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R&D - PSPV - Associate PV Director - SH

Beijing, China
Shanghai, China
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Bring your curiosity to a team where deep immunoscience meets cutting-edge innovation. Across oncology, rare diseases, neurology, and vaccines, you’ll work at the intersection of lab science and AI-powered discovery — all while collaborating across boundaries to turn breakthrough ideas into real-world impact. Whether you want to deepen your scientific expertise or grow as a leader, you’ll find the opportunity here.

1. Be responsible for safety risk management related to specify therapeutic areas (I & I) for product under development and marketed in CHINA

  • Setting safety strategy of related TA products, i.e.

    • Provide and accumulate TA-specific PV expertise, contribute PV expert to support new launch.

    • Provide safety input to studies by reviewing study outline, protocol and CSR, etc. 

    • As medical reviewer for safety submission documents to health authority

      Develop and communicate monthly safety review report

    • Give PV input in due diligence for business development purpose

    • Help GSO to understand local regulation requirements.

    • Validate Chinese translation of EU RMP, DSUR, CSR, CCDS, Risk control plan, etc. for CTA and CTW/NDA.

    • Support to prepare slides and other submission dossier during CTA

    • Work out China risk management plan to specific products, and lead the cross-functional team to implement, manage the product safety risks in China market.

    • Serve as contact person, provide valuable inputs to partners from safety perspective (e.g. safety management plan) to support pipeline development and clinical study implementation.

  • Implement and assessment as well as risk management to optimize benefit/risk profile of related products

    • Continuous and efficient evaluation of available safety information at local level

    • Drive proactive implementation of risk management in accordance with regulation requirement

    • Support CSH on signal detection in responsible TA and communicate the potential safety signal with GPV

    • Write local Periodic Safety Report if applicable.

  • Management of safety related queries from external and internal stakeholders

    • Give PV input for regulatory related activities, e.g. labeling, license renewal, new application

    • Support CSH to response safety queries from HA, HCP and other external customers

    • Involved in various projects as PV expertise for responsible TA or products

    • Provide input on cross-functional ad-hoc teams set up to address urgent and important safety issues

2. Be responsible for business Development Project Management

  • Lead pharmacovigilance workstream for China only business development initiatives including in-licensing, out-licensing, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships

  • Coordinate comprehensive PV due diligence assessments for potential products, evaluating safety profiles, regulatory compliance status, and resource requirements as DD coordinator.

  • Contribute and negotiate pharmacovigilance agreements (PVAs) and safety data exchange agreements (SDEAs) with business partners

  • Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure smooth transition of safety responsibilities and data during business transactions

  • Establish and maintain relationships with PV counterparts at partner organizations     

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