Summary/Position Objective
The Associate Director shall report to GPS Director in Japan and performs as deputy Anseki (Safety Control Manager) and Choseki (Post-Marketing Surveillance Manager) as needed. Responsibilities include the management and oversight of external service providers providing services related to GxPs operation, the establishment of the J-RMP, and who contribute to the J-NDA and annual report.

Job Duties

• Serve as the primary backup for the Head of Japan PV including but not limited to acting as the Deputy Anseki when required and supporting the Choseki as needed.
• Engage in activities related to the safety of both investigational and marketed products.
• Manage and oversee CRO performance related to all outsourced safety operations.
• Establish and maintain J-RMP operations including the risk minimization plan.
• Contribute to the safety sections of the J-NDA and support the resolution of any PMDA inquiries.
• Takes initiative in ongoing process improvement related to quality and compliance.
• Establish and maintain metrics for to ensure compliance and satisfactory performance for Safety relevant operations.
• Support the development of periodic annual reports such as J-DSUR, J-PSUR, and annual infection report.

Job Requirements
Education

• Bachelor's degree (advanced degree preferred)

Experience

• More than 8 years experience in Pharmacovigilance and PMS operations
• Well informed on relevant PMDA/MHLW and ICH guidelines, initiatives and regulations governing pharmacovigilance activities for both clinical trial and post-marketing environments required.
• Demonstrates the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Sales, Marketing and clinical development.
• Experience leading regulatory authority inspection such as PMDA Re-examination, MAH license renewal and GCP Reliability Inspection.
• Experience managing complex projects, such as function/team improvement projects, Safety Database implementation projects, Business license succession including safety data migrations.
• Experience supporting the J-RMP, JPI establishment and maintenance, and drafting Japan annual reports (i.e. J-DSUR, J-PSUR) and re-examination dossier.
• Over 8 years Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety experience including case processing and PMS in the pharmaceutical / biotech industry required.
• Experience with vendor selecting, managing external service providers which have been entrusted with GxPs operations (GCP/GVP/GPSP) on pharmaceutical products, regenerative products and medical devices.
• Prior global pharmacovigilance experience

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