Job Description

Job title: Pharmacovigilance Agreements Expert

Location: Hyderabad

% of travel expected: Travel required as per business need

Job type: Permanent and Full time

About the job

Our Team:


At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we have one overarching mission - to work passionately, challenging ourselves and our industry every day, to build a healthier future by helping people, help themselves, bringing "Health in Your Hands". Our teams are building trusted & loved brands that connect with hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide, enabling better self-care for individuals and communities, while also contributing to a healthier planet. To fulfil this mission, we are embarking our consumers, our customers, healthcare professionals, and our employees in this journey because this is what will make us become the "Best Fast-Moving Consumer Healthcare (FMCH) Company In & For the World". We strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees' mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view. To achieve this, we need strong talent who will help us shape the future of our Consumer Healthcare business and challenge our industry. At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we aspire to create a work environment where people can thrive, grow, and be at their best every day. Our priority is working with integrity to improve the health and well-being of people and communities where we operate, working towards making a positive impact in the world. Our Team: The Global Regulatory Strategy & Science Partner Markets Team is a diverse and inclusive team striving to Build a culture of excellence by: Driving operational effectiveness for regulatory processes Enabling strategic decision making on global regulatory strategy portfolio Bridging regulatory portfolio activities with brand needs Monitoring regulatory performance and budget Ensuring operational excellence and ensuring continuous improvement in Partner Markets (G2) for Science Creating value through a best in class CoE structure, processes and talented resources The CHC Science Center of Excellence (CoE) is an internal resource organization based in India and is set-up to centralize processes and activities to run and support Science Customer functions. The CoE strives to be a partner for strategic and tactical deliveries for CHC Science globally to sustain world-class performance and value.

Main responsibilities:

Position Overview:


Within the CHC - Consumer Safety organization, under the direction of the Global Science CoE Lead, the Pharmacovigilance (PV) Agreements Expert will be responsible for management of PV Agreements for CHC products, manages PVA development- planning, execution, maintenance, life cycle management and termination (when applicable) of PVAs and associated deliverables and supports strategy setting, with input as necessary from line management, and supports inspection readiness in relation to PV Agreements.

Key Responsibilities:


Develop Pharmacovigilance Agreements (PVA) and support the PVA processes across the CHC organization in liaison with all the stakeholders as follows:

• Provide guidance to and/or may lead/co-lead projects; develops and manages plans to achieve objectives that relates to business partnerships
• Consolidate partnerships to promote awareness and understanding of PV Licensing processes and deliverables to ensure effective collaboration with key internal/external interfaces (Regulatory, Business Development, Legal, Contractual Partner, etc).
• Take informal leadership role during team meetings to facilitate agreements and move toward goals; take responsibility for a portion of the team's deliverables; may lead operational team(s).
• Support the development of PV Licensing strategies.
• Actively participate in periodic operational staff meetings to share best practice and foster continuous improvement.
• In collaboration with the CHC organization functional lines and subject matter experts, drive and implement relevant planning, execution, and governance strategies associated with PV Licensing arrangements enacted in the organization.
• Support the alignment with CHC Business Development goals as it relates to the overall delivery of quality PV Licensing agreement deliverables.
• Build strong relationships with relevant customers and stakeholders to drive collaborative partnership with PV Licensing team across the organization when impacting CHC products.

About you

Experience: Experience in consumer healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or related industries, ideally 5+ years in pharmacovigilance or drug safety. Previous experience in driving operational excellence, tracking of KPIs and continuous improvement of processes and performance.

Soft skills: Experience in a CHC product and strategic development environment is essential. Previous experience leading a global organization including management of large multi-country budgets is essential. Significant leadership experience in managing multi-functional teams is required. Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.

Technical skills: Ability to implement strategic efficiency and develop a strategic vision. Ability to evaluate transversal impact on business decision. Ability to provide the strategic vision and leadership to develop and drive strategic CHC sourcing related initiatives with clear objectives through the entire organization. Good knowledge on end-to-end Vendor and contract Management. Experience in building a functional capability from the ground-up highly valued. Proficient in International Regulations, Guidelines, Good Practices pertaining to the pharmaceutical industry standard and practices for medical and Pharmacovigilance.

Education: Higher University level degree (L.L.B, JD, MBA) is mandatory. Basic education in Medical Science stream.

Languages: Excellent knowledge of English language (spoken and written)

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