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SUMMARY

The purpose of the Associate Director of Middle East, Turkey Area (META) Pharmacovigilance role is to provide leadership and people management for the employees in affiliate pharmacovigilance roles across META Hub (Gulf, Saudi, Arabia, Turkey and Russia/CIS region) to ensure quality and compliance in pharmacovigilance operations, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders; ensure continuous improvements of processes and implementations of processes and relevant regulations into safety system through comprehensive business and technical knowledge/experience. The Associate Director - META Pharmacovigilance serves as the link to Global Patient Safety (GPS) and the affiliate safety. Regional Pharmacovigilance experience across ME/GCC is essential.

Education:

• Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in pharmacy or medical degree or equivalent demonstrated experience is required

Experience:

• 10+ years Pharma experience, including 5 years leading Pharmacovigilance (PV) at a regional level

Soft Skills:

• Cross-functional work
• Managing a team
• Decision making
• Problem solving
• Ability to influenc

Technical Skills:

• Basic computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Professional knowledge of English including medical terminology
• Advanced knowledge of global and local PV regulations and legislation, both pre- and post-marketin

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary Responsibilities: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the job requirements at the time it was prepared. The job requirements of any position may change over time and may include additional responsibilities not specifically described in the job description. Consult with your supervision regarding your actual job responsibilities and any related duties that may be required for the position.

1. General Responsibilities and Regulatory Compliance:

• Responsible for the establishment and maintenance of Lilly’s local pharmacovigilance system, including the performance of the quality system and pharmacovigilance activities to promote, maintain and improve compliance with the legal requirements and relevant Good Vigilance Practice (GVP) requirements in META Hub.
• Provide strategic direction for the execution of pharmacovigilance activities (e.g. adverse event management, expedited and periodic reporting, risk management and creation and maintenance of the Pharmacovigilance System Master File).
• Evaluate any safety and compliance issues with global management and facilitate execution of corrective and preventive action plan as needed.
• Acts as an interface between Global Patient Safety (GPS) and META safety personnel
• Responsible for appropriate communications between patient safety locally and other stakeholders, GPS, product complaints, medical and regulatory affairs, European Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV), product quality, clinical operations, legal, ethics and compliance and commercial partners.
• Manage regional communication network; lead regular meetings with META safety personnel, serve as a key resource for pharmacovigilance within META.
• Provide technical expertise to the aligned affiliate and GPS with respect to the interpretation and implementation of relevant pharmacovigilance legislation/regulation for both drugs and devices.
• Ensure continuity of adverse event (AE) reporting by coordinating back-up personnel during vacation for Pharmacovigilance activities.
• Ensure relevant stakeholders are made aware of actions initiated for safety reasons for any Lilly product.
• Review metrics to monitor quality and compliance activities and implement any corrective and or preventative actions.
• Support review of any local business agreements that require safety and regulatory input (e.g. business alliances, patient support programs, distribution agreements) and ensure required agreements with respect to PhV are in place, up to date and followed as required.
• Define strategies and lead response to complex technical issues for specific safety aspects in relation to projects, and various activities.
• Support negotiations with health authorities and the review of responses to regulatory agency requests, queries, PSURs and RMPs and local risk minimization tools as needed.
• Establish and ensure continuous improvement of global, regional, and local PhV procedures and quality culture.
• Represent subject matter expertise for pharmacovigilance at high level decision-making.
• Responsible for optimizing the value of Lilly products through the promotion of patient safety.
• Establish key relationships within the industry network to gather relevant information that might influence the safety activities and leverage gathered knowledge to improve patient safety.
• Contribute for policy making activities through identifying and establishing relationship with (such as foundation of pharmacovigilance) key opinion leaders.

1. People Management:

• Recruit, train, and develop skilled individuals that are motivated to work with a high-quality standard and achieve department and company objectives.
• Ensure completion of employee performance objectives and development plans through annual employee performance evaluations
• Implement performance management, career management and succession planning to maximize career potential, retain talented people for the long term and maximize value to the corporation.

1. Standards and Inspection Readiness

• Coordinate and strive for inspection and audit readiness and participate in affiliate inspections, audits, and assessments.
• Ensures relevant safety standard operating procedures (SOP) are well understood across the aligned affiliates, lead, and provide clarification on local implementation.
• Supports the development of global SOPs to ensure alignment with relevant laws and regulations.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with MoH/regulatory authority(ies) requirements and GPS policies, procedures, and processes.

1. Personal Data Protection:

• Act in accordance with respecting privacy and other relating procedures.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in pharmacy or medical degree or equivalent demonstrated experience is required.

Experience:

• 10+ years Pharma experience, including 5 years leading Pharmacovigilance (PV) at a regional level.

Soft Skills:

• Cross-functional work
• Managing a team
• Decision making
• Problem solving
• Ability to influence

Technical Skills:

• Basic computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Professional knowledge of English including medical terminology
• Advanced knowledge of global and local PV regulations and legislation, both pre- and post-marketing

Other:

• Excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, organizational and negotiation skills
• Strong knowledge of quality systems
• Ability to travel as needed

Preferred:

• Knowledge and understanding of local, regional, and global procedures as applicable.
• Knowledge of legislation with regards to relevant national regulatory guidelines, directives, and regulations in Pharmacovigilance.

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