Director, Business and Process Optimization – Pharmacovigilance
ERGOMED
Posted: 10/19/2026Senior Director, Operational Strategy – Oncology
ERGOMED
Posted: 10/2/2026Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive leadership and management capabilities in pharmacovigilance, with a strong focus on process improvement, compliance, and strategic direction. Proven ability to optimize organizational performance through effective team management and cross-functional collaboration.
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Extensive Pharmacovigilance ExperienceProcess Improvement ExpertiseProject Management SkillsLeadership Experience in Service Provider EnvironmentCertification in Process Improvement Methodologies
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide strategic leadership for department operations and resourcing
- Develop and execute strategies for continuous process improvement and organizational performance optimization
- Provide management and strategic direction to business operations/corporate functions
- Participate with senior leadership in developing and authorizing strategic business plans
- Oversee cross-functional activities, projects and initiatives
- Deliver strategic insights, analyses and recommendations
- Assess compliance with cross-functional processes, systems, applications, training and communications
- Serve as business lead for large, complex, cross-functional process improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with stakeholders, peers and leaders on strategy, execution and communications planning
- Provide administrative oversight of staffing, budgeting, scheduling and long-term planning
- Provide strategic direction through line management of a team
- Lead recruitment, induction, talent development and staff retention
- Provide coaching, feedback, performance appraisals, development plans and career coaching
- Develop and implement business plans and forecasting
- Support and drive process and systems optimization activities
- Provide oversight and responses for client or internal process audits and/or CAPAs
- Cultivate a continuous-improvement environment
- Oversee M&A integration activities as an internal transformation consultant
Requirements
What you’ll need- Life science graduate, pharmacy, nursing, other healthcare related qualification or experience in pharmacovigilance
- Extensive pharmacovigilance experience
- Experience with process improvement, safety applications and systems
- Demonstrated line management experience
- Extensive leadership experience in pharmacovigilance from a service provider environment
- Experience optimizing processes and managing through to implementation
- Advanced skill in process development and improvement, especially in clinical and post-marketing pharmacovigilance
- Excellent project management skills
- Superior attention to detail, investigative and analytical skills
- Outstanding interpersonal, negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Superior computer skills, including understanding of clinical management and pharmacovigilance technology and systems
- Expert understanding of clinical trial practices, processes and requirements, including regulatory guidelines and directives
- Superior oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing
- Ability to direct and promote teamwork in multidisciplinary and/or multicultural team settings
- Ability to drive innovation in process improvements
- Outstanding organizational, judgment, analytical, decision-making and interpersonal skills
- Certification in process improvement methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma is a plus
Benefits
Comp & perks- Remote work option
- Collaborative and supportive work environment
- Flexible work culture
- Growth and development opportunities
- Opportunity to work on globally impactful patient-safety initiatives
- Passionate and collaborative team of experts
- Belonging-focused workplace where every voice counts
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Hard Skills
Process DevelopmentClinical Trial PracticesRegulatory Guidelines UnderstandingSafety Applications and SystemsAnalytical SkillsAttention to DetailDecision-Making SkillsOrganizational SkillsImplementation ManagementForecasting
Soft Skills
Interpersonal SkillsNegotiation SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsTeamwork PromotionCommunication Skills
Tools & Technologies
Clinical Management TechnologyPharmacovigilance Systems
Certifications & Qualifications
Lean Six Sigma Certification
Industry Keywords
Life SciencesHealthcarePharmacovigilanceM&A IntegrationContinuous Improvement