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Senior Manager, Global Pharmacovigilance (PV) Quality Assurance
LanceSoft Inc
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
Manager or above
2 days ago
$96.77 / hour
- GxP
- PharmD
- Veeva
- Vault
- ICH
- CAPA
2 days ago
Role Title: Senior Manager, Global Pharmacovigilance (PV) Quality Assurance
Position Overview
- Why is this role open?
- Team structure/coverage needs; New manager recently took over the function.
- Day-to-day work:
- Global PV Quality Assurance with a strong focus on auditing and QA operations.
- Support GVP audits, quality events, CAPAs, deviations, change controls, and quality management system activities.
- Support PV system oversight, inspection readiness, vendor oversight, and PSMF activities.
- Partner cross-functionally with PV and other GxP teams.
- Work hours: 40 hours/week
- Monday–Friday, standard business hours.
- No weekend work.
- Location:
- Cambridge or Philadelphia preferred.
- Open to candidates in different time zones but prefer EST/CST; not PST.
- Some travel will be required for audits.
- Target start date: ASAP
- Contract end date: 12/31/2027
Primary focus:
Specifically looking for a quality-focused PV professional with strong auditing and QA operations experience, rather than someone whose background is primarily compliance.
Must-have experience:
- 10+ years of experience ; very seasoned candidate who can hit the ground running.
- Strong GVP auditing and QA experience.
- Experience with QA operations.
- Experience with deviation management/review, CAPAs, and quality events.
- Experience with change controls and Quality Management System (QMS) lifecycle.
- Strong understanding of PV regulations/GVP requirements.
- Experience with or strong familiarity with the Pharmacovigilance System Master File (PSMF).
- Pharmaceutical industry experience in a quality/QA function.
- Experience supporting audits and/or inspection readiness.
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree, preferably in life sciences.
- Master’s or PhD, particularly a PharmD/PhD in Pharmacy.
- Experience with Digital QMS, Veeva, Quality Vault, and related quality systems.
- Experience with PV/PMS vendors and licensing partners.
- Experience with global GVP regulations, FDA PV requirements, Health Authority guidance, and ICH.
- Experience supporting Health Authority inspections.
- Provide Quality oversight of Alnylam’s global post marketing PV system.
- Support development and execution of the global GVP audit program.
- Conduct/execute audits of licensing partners, vendors, affiliates, internal teams, and service providers.
- Evaluate Quality Events, deviations, root cause analyses, and CAPAs.
- Support risk-based audit strategy and maintain the PV audit universe and audit schedule.
- Provide audit, CAPA, and supplier data for the PSMF.
- Develop and maintain audit processes, tools, and quality metrics.
- Support PV/PMS inspection readiness and inspection management.
- Provide Quality oversight of PV/PMS vendors.
- Support Quality Agreements, KQIs, vendor qualification, and audits.
- Support GVP QA training and process improvement initiatives.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Does not wait for direction; takes initiative and drives work forward.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Comfortable handling complex and sensitive quality issues.
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Diplomatic and professional when addressing sensitive issues.
- Strategic thinker with a continuous-improvement mindset.
Senior Manager, Global Pharmacovigilance (PV) Quality Assurance · LanceSoft Inc