Senior Pharmacovigilance Specialist, Pharmaceuticals Division

JOB DESCRIPTION:

*ABOUT ABBOTT*

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

*WORKING AT ABBOTT*

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

Established Pharmaceuticals

We are committed to bringing the benefits of our trusted medicines to more people in the world’s fastest-growing countries. Our broad portfolio of high- quality and differentiated branded generic medicines reaches across multiple therapeutic areas including gastroenterology, women's health, cardiometabolic, pain management/central nervous system, and respiratory.

Job Summary:

The Senior PV Specialist for affiliate (Affiliate Safety Representative, ASR) ensures that all activities related to pharmacovigilance (PV) for both Abbott EPD investigational and registered medicinal products are performed at Affiliate level in accordance with internal Abbott policies and procedures as well as with local regulatory requirements. The ASR further is the primary pharmacovigilance interface of Abbott EPD with local health authorities and represents pharmacovigilance internally within the Affiliate organization.

• Working location: Ho Chi Minh city
• Reporting to: Regional PV Manager (SEA)

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Maintenance of the Affiliate PV System Country Chapter and additional local PV procedures, forms, and templates
• PV business continuity planning and notification of any business interruptions that pose a threat locally or globally to pharmacovigilance processes or endanger regulatory compliance
• Receipt, recording, and reconciliation of safety information
• Safety surveillance including literature and health authority website screening and preparation of local periodic safety reports and Risk Management Plans
• Regulatory submission of safety information
• Basic PV training of local EPD staff
• PV record retention and archiving
• Implementation of out-of-office coverage for receiving and recording safety-relevant information
• Maintenance of local PV product list
• Ensure PV matters in local interventional studies and local non-interventional organized data collection schemes
• Negotiation and implementation of local commercial pharmacovigilance agreements and local pharmacovigilance
• service agreements
• Due Diligence for product acquisition or in-licensing negotiated by an Affiliate organization
• Provision of local PV Compliance metrics and management of non-compliances
• Coordination/management of PV audits and inspections at the Affiliate level
• Ensure vigilance compliant to local legislation for Abbott EPD products beyond medicinal products such as medical devices and food supplements
• Support in preparation of Health Hazard Assessment/Medical Expert Statements
• Perform PV quality checks requiring four-eye review

Knowledge, Experience and Education

• Ideally graduate with a Life Sciences or Pharmacy degree or equivalent qualification
• Years of experience, both overall and any industry-specific experience needed: minimum 7 years in Pharmacovigilance /Medical/Regulatory Affairs experiences in pharmaceutical industry or equivalent experiences
• Fluent in English
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships across different levels of the organization
• Ability to work independently, demonstrating strong ownership, accountability, and proactive problem-solving ​

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Regulatory Operations

DIVISION:

EPD Established Pharma

LOCATION:

Vietnam > Ho Chi Minh City : Me Linh Point Tower

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)