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Pv Affiliates Operations Professional

7+ years
Not Disclosed
10 Nov. 14, 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

PV Affiliates Operations Professional – Structured Format

Job ID: 1739
Location: Bengaluru, India


1. Purpose & Scope

  • Drive a Culture of Quality within:

    • Regulatory Pharmacovigilance (RAPV) Quality & Compliance (Q&C)

    • Astellas PV Affiliate teams

  • Ensure compliance, oversight, quality improvements, and operational excellence across PV affiliate operations.


2. Responsibilities & Accountabilities

A. Quality, Oversight & Compliance Management

  • Support compliance activities as per regulatory requirements and Astellas procedures to protect patient safety.

  • Ensure oversight of compliance-related activities including:

    • ICSR quality

    • Training

    • CAPAs

    • Procedures

  • Identify risks, mitigate issues, and implement corrective/preventive actions (CAPAs).

  • Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA):

    • Compliance failures

    • Late ICSR submissions to HAs/CROs/business partners

  • Conduct trend analysis and propose targeted improvements.

  • Contribute inputs to the PSMF.

  • Represent RAPV Q&C during:

    • Audits

    • Health Authority inspections

    • License partner audits

  • Support Affiliate PV teams before, during, and after audits/inspections.

  • Ensure audit/inspection readiness across processes.

  • Lead/support CAPA development from initiation to closure.


B. Projects

  • Lead or participate in cross-functional RAPV projects.

  • When leading:

    • Define project strategy

    • Guide team members

    • Ensure timely, quality, and budget-efficient execution

  • Coach/mentor junior colleagues through project phases.

  • Maintain project-related documents in an audit-ready state.


C. Procedural Documents

  • Develop, review, and maintain RAPV Quality & Compliance SOPs.

  • Ensure consistency across RAPV HQ, Affiliate, and Q&C procedural documents.


D. Relationship Management

  • Act as a key point-of-contact for:

    • RAPV Q&C

    • RAPV HQ

    • PV Affiliate teams

    • EU QPPV

    • Non-RAPV functions

  • Support due diligence for product acquisitions/divestments/licensing.

  • Collaborate with BPM, Procurement, and other functions on MSAs and PV Agreements.

  • Maintain effective communication with cross-functional teams, vendors, and partners.


E. Training

  • Provide training to:

    • RAPV colleagues

    • Affiliate teams

    • Vendors and 3rd parties

  • Mentor junior team members.


3. Required Qualifications

  • Degree in Health Science/Life Science/Medical Science (BS/MSc or equivalent).

  • Minimum 7 years of experience in Pharmacovigilance (PV).

  • In-depth expertise in all PV areas and global/local regulatory requirements.

  • Excellent communication, influencing abilities, and cultural sensitivity.

  • Ability to work independently and supervise junior staff.

  • Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.

  • Good documentation practices.

  • Strong in MS Office: Excel (including formulas/macros), Word, PowerPoint, Teams.

  • Ability to manage multiple priorities.

  • Willingness to travel.


4. Preferred Qualifications

  • Fluency in an additional language.

  • Project management knowledge/skills.


5. Working Environment

  • Role is within Astellas Global Capability Centre (GCC).

  • GCCs support strategic global operations and drive innovation across:

    • India

    • Poland

    • Mexico

  • Work culture is collaborative, quality-focused, and supports global PV excellence.


6. Important Note

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Authentic communication only comes from verified Astellas emails or official LinkedIn profiles.