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Medical Reviewer (Pharmacovigilance)

Mercerville, NJ 08619

Posted: 11/07/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Pharmacovigilance Job Number: 615908 Is job remote?: Yes Country: United States

Job Description


Target Pay Rate: 46-53/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience 

Job Description:

Provides medical expertise in the review and evaluation of safety information for investigational and marketed products, including evaluation of serious clinical trial adverse events and spontaneous reports of adverse events
  • Assesses the relationship between drugs and adverse events
  • Evaluates case reportability per local regulatory requirements and meets appropriate timelines for case review
  • Participates in the training of the Safety Specialist and Coordinators

Essential Functions:
Responsibilities Percent of Time
1. Medical Review of Individual Safety Case Reports: 93%
2. Participates in the training of the Safety Specialists and Coordinators: 5%
3. Administration, Education and miscellaneous: 2%

Scope Measures
  • Collaborates with sub-group of health care professionals responsible for an aspect of case processing with emphasis on timely Medical Review and appropriate distribution and submission of case of cases to affiliates, partners and Regulatory Authorities
  • Responsible for the Causality Assessment for both, developmental and marketed product safety for Individual Case Safety Reports

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required:
  • Health care professional degree required - MD
  • 3+ years previous experience in medical review
  • Knowledge of disease pathology and physiology, pharmacology and therapeutics
  • Knowledge of International and US Regulatory Requirements
  • Ability to work effectively in high paced and team environment
  • Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills
  • Previous experience using a Pharmacovigilance Database
  • Experience with quality assurance activities; attention to detail

Initially can be remote but may need to come into the office for trainings and meetings.

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.

Planet Pharma is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.