Team Lead (Pharmacovigilance)
Full-time employment
Work location: Budapest
Shift pattern: General
WFO: We are flexible for work from office days. Currently, we are working 2 days in a month from office, and it may evolve to 1/ 2 days in a week depending on HR communication.
We offer:
· Competitive salary and benefit package (cafeteria + annual bonus)
· Training and continuous learning and certification opportunities
· Free medical benefit package
· Reimbursable language courses
· Risk and accident insurance
· Chance to be part of a rapidly expanding organization
· Multilingual, multicultural environment with native colleagues
· All You Can Move SportPass (at a discounted price)
· Team events, company events
· Relocation package
· High value awards and recognitions
Your profile:
- Graduate/ post-graduate in Life Sciences/ Allied Life Sciences
- 2-5 years of Pharmacovigilance or Operations Management
Essential skills:
- Experience in ICSR Case Management from solicited and unsolicited sources
- Understanding of Pharmacovigilance
- Well-versed with MS Office applications
- Experience in global or local safety database would be an added advantage
- Excellent verbal and written English proficiency
- German, French, Spanish or Dutch language knowledge is an advantage but not a must
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for day/to/day work, process flows and constantly endeavouring to be able to lead the team from the front.
- Ensure all cases/activities/communications are tracked for completion from a regulatory and internal compliance and Quality perspective.
- Identify and highlight any potential risks from engagement perspective to stakeholders.
- Responsible for management activities (Operational: SLAs/KPIs, invoicing, BCP requirements, client communication, process improvements; Workforce: assignment of work, leaves, goals setting performance reviews etc.
- Drive outlier management and performance improvement plans with effective feedback and coaching to the team members
- Ensure appropriate onboarding of associates including completion of all applicable trainings and mentoring as needed
- Ensure overall training compliance for self and respective teams.
- Communication of resource issues/resignations/absconder to Delivery Manager and ensure appropriate offboarding of associates.
- Providing RCA & CAPA for all applicable issues as and when required.
- Ensure good documentation practices are followed, and team is always ready to participate in audit or inspection activities when required.
- Stay abreast with latest updates on PV regulation around the globe.
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com.
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