FSP – Associate Safety Specialist

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Join Us as Associate Safety Specialist – Make an Impact at the Forefront of Innovation
We have successfully supported the top 50 pharmaceutical companies and more than 750 biotechs, spanning 2,700 clinical trials across 100+ countries in the last 5 years.

As part of our expert team, you’ll have the opportunity to ensure operational excellence that makes a real difference in patient safety. As Associate Safety Specialist, you'll perform day-to-day Pharmacovigilance (PV) activities within a highly regulated environment driven by strict timelines. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the collection, monitoring, assessment, evaluation, research, and tracking of safety information. You will perform activities such as adverse event data entry, coding, assessment of adverse events, case review, follow-up, tracking of reports, and regulatory reporting activities. You will effectively collaborate with various parties such as project team members, client contacts, investigators, adverse event reporters, and third-party vendors.

What You’ll Do:
• Performs day-to-day PV activities. May participate in on-call duties for specific projects to ensure 24-hr coverage for intake of cases from investigative sites.
• Reviews regulatory/pharmacovigilance publications and information sources to keep updated on current regulations, practices, procedures and proposals. Maintains medical understanding of applicable therapeutic area and disease
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• Reviews cases entered for quality, consistency and accuracy, including review of peer reports.
• Prepares and maintains regulatory safety reports.
Education and Experience Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 2 years).


In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Good oral and written communication skills including paraphrasing skills
• Good command of English and ability to translate information into local language where required
• Computer literate with the ability to work within multiple databases
• Previous exposure to Microsoft Office packages (including Outlook, Word, and Excel)
• Understanding of medical terminology
• Understanding the importance of and compliance with procedural documents and regulations
• Ability to manage and prioritize a variety of tasks and meet strict deadlines with limited supervision
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to maintain a positive and professional demeanor in challenging circumstances
• Ability to work effectively within a team to attain a shared goal

Working Conditions and Environment:
• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment
• Daily exposure to high pressure and intense concentration
• Daily interactions with clients/associates
• Long, varied hours on occasion
• Travel required on occasion domestic and/or international

Why Join Us?

When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific, you become part of a global team that values passion, innovation, and a commitment to scientific excellence. You’ll work in an environment where collaboration and development are part of the everyday experience—and where your contributions truly make a difference.

Apply today to help us deliver tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

Welcome

Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell?

About Us

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

Accessibility/Disability Access

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

EEO

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.