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As the Pharmacovigilance Local Contact Personyou will act as local Qualified Person for customers requiring the services for their product.

RESPONSIBILITIES

· Act as the local Qualified Person in accordance with requirements set out in IQVIA Lifecycle Safety Regulatory Intelligence Database (RID).

· Availability on a 24/7 basis to receive calls from the local Competent Authority as required.

· Act as the contact point for pharmacovigilance inspections. Deal directly with the Competent Authority inspectors during statutory inspections.

· Respond fully and promptly to requests from Competent Authorities to evaluate the benefits and risks of a medicinal product to include information regarding sales or prescriptions or post-authorization of safety studies of medicinal products.

· Verifies that his/her name and contact details have been notified to the Competent Authority upon contract commencement.

· Remain up to date and aware of any changes in local regulatory requirements; verifies the necessary mechanisms and regulatory measures adopted for safety reasons and the risk management plans are carried out.

· Establish and maintain a thorough understanding of each project’s budget and scope of work (SOW); set up and maintain project materials such as project files, forms, templates, databases and workflow.

· Provide regular reports to project manager on project metrics, SOW changes, customer requests or concerns.

· Communicate regular monthly updates to the EU QPPV/designee & complete regulatory reports.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

· Bachelor's degree in a life-science, medicine, pharmacy or nursing or educational equivalent.

· Around 2 years of relevant experience including experience managing clinical trial safety/post-marketing safety; or equivalent combination of education.

· Resident in Latvia with fluent Latvian language skills (at least C2).

· Excellent command of theEnglish language (min C1).

· Knowledge of applicable global, regional and local regulatory requirements and the pharmacovigilance legal framework in the EU and in Latvia.

· Solid knowledge of relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

· Ability to maintain an overview of the safety profile of the product and factors that may affect the benefit/risk balance of a product.

· Understanding of compliance and of quality management systems.

· Availability by phone 24/7 for Competent Authority enquiries.

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