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Pv Data Assurance Professional

5+ 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 Data Assurance Professional – Structured Job Description

Job ID: 1759
Location: Bengaluru, India


1. Purpose & Scope

Responsible for developing and maintaining excellence in Data Assurance across global PV Case Management with a focus on:

  • Operational aspects of ICSR and literature standards

  • Driving quality, consistency, and efficiency across:

    • Astellas PV Case Management functions

    • Regions

    • Outsourced case processing vendors


2. Responsibilities & Accountabilities


A. ICSR & Safety Information Processing

  • Implement global ICSR case processing policies and strategies.

  • Develop and maintain:

    • Conventions

    • Tools

    • Operational processes for non-medical review of ICSRs & literature

  • Oversee:

    • Case intake

    • Data entry (including narratives)

    • Unblinding

    • QC and monitoring performed by vendors

  • Manage receipt and flow of safety information from:

    • Co-licensors

    • Partners

    • Affiliates

    • Third-party sources


B. Quality, Data Assurance, Training & Business Information

  • Represent PV Case Management as SME during:

    • Regulatory inspections

    • PV audits

    • GMP/GCP audits

  • Defend Astellas’ position on case assessment during inspections and authority queries.

  • Support review of compliance & quality metrics to drive:

    • Continuous improvement

    • Vendor quality enhancement

    • In-house quality improvement


C. Capacity Management, Oversight & Budget

  • Support global case workload forecasting for:

    • Developmental products

    • Post-marketing products

  • Ensure resource planning & business continuity.

  • Support evaluation, training, and onboarding of outsourced case processing teams.

  • Handle vendor-related issue escalation and resolution.


D. Regional Knowledge, Intelligence & Accountability

  • Maintain strong regional knowledge for USA and EU/EEA in:

    • PV regulatory requirements

    • Authority guidance

    • Regional responsibilities

  • Ensure up-to-date awareness of global requirements for:

    • Intake

    • Review

    • Collation

    • Evaluation

    • Reporting of safety information


E. People & Organization Management

  • Support development of optimal organizational structures for maximum resource efficiency.

  • Create an environment enabling high performance in a global PV matrix setup.

  • Contribute to:

    • Recruitment

    • Performance evaluation

    • Development planning

    • Retention of high-performing staff


F. Strategy Development & Execution

  • Lead and oversee the PV Data Assurance regional team.

  • Support execution of global standards for case quality and consistency.

  • Implement operational tools to ensure:

    • Case quality

    • Standardized operations

    • Compliance with global policies


G. Training

  • Provide training & specialist education for:

    • PV Case Management teams

    • Vendors

    • Internal and external functional teams

  • Represent PV in large cross-functional training forums.

  • Deliver PV Case Management education to new Astellas staff.


3. Required Qualifications

  • Minimum BA/BS, advanced degree preferred.

  • Minimum 5+ years relevant experience in:

    • Pharmacovigilance

    • PV/RA/QA combined roles

    • Clinical development

  • Proven leadership experience in managing global multidisciplinary teams.

  • Strong knowledge of global regulations:

    • ICH

    • CFR 21

    • FDAAA

    • EU GVP Modules

    • JP (Japan) regulations

  • Deep expertise in ICSR processing regulatory requirements.

  • Experience with GxP Quality Management Systems.

  • Strong understanding of:

    • Process Management

    • Standards

    • Training systems across entire product lifecycle