Head Pharmacovigilance - North America

At Dr. Reddy's "Good Health Can't Wait"
By joining Dr. Reddy’s, you will contribute to making the breakthroughs of tomorrow a reality today! From making medicines more affordable to discovering innovative treatment options to satisfy unmet medical needs, we are dedicated to helping people lead longer and healthier lives. We are seeking dynamic and energetic individuals ready to inspire, ready to make a difference for their community and every community.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Dr. Reddy’s, we are deeply committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone belongs and is valued for their contributions to the team.  We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the role and are open to exploring candidates with a less traditional background. 

We are seeking an exceptional leader to head our Pharmacovigilance function for North America. Incumbent will also provide oversight on medical affairs and medical information services and support in providing strategic inputs to cross functional teams as well as initiate, improve and monitor the execution of existing systems.

The role will be based in Princeton, NJ and report to Global Head of Pharmacovigilance

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Maintain and identify pharmacovigilance processes and procedures to be documented and set up. Ensure that the pharmacovigilance Quality Management System and achieve compliance with US regulatory requirements
• Continuously monitoring NAG pharmacovigilance regulations and notifying Global Pharmacovigilance (GPV) of any changes
• Overseeing compliance with NAG pharmacovigilance regulations (e.g. with respect to the intake of adverse events, processing, timeliness of submission and quality of expedited Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs), PADERs, and timely responses to Regulatory Authority requests)
• Lead the interaction between the USFDA and Health Canada for all aspects of pharmacovigilance and product safety
• Ensuring that GPV is notified of changes to the product portfolio, including new approvals, and sharing the Prescribing Information (PI), both new and revised
• Ensuring that GPV is promptly notified of any significant regional safety concerns
• Having awareness of any post-authorization safety studies requested by the Regulatory Authority for the region
•  Anchor drug safety regulatory inspection in US (FDA regulatory agencies), participate in audits and provide support in external audits. Responsible for driving successful PV audits to achieve no critical findings and provide post inspection report with corrective action plan
• Review current reporting period against historical data to conduct detail evaluation of risks / identify potential risk areas. Review existing products for safety risks and generate report on product risk-benefit ratio and develop proposal for regulatory agencies and manage the REMS program, budget and ensure regulatory sign off and take corrective actions when necessary
• Support in the development and execution of North America Medical Affairs plans and Dr. Reddy's Canada Medical Affairs plans in consideration of best clinical practices and overall corporate objectives aligned with commercial Brand strategy
• Provide oversight of the medical information services for North America and ensure seamless communication with Pharmacovigilance service providers
•  Engage effectively cross-functionally, maximizing functional reporting relationships, and ensure successful implementation of company strategies. Support scientific congress attendance via pre-meeting planning and post-meeting CI reporting
• Ensuring oversight of any local pharmacovigilance service providers; if applicable
• Providing support for regional audits and inspections, as required
• Overseeing the training of non-PV personnel and PV personnel in the region
• Drive communication and collaboration on PV related matters with the individual countries of the region through regular leadership meetings, ensuring open and clear communication on PV issues have the appropriate access and input to the global PV system, and the ability to escalate regional/local safety issues
• Oversee pharmacovigilance trainings, QMS and compliance activities for presentation at monthly compliance meeting and inclusion in monthly report as necessary. Develop and implement appropriate regional and local PV procedural documents, training modules in alignment with global documents and processes
• Any other pharmacovigilance activity as delegated by the Global Head of Pharmacovigilance

Incumbent should be willing to work in person from our Princeton, NJ office

Educational qualification: Medical degree is required

Minimum work experience: 10+ years in PV in the pharmaceutical industry

Preferred experience working on post marketed generic drugs

Skills & attributes:

• Preferred understanding of North American pre-and post-marketing regulatory requirements for medical Affairs and Medical Information activities
•  Knowledge of FDA and Health Canada: Drug Discovery and Development Processes; Clinical Development Tools and Processes; Medical Affairs Guidelines; Regulatory Guidelines; Pharmacovigilance Guidelines; Domains across the pharma value chain
•  A collaborative team player with ability to work successfully across teams and functions
•  Proactiveness with attention to detail
•  Excellent communication skills (verbal & written); MS Office suite
• Demonstrated ability to manage various projects, solve problems, deliver on commitments, and work with multidisciplinary teams

Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident of U.S. or otherwise authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring visa transfer or sponsorship, now or in the future.

Dr.Reddy's Laboratories offers a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined on the basis of role, experience, skill set and location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including comprehensive health care coverage, retirement savings plan and leave benefits. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

Our Work Culture
Ask any employee at Dr. Reddy’s why they come to work every day and they’ll say, because Good Health Can’t Wait. This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions. We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations, but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives, and we’re always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit. And to do this, we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism. People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades. They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success. We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system, they can make magic.
 
Equal Opportunity Employer
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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