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French Speaking Affiliate Pharmacovigilance Associate

1+ years
Not Disclosed
10 June 27, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Hybrid Education: B.Sc./M.Sc/B.Pharm/M.Pharm/Life Science 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

 

French Speaking Affiliate Pharmacovigilance Associate – Budapest (Hybrid)

Job Summary:
Cognizant is hiring a French-speaking Affiliate Pharmacovigilance Associate for its expanding team in Budapest, Hungary. This full-time hybrid position is ideal for professionals with 1+ year of pharmacovigilance or clinical experience and fluency in French and English. The role involves handling safety information intake, case triage, AE data entry, translation, and quality control. This opportunity offers an engaging multilingual work environment and supports global patient safety compliance.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Receive and triage safety information from emails, voice calls, and internal systems

  • Enter adverse event data into front-end pharmacovigilance systems

  • Perform initial case validation, duplicate checks, and database searches

  • Translate and back-translate AE reports and redact confidential data as required

  • Assess case seriousness, dechallenge/rechallenge, and evaluate upgrades/downgrades

  • Coordinate with internal teams and escalate clarification queries when needed

  • Archive and maintain accurate case records and documents

  • Extract case data from health authority registries as needed

  • Adhere to SLAs, SOPs, and quality standards for case processing

  • Support training, mentorship, and knowledge sharing within the PV team


Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Life Sciences, or a related medical discipline

  • Minimum 1 year of experience in Pharmacovigilance or relevant clinical domain

  • Excellent spoken and written French and English (B2 level or above)

  • Strong understanding of AE case processing and PV workflows

  • Familiarity with ICH-GCP, MedDRA coding, and regulatory safety standards

  • Good documentation, translation, and communication skills

  • Able to manage multiple sources and data entry platforms simultaneously


Perks & Benefits:

  • Competitive salary with annual bonus and cafeteria benefits

  • Free medical benefits, risk and accident insurance

  • Discounted All You Can Move SportPass

  • Reimbursable language courses and continuous learning opportunities

  • Relocation package and flexible hybrid working model

  • Multicultural environment with native French-speaking colleagues

  • Recognition awards, team-building, and company events


Company Description:

Cognizant is a global leader in digital healthcare consulting and pharmacovigilance services, helping top life sciences clients meet global compliance. With over 300,000 associates worldwide, Cognizant offers robust pharmacovigilance operations powered by technology and domain expertise in regulatory and patient safety.


Work Mode: Hybrid – Flexible onsite requirement (currently 2 days/month in office, may evolve to 1–2 days/week)


Call-to-Action:

Looking to grow your pharmacovigilance career in a global organization? Apply now to join Cognizant’s French PV affiliate team in Budapest and be part of an inclusive, tech-driven life sciences environment that puts patient safety first.