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This position is a member of the Safety Operations team within Global Patient Safety (GPS). This position serves as a subject matter expert for individual case safety report processing and as case owner for adverse event reports to ensure timely and accurate review, processing, quality control, and reporting.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Process adverse event reports from all source types including review and full data entry of adverse event reports determining seriousness, expectedness, reporter’s causality and overall event resolution
Ensure that the correct suspect drug is selected within the Pharmacovigilance Safety System
Write narratives summarizing all relevant medical information for individual case safety reports
Code medical terms using standardized medical dictionaries (e.g., MedDRA)
Using medical expertise, ensure that all data has been entered and coded correctly in the database
Request case investigation to gather all required medical information, including query generation, tracking and follow up with reporters in conjunction with local affiliates
Perform quality checks both in-line and retrospectively as needed
May perform case clean-up as required for preparation of aggregate reports
May participate in compliance monitoring related activities including NCR/CAPA and quality control metrics
May perform reconciliation activities with organizations within and outside of Baxter
Train and mentor new hires
Qualifications:
Medical and clinical knowledge
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent oral and written communication
Collaborative interpersonal skills to foster a team environment
Ability to work independently under strict deadlines and changing priorities
Ability to multi-task and prioritize changing workload on a daily basis
In-depth knowledge of worldwide and regional safety regulations
Ability to establish priorities
Proficiency in a Global Safety Database (e.g., Argus, ARISg)
Knowledge of multiple therapeutic areas and source types
Education and/or Experience:
Degree in nursing, pharmacy, science degree or equivalent
Minimum 3 years of experience in Pharmacovigilance
2-3 years of hospital, patient care or equivalent experience preferred
Reasonable Accommodations
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