[Hiring] Pharmacovigilance Associate @Harrow

Role Description

Under the general guidance of the Senior Pharmacovigilance Specialist, the Pharmacovigilance Associate plays a critical role in ensuring the safety, quality, and accuracy of approved drug products by supporting medical information inquiries, adverse event (AE) reporting, and product quality complaints (PQC) through the Medical Information and Communication Center (MICC). This role involves:

• Timely regulatory reporting
• Management of adverse drug reactions (ADRs)
• Strategic oversight of pharmacovigilance activities
• Collection, monitoring, assessment, evaluation, research, and tracking of safety information

Strong collaboration with internal teams, healthcare professionals, regulatory authorities, and third-party vendors is essential to maintaining high-quality safety communication and compliance with FDA and global regulatory requirements.

Essential Responsibilities

• Assess adverse event reports for validity and seriousness, and triage and prioritize them by regulatory reporting timelines.
• Process new and follow-up Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs) in the safety database in a timely and accurate manner, including MedDRA coding and narrative writing.
• Proactively engage with healthcare professionals and stakeholders to gather additional information about adverse events.
• Support timely submission of expedited (15-day Alert) and non-expedited ICSRs to FDA through E2B(R3) electronic submission.
• Exchange safety information with licensing and distribution partners within the timelines in the PVA/SDEA.
• Screen literature search results for reportable cases and safety information on Harrow products.
• Support aggregate safety report preparation (e.g., PADERs and DSURs), including data pulls, line listings, and data reconciliation.
• Perform quality checks of processed cases and follow all applicable SOPs and work instructions.
• Facilitate effective communication with regulatory authorities, healthcare professionals, and stakeholders on safety-related matters.
• Provide support to pharmacovigilance operations as needed.
• Collaborate closely with departments like clinical research, regulatory affairs, Quality, and medical affairs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or a related field, or equivalent educational background.
• 2–3 years of experience in pharmacovigilance/drug safety, or a related area.
• Excellent written and verbal skills in English.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving approach.
• Demonstrate ability to work independently as well as within teams.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Demonstrate confidence, professionalism, and credibility whilst interacting with customers and third parties.
• Demonstrate an understanding of compliance and of quality management systems.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time (Remote) position in Ledgewood, NJ, with regular operations occurring M-F between 9 am-5 pm. Working hours may vary anywhere from several hours before opening to several hours after closing. Additionally, weekend hours may be needed depending upon workload demands.

Travel

Occasional travel up to 10% is expected for this position. Must be able to travel independently as a Harrow Eye, LLC representative.