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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in pharmacovigilance with a strong focus on LATAM regulatory requirements, literature surveillance, and translation management. Proficient in screening and interpreting medical literature in Spanish and Portuguese, ensuring compliance and quality in safety reporting.
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Pharmacovigilance ExperienceLATAM Regulatory KnowledgeMedical Literature SurveillanceSpanish And Portuguese ProficiencyTranslation Management Skills
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Hard Skills
PharmacovigilanceLiterature SurveillanceICSR IntakeSignal ManagementRisk ManagementMedical TranslationCase ProcessingRegulatory ReportingGVP PrinciplesMedDRA Knowledge
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsOrganizational SkillsAttention To DetailCultural AwarenessCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
Safety Database SystemsLiterature Search ToolsTranslation Resources
Industry Keywords
Pharmaceutical IndustryHealthcareEpidemiologyBiosciencesClinical Research
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Act as the Regional PV Officer for assigned LATAM countries and perform applicable local PV responsibilities where formally appointed or required
- Oversee day-to-day pharmacovigilance activities across assigned LATAM markets
- Maintain current knowledge of country-specific PV requirements and regulatory expectations
- Develop, implement and maintain country-level local medical literature surveillance plans
- Identify and assess local literature sources, including journals, medical publications, academic repositories, databases and professional society publications
- Conduct or oversee routine and ad hoc literature searches and screening in Spanish, Portuguese and other relevant local languages
- Use documented search strategies, product/substance lists, search frequencies, screening criteria and escalation timelines
- Identify potential ICSRs, special situations, product quality complaints, medication errors, lack of efficacy and other reportable safety information
- Coordinate translation of relevant literature into the agreed working language
- Oversee translation quality checks and clarification of ambiguous clinical or safety terminology
- Assess full-text retrieval and translation needs and document relevance decisions
- Establish quality-control and oversight measures for literature screening and translation activities
- Maintain inspection-ready records of literature sources, searches, screening decisions, translations, escalations, case references and deviations
- Coordinate with global literature surveillance teams to minimize duplication and prevent gaps
- Support signal detection and evaluation with relevant publications and local medical, clinical, epidemiological and treatment context
- Support local inspection and audit readiness
- Assist with audits, inspections and local PV system reviews
- Contribute to root-cause analysis, CAPAs and continuous improvement initiatives
- Remain contactable during agreed business hours and support urgent safety escalations across assigned LATAM time zones
- Foster collaboration across country teams, global PV functions, medical/regulatory colleagues and external service providers
Requirements
What you’ll need- A degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Epidemiology, Biosciences or an equivalent healthcare or scientific discipline, together with relevant pharmaceutical industry experience and demonstrated competence in pharmacovigilance
- At least 3 years of relevant pharmacovigilance, medical, scientific / clinical, pharmaceutical or regulatory experience
- Experience supporting LATAM markets is strongly preferred
- Working proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese is essential, depending on the assigned markets
- Professional fluency in both Spanish and Portuguese is strongly preferred for regional coverage
- Proficiency in additional relevant local languages is an advantage
- Ability to screen and interpret medical and scientific literature in Spanish and/or Portuguese
- Experience designing or managing local literature surveillance programmes
- Strong medical/scientific translation and interpretation skills, or experience managing qualified translation resources
- Knowledge of LATAM regulatory and PV environments
- Good working knowledge of GVP principles and global pharmacovigilance requirements
- Experience supporting ICSR intake, case processing, follow-up, regulatory reporting, signal management and risk management activities
- Experience with local affiliates, distributors, license partners, literature vendors, translation providers and other outsourced service providers
- Knowledge of MedDRA, safety database systems and relevant literature search tools/databases
- Strong written and verbal communication skills across Spanish-/Portuguese-speaking local stakeholders and English-speaking global teams
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, cultural awareness and ability to manage multiple country requirements, timelines and priorities
- Availability during agreed business hours, with flexibility to support relevant LATAM time zones and urgent safety escalations
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive salary
- Variable pay
- Paid time off
- Healthcare benefits
- Retirement benefits