Patient Safety Specialist I -- SAHDC5784326

Job Title: Patient Safety Specialist I

Duration: 6 Months (Possible Extension)

Shift: Mon-Fri 8:30 am -5:00 pm (up to 40 hours/week)

Plainsboro NJ – ONSITE (the worker can work from home few days/ weeks after discussion with the reporting manager, as needed)

MUST HAVE A CLINICAL DEGREE. "Health care professionals such as Pharmacist, RN etc. is sufficient. /Doctor of Pharmacy - PharmD"

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Ability to perform all responsibilities of more junior staff, including but not limited to: Processing of ad-verse events and associated technical complaints and analysis results related to marketed NNI products into the local intake, complaint, and global safety databases, including but not limited to:

• Duplicate searches

• Product coding

• MedDRA coding

• Narrative generation

• Labeling assessment according to the current approved product label

• Receive inbound and make outbound calls for adverse events and technical complaints including handling of refund of replacement requests

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree required (in medical or science-related discipline preferred); relevant experience may be substituted for degree when appropriate (e.g. Registered Nurse OR Pharmacist with clinical experience).

• A minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible, relevant pharmacovigilance experience (including MedDRA coding and adverse event identification) required

• A minimum of 2 years of Customer Service experience preferred

• Exceptional knowledge of medical and pharmacovigilance terminology required

• Experience with a Call Center and Drug Safety database preferred