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Associate Project Manager, Patient Safety

4-6 years
Not Disclosed
10 Sept. 23, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Pharma/B.Pharma/Life Sciences Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Job Title: Associate Project Manager, Patient Safety
Location: Shanghai, China
Category: Clinical
Job ID: 254618


Job Overview

The Associate Project Manager, Patient Safety, oversees project-specific Patient Safety Solutions (PSS) operations, managing the full adverse event (AE) process from clinical trials and post-marketing sources. The role ensures timely, accurate, and compliant safety reporting, provides leadership and mentorship to project teams, and maintains high-quality service to internal and external stakeholders.


Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Management

  • Lead global or regional projects, ensuring harmonized communications and processes.

  • Monitor and manage project workflow to meet deadlines and ensure compliance with safety reporting regulations, SOPs, and departmental guidelines.

  • Make decisions regarding AE reporting within project-specific guidelines.

  • Provide oversight for all PSS activities, ensuring regulatory and contractual compliance.

  • Monitor deliverables against contract assumptions, identify out-of-scope work, and prevent budget overruns.

  • Contribute to Time and Cost Estimates for PSS business.

Adverse Event Processing & Oversight

  • Oversee receipt and processing of AE reports (spontaneous or clinical trial).

  • Ensure data entry, AE review, narrative writing, MedDRA coding, and listedness assessments are completed accurately.

  • Ensure appropriate medical review and follow-up for missing information.

  • Prioritize expedited reporting to clients, regulatory authorities, ethics committees, investigators, and internal stakeholders.

  • Oversee Expedited Safety Reports (ESRs) and endpoint reporting.

  • Maintain knowledge of safety database conventions and system functionality.

Quality Assurance & Compliance

  • Conduct routine quality reviews of AE reports and aggregate reports.

  • Oversee EudraVigilance activities and ensure compliance with global regulatory standards.

  • Participate in signal detection, trend, and pattern recognition activities.

  • Prepare Safety Management Plans (SMPs), Reconciliation Plans, and other project-specific safety plans.

  • Contribute to the development and review of SOPs, Work Instructions (WIs), and departmental guidance.

  • Prepare for audits and inspections, ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.

Training, Mentorship & Communication

  • Train and mentor project team members and less experienced colleagues in AE processing and PSS operations.

  • Cascade information from internal and external meetings to PSS management and colleagues.

  • Attend client meetings, provide oversight, and maintain strong client relationships.

  • Prepare and deliver safety presentations for investigators, clients, and internal stakeholders.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Supervise workloads and individual performance of junior team members.

  • Manage the review of cumulative safety data for DSMBs, regulatory authorities, or clients.

  • Coordinate Safety Committees, endpoint committees, and data reconciliation with Data Management or clients.

  • Contribute to Clinical Trial Protocols, Case Report Forms, and AE Reporting forms.

  • Perform additional duties as assigned.


Qualifications

Minimum Required

  • Education and experience options:

    • Non-degree: 6–7 years Safety experience

    • Associate degree: 5–6 years Safety experience

    • Associate degree RN: 5–6 years Safety experience

    • BS/BA: 4–5 years Safety experience

    • MS/MA: 2–3 years Safety experience or 3–4 years relevant experience

    • PharmD: 1–2 years Safety experience or 2–3 years relevant experience (1-year residency/fellowship may count)

  • Degree preferred in Biological Sciences, Pharmacy, Nursing, Life Sciences, or Chemistry

Experience & Skills

  • Compliance with client and global regulatory requirements.

  • Knowledge of worldwide pharmacovigilance regulations and guidelines, GCP, ICH guidelines, and medical/drug terminology.

  • Experience with AE/SAE processing, database management, narrative writing, and regulatory submissions.

  • Leadership and mentorship skills; ability to anticipate and resolve problems.

  • Knowledge of aggregate reporting, risk management, and pharmacovigilance regulatory environment.

  • Good verbal, written, and presentation skills.

  • Financially intuitive and able to manage project budgets.

  • EudraVigilance certification preferred.

  • Knowledge of Medical Device Reporting desirable.


Work Environment

  • Office-based environment

  • Travel: 10–15% (may include overnight stays)


Keywords / Related Roles

  • Pharmacovigilance

  • Patient Safety Solutions

  • AE/SAE Reporting & Oversight

  • Safety Project Management

  • Signal Detection & Trend Analysis

  • Regulatory Compliance

  • EudraVigilance