, SOP management, local training, communication of safety issues, developing product registration plans and strategies, people development, or special projects as assigned, and is able to work on these delegated activities independently.

Qualifications:

• The incumbent must have a health, life science, or medical science degree or equivalent by education / experience and be fluent in English (written and spoken) while proficient in local language.
• He/she should have a minimum of 5 years of industry experience in in pharmacovigilance and/or regulatory affairs and supervisory experience managing people/teams/contractors.
• He/she must have in-depth knowledge of PV and RA regulations for countries covered by the country operation and be an expert in PV/RA processes and activities.