Patient Safety Alliance Manager

at  Sandoz

WHY CONSIDER SANDOZ?

500 million patients were touched by Sandoz generic and biosimilar medicines in 2021 and while we’re proud of this, we know there is more we could do to continue to help pioneer access to medicines for people around the world. How will we do this?
We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what’s possible, when we collaborate with courage to tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges aggressively and ambitiously.
Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying!
Imagine what you could do here at Sandoz!

Minimum Requirements :

• Degree in Biomedical Science or related scientific discipline. Higher degree desirable.
• Minimum 4 years experience in pharmacovigilance or in a regulatory/compliance related area, of those at least 2 years working in Patient Safety Alliance; a thorough knowledge of the functional requirements of safety reporting, PV System and safety database, good knowledge of industry regulations and guidelines in the field of Pharmacovigilance.
• Fluency in spoken and written English, knowledge of Czech language desirable but not mandatory.
• Experience and ability to work in matrix cross-functional environments.
• Operations Management and Execution.
• Organizational skills, planning, prioritizing and flexibility to adjust to changing deadlines and priorities; ability to work independently and under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, strong negotiation and problem solving skills

• Maintain knowledge of current and developing regulations for pharmacovigilance and provide expertise and advice to all concerned Sandoz line units and external partners for Sandoz vigilance agreements, as required.
• Take part in due diligence activities for new deals as required to assess potential partner PV systems for the impact on Sandoz enterprise and take a leading role in developing the PV collaboration strategy with partners.
• Manage pharmacovigilance agreements with external business partners by leading and performing negotiations to define conditions of the agreement with external business partners, as well as ensure regular contact with key partners to facilitate agreement compliance and good relations.
• Communicate requirements to Patient Safety functions and other Sandoz line units to ensure compliance with vigilance agreements, as well as ensure external business partners and Patient Safety management and QPPV are alerted on compliance and reconciliation issues and have oversight of corrective actions to improve and maintain a high level of compliance.
• Perform timely review and updates of pharmacovigilance agreements and implementation, as well as accurate and up-to-date information of agreements in the vigilance agreement repository/ies.
• Closely interact with local and regional business functions on new or changing deals.
• Support inspection of Sandoz by Health Authorities, internal audits, Sandoz audits of Pharmacovigilance Agreement partners, partner inspections.

Minimum Requirements :

• Degree in Biomedical Science or related scientific discipline. Higher degree desirable.
• Minimum 4 years experience in pharmacovigilance or in a regulatory/compliance related area, of those at least 2 years working in Patient Safety Alliance; a thorough knowledge of the functional requirements of safety reporting, PV System and safety database, good knowledge of industry regulations and guidelines in the field of Pharmacovigilance.
• Fluency in spoken and written English, knowledge of Czech language desirable but not mandatory.
• Experience and ability to work in matrix cross-functional environments.
• Operations Management and Execution.
• Organizational skills, planning, prioritizing and flexibility to adjust to changing deadlines and priorities; ability to work independently and under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, strong negotiation and problem solving skills.

You will receive (for Czech Republic):
• Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary
• Risk Life Insurance
• 5-week holiday per year (1 week above the Labor Law requirement)
• Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus CZ in the amount of 12,000 CZK per year
• Meal vouchers in amount of 120 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company)
• Public Transport Allowance
• Multisport Card
• Premium Health Care Program