Pharmacovigilance & Medical Information Officer / Country Safety Head Back-up, FINLAND

Job description

About the Opportunity

Join Sanofi Finland as a Pharmacovigilance (PV) & Medical Information (MI) Officer / Country Safety Head (CSH) Back-up In this role you will be reporting to the Country Safety Head/MI manager and you will also act as her back-up.

As part of the North Europe PV team you will be exposed and recognized as part of different working groups and global initiatives. At local level the team is partnering with business units and corresponding functions and have direct impact on company projects.

About Sanofi

At Sanofi we work across human health from vaccines to rare diseases, and consumer healthcare. This creates opportunities to work across different areas to build a diverse and exciting career. Sanofi has the capabilities and resources to support your aspirations to fulfill your ambitions and be the best you can be.

Our purpose at Sanofi is to work passionately every day to understand and solve healthcare needs of people across the world. Our ambition is by 2025, to be a top 3 innovative, global and diversified human healthcare company. One that embraces transformative technologies and is focused on its area of excellence. We want to focus on those areas where we know we are making a difference. 

About growing with us

In this role you will….

·  Contribute to pharmacovigilance (PV) related activities in Sanofi Finland including ensuring correct reporting of individual case safety reports from multiple sources to our global safety database and health authorities in close collaboration with local and global counterparts;
·  Train and share insights in legal requirements regarding PV with internal partners and external vendors to ensure proper management of digital initiatives, market research, patient programs, studies and other activities;
·  Support the Country Safety Head in management of local RMP/aRMM activities, safety surveillance activities, safety issues and product alerts;
·  Contribute to a high quality local Medical Information service, focusing on customer needs; including management of external call-center;
·  Obtain and maintain good knowledge of the PV and MI aspects of the company portfolio;
·  Contribute to the Northern Europe PV team via projects and day-to-day collaboration;

For the Country Safety Head (CSH) back-up part of the role you will replace the CSH in most of her tasks when she is out of office, including acting as local PV contact for the authorities and being accountable for PV inspections. You will act as a key contributor to support in maintaining and further developing a compliant, robust and efficient PV system. You will have an important role in collaboration with the country business units and functions as well as external vendors and partners.

About you

Qualifications/ Education & work experience

·  University degree in Medicine/ Pharmacy/ Veterinary Medicine/ Health Sciences
·  2+ years of experience in Pharmacovigilance     
·  Strong clinical interpretational skills based on limited information provided along with understanding of medical terminology.
·  Strong knowledge in EU Pharmacovigilance regulations and the regulatory environment in Finland, as well as industry standards
·  Strategic mindset and sound judgement with an ability to identify opportunities and influence stakeholders
·  Ability to demonstrate problem solving skills and apply urgency especially when enforcing safety rules and global procedures; capacity to work under pressure and manage high amounts of complexity within tight deadlines
·  Outstanding interpersonal skills of diplomacy and team player dynamics, strong communication skills with health-care professionals, patients and colleagues, strong skills in planning and prioritization, knowledge of and respect for cultural differences, ability to work in international and transversal teams.
·  Excellent computer literacy skills; excellence in MS office
·  Oral and written fluency in English and Finnish + Swedish (preferably)

Inspire your Journey: what Sanofi can offer you:

·  An international work environment, in which you can develop your talent and realize ideas and innovations within a competent team.
·  An attractive, market-oriented salary aligned with your qualifications and including social benefits above average (e.g. company pension plans, health management).
·  An individual and well-structured introduction and training when you onboard.
·  You can create your own career path within Sanofi. Your professional and personal development will be supported purposefully.
·  As a globally successful and constantly growing company, Sanofi provides international career paths as well.

This is our Sanofi. Discover yours.

If you feel you have the required experience please apply alternatively contact maria.kmetyova-ext@sanofi.com directly for more details.

https://www.sanofi.com/en/careers/

Own your future. Make your move!

At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our colleagues, patients and customers. We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.