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 planning. Proven ability to optimize cross-functional processes and drive organizational performance in a healthcare-related environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Extensive Pharmacovigilance ExperienceProcess Improvement ExpertiseLeadership in PharmacovigilanceProject Management SkillsCertification 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
- Participate with senior leadership in developing and authorizing strategic business plans
- Oversee cross-functional activities, projects, and initiatives
- Deliver strategic insights, analyses, and recommendations
- Serve as business lead for large, complex, cross-functional process improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with stakeholders, peers, and leaders on strategy, execution, and communications planning
- Oversee development, optimization, improvement, and compliance assessment of cross-functional processes and associated systems, training, and communications
- Provide administrative oversight for staffing, budgeting, scheduling, and long-term planning
- Lead and manage department staff
- Oversee recruitment, induction, talent development, and staff retention
- Provide coaching, feedback, performance appraisals, development plans, and career coaching
- Develop and implement business plans and forecasts
- Support and drive process and systems optimization activities
- Provide oversight and responses for client or internal process audits and CAPAs
- Cultivate a continuous improvement environment
- Act as an internal transformation consultant for M&A integration activities
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 implementation
- Outstanding leadership and management skills
- 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, requirements, regulatory guidelines, and directives
- Superior oral and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate in English, orally and in writing
- Ability to direct and promote teamwork in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams
- Ability to drive innovation in process improvement
- 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
- Flexibility
- Growth opportunities
- Belonging-focused culture
- Opportunity to work with global teams
- Exposure to clinical research, pharmacovigilance, and quality consulting
- Talent development and career coaching
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Hard Skills
Process DevelopmentClinical Trial PracticesRegulatory GuidelinesAnalytical SkillsSafety ApplicationsSystems OptimizationBudgetingStaffingForecastingCompliance Assessment
Soft Skills
Outstanding Leadership SkillsInterpersonal SkillsNegotiation SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsOrganizational Skills
Tools & Technologies
Clinical Management SystemsPharmacovigilance Technology
Certifications & Qualifications
Lean Six Sigma Certification
Industry Keywords
Life SciencesHealthcarePharmacovigilanceM&A IntegrationContinuous Improvement