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Sr Safety Specialist (Literature Review)

0-2 years
Not Disclosed
10 Nov. 11, 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

Senior Safety Specialist (Literature Review)

Location: Hyderabad, India
Updated: Oct 29, 2025
Job ID: 25102421
Company: Syneos Health®


About Syneos Health®

Syneos Health is a global biopharmaceutical solutions organization operating in 110+ countries with 29,000 employees, committed to accelerating clinical development. The Clinical Development model focuses on simplifying processes, collaboration, and bringing patients to the center of all decisions.


Position Overview

The Senior Safety Specialist (Literature Review) is responsible for conducting global and local literature searches, identifying reportable safety cases, processing ICSRs, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting PV operations across clinical and post-marketing programs.


Key Responsibilities

Literature Search & Review

  • Conduct systematic and ad-hoc searches in Embase, PubMed, Medline and other global biomedical databases.

  • Extract and summarize safety-relevant information for PV use.

  • Develop and validate literature search strategies for global and local regulatory requirements.

  • Identify ICSRs, Non-Individual Case Reports (NICRs), signals, and adverse reactions from literature sources.

ICSR Case Processing (as applicable)

  • Triage, evaluate completeness, accuracy, and regulatory reportability of ICSRs.

  • Enter data into safety databases; code events, history, medications, and tests.

  • Prepare high-quality narrative summaries.

  • Perform follow-up and resolve queries until information is satisfactorily obtained.

  • Support generation and QC of expedited regulatory reports.

  • Coordinate safety–clinical database reconciliations.

Project Coordination & Documentation

  • Prepare and maintain Safety Management Plans (SMP).

  • Participate in internal project review meetings.

  • Track cases in PV quality/tracking systems.

  • Ensure proper submission of documents to TMF (clinical trials) and PSMF (post-marketing).

  • Ensure timely delivery of literature reports and ICSRs to Safety Submissions team.

Compliance & Training

  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of:

    • ICH GCP

    • GVP

    • Global/local PV regulations

    • Drug development process (Phases II–IV)

  • Provide ICSR reporting training to investigators.

  • Participate in audits/inspections, ensuring inspection-ready documentation.

  • Ensure SOP, WI, and regulatory guideline adherence.


Qualifications & Experience

Education

  • Bachelor’s/Postgraduate degree in a health-related discipline:
    – Pharmacy, Nursing, Life Sciences, or equivalent.

Experience

  • Minimum 5 years in Pharmacovigilance with strong experience in:

    • Global + Local literature review

    • Literature case identification (ICSR/NICR)

    • QC review, citations, and workflow oversight

  • Experience in mentoring, training, work allocation, and quality checks.

Technical Skills

  • Strong understanding of:

    • Medical terminology

    • Literature review processes

    • Safety databases

    • ICH GCP, GVP, global PV regulations

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PPT), Visio, Outlook, shared content platforms.

Soft Skills

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Strong organization and multi-tasking ability

  • Detail-oriented with high accuracy

  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively

  • Effective decision-making ability

  • Minimal travel required (up to 10%)


Additional Notes

Syneos may assign additional duties as needed. Equivalent combinations of education/experience may be considered. The company maintains compliance with global employment laws and disability accommodation requirements.