ICON Hiring – Pharmacovigilance Manager | Drug Safety | Chennai
ICON is hiring a Pharmacovigilance Manager for its Drug Safety team in Chennai.
The role focuses on overseeing pharmacovigilance activities, safety monitoring, regulatory compliance, and delivery of drug safety operations.
Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing, or a related healthcare/scientific discipline can apply.
The position requires strong pharmacovigilance experience along with mandatory line management experience and is offered in a hybrid work model.
Company Overview
ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation focused on bringing new medicines and treatments to patients faster.
The organisation highlights integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion as key values.
Job Details
Pharmacovigilance Manager – Drug Safety
- Company: ICON
- Job Title: Pharmacovigilance Manager
- Job ID: JR158715
- Job Reference: JID 53215
- Department: Drug Safety
- Business Area: ICON Full Service & Corporate Support
- Location: Chennai, India
- Work Model: Hybrid
Pharmacovigilance Responsibilities
Drug Safety & Pharmacovigilance Operations
- Lead the pharmacovigilance team in the collection, evaluation, and reporting of adverse events.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines and internal standards.
- Oversee pharmacovigilance and drug safety delivery.
- Resolve operational issues and support the development of team capability.
- Develop and implement pharmacovigilance processes and policies to improve safety monitoring activities.
Safety Data & Risk Management
- Monitor and analyse safety data trends.
- Prepare risk assessments.
- Present safety findings to relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure pharmacovigilance activities comply with global regulatory requirements and internal quality standards.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with Clinical, Regulatory, and Quality Assurance teams.
- Ensure comprehensive safety assessments.
- Support timely reporting of safety data.
- Communicate with clients, senior management, cross-functional teams, and external stakeholders.
Team Management Responsibilities
The role includes mandatory line management responsibilities, including:
- Workload management
- Coaching and mentoring
- Staff development
- Performance reviews
- Setting objectives
- Providing performance feedback
- Managing employee development plans
- Supporting succession planning
- Recruitment and onboarding
- Training and capability development
Eligibility & Qualifications
Educational Qualification
Candidates should have:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in:
- Life Sciences
- Pharmacy
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Related healthcare or scientific discipline
Pharmacovigilance Experience
Candidates should have strong Pharmacovigilance experience with exposure to areas such as:
- Case processing
- Safety reporting
- Aggregate reporting
- Pharmacovigilance operations
- Drug safety activities
Mandatory Line Management Experience
Line management experience is mandatory.
Candidates should have experience leading a small to medium-sized team, including workload management, coaching, mentoring, and staff development.
Key Skills & Requirements
- Strong understanding of global Pharmacovigilance regulations.
- Knowledge of GVP/GCP requirements.
- Understanding of SOPs, quality systems, and regulatory compliance expectations.
- Resource and capacity planning.
- Project delivery and timeline management.
- Workload forecasting and risk management.
- Metric generation and reporting.
- Data analysis and trend identification.
- Continuous process improvement.
- Strong written and verbal communication.
- Client and stakeholder interaction.
- Presentation and meeting leadership.
- Training delivery.
- Stakeholder influence across different organisational levels.
- Experience supporting audits and inspections.
- Experience with quality improvement initiatives in a regulated environment.
Project Management
Project management experience is preferred, particularly experience involving:
- Project delivery
- Resource planning
- Workload forecasting
- Risk management
- Stakeholder communication
Software & Reporting Skills
Proficiency in:
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Reporting and analytics tools
The role involves preparing management reports, dashboards, presentations, and business updates.
Eligible Qualification Courses
B.Pharm | M.Pharm | Pharm.D | B.Sc. Life Sciences | M.Sc. Life Sciences | MBBS | MD | B.Sc. Nursing | M.Sc. Nursing | Related Healthcare or Scientific Degree
Location & Work Mode
Location: Chennai, India
Work Model: Hybrid
Department: Drug Safety
Job Type: ICON Full Service & Corporate Support
What ICON Can Offer
The source states that ICON offers benefits designed around employee well-being and work-life balance. Benefits may include:
- Annual leave entitlements
- Health insurance options
- Retirement planning offerings
- Global Employee Assistance Programme
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific benefits
- Childcare-related benefits
- Gym membership discounts
- Subsidised travel passes
- Health assessments
Benefits may vary according to the country and applicable employment terms.
How to Apply
Interested and eligible candidates can apply through the official ICON careers page:
Apply for Pharmacovigilance Manager – ICON
Job ID: JR158715
The source also provides the direct application workflow:
Job Summary
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Company | ICON |
| Vacancies | Pharmacovigilance Manager |
| Required Education | Bachelor’s degree or higher in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing, or related healthcare/scientific discipline |
| Experience | Strong Pharmacovigilance experience; mandatory line management experience leading a small to medium-sized team |