Spécialiste en pharmacovigilance/Pharmacovigilance Specialist (Contrat 12 mois)

at  McKesson

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.
McKesson touche la vie des patients en œuvrant dans pratiquement tous les secteurs des soins de santé dans le but d’améliorer la santé en général. Chez McKesson Canada, nous créons un impact dans la vie de 12 millions de Canadiens, chaque jour. Nous distribuons plus de 35 000 produits à partir de 12 centres de distribution à 6 300 pharmacies de détail, 1 350 hôpitaux, centres de santé longue durée, cliniques et établissements de santé partout au Canada. Toutefois, nous sommes beaucoup plus qu’une entreprise de distribution. Nous avons automatisé 2 500 pharmacies de détail et distribuons annuellement plus de 100 millions de doses de médicaments grâce à nos solutions d’automatisation. Les fabricants, les fournisseurs de soins de santé et les patients comptent sur nous pour une gamme complète de services qui contribuent à la qualité et l’intégrité des soins de santé pour le bénéfice de tous.
Chez McKesson, vous participerez à la création de produits et de solutions qui contribuent à la réalisation de la mission de l’entreprise, soit améliorer la qualité de vie et faire progresser les soins de santé. Travailler ici représente une occasion d’édifier une industrie qui est vitale pour nous tous.

JOB SUMMARY

The Drug Safety Specialist is an integral part of the pharmacovigilance team, and is responsible for the identification, collection, documentation, processing and reporting of adverse event data in compliance with Health Canada regulations and client specific requirements. The Drug Safety Specialist will ensure accurate and comprehensive data entry of adverse event information in a timely manner. The Drug Safety Specialist is also responsible for supporting the pharmacovigilance team in activities related to quality safety reviews, internal pharmacovigilance auditing, and deviation investigation & management.

SECTION A - SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Management of adverse events from all relevant sources
• Ensure all adverse events are processed in a timely manner according to client requirements
• Demonstrate diligence in follow-up attempts to ensure all necessary information for case completeness
• Ensure adequate documentation and archiving of all drug safety information and source documentation
• The ability to accurately record and represent relevant information from medical and diagnostic reports and prepare concise narrative summaries of safety information
• The ability to work independently across multiple projects and work collaboratively with other team members and colleagues across disciplines
• The ability to follow established processes and the flexibility to adopt new practices and priorities as required
• Work with clients, as required, to ensure processes and strategies are maintained, internal and external timelines are met, potential issues are communicated, and resolution is achieved in a timely manner
• Support inspection readiness and audits as required  Manage activities in specific projects as assigned

SECTION B - GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ability to prioritize and reprioritize work in a constantly changing environment
• Adhere to professional standards as stipulated by the relevant governing professional bodies
• Participate and assist in departmental continuous improvement activities related to process, quality, and training
• Assist with reviews of aggregate data to identify program trends and communicate these trends appropriately
• Maintain program data integrity through the quality review of program documentation, ensuring completeness and accuracy
• Perform other duties as assigned