Medical Advisor
Internship Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA
Job description
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Division: Established Pharmaceuticals.
Reports to: General manager (English Africa Cluster)
Location: Johannesburg.
Primary Objective of Position:
Major responsibilities:
In field visits to healthcare professionals with and without representatives
Backup Affiliate Safety Representative.
Duly fulfil all the requirements of the Affiliate Safety Representative when they cannot perform their duties
Pharmacovigilance Responsibilities:
Liaises with Health Care Professionals to obtain as much information as possible with respect to adverse events associated with Abbott products
Records, reports and tracks all adverse events, both serious and non-serious, to GPV and local health authorities in the time frames as required by the relevant company SOP’s and current legislation
Trains all new sales, marketing and affiliate staff on matters pertaining to Pharmacovigilance
Tracks submission of PSUR’s
Documents the receipt of all external queries for safety information in collaboration with the Medical Advisor.
On a daily basis review all global adverse events appearing in the OSYRIS work flow
Advise OSYRIS Management of any changes required
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERTISE:
Education:
Bachelors Degree in Medicine (MBChB) is Essential.
Experience:
A minimum of 3 years within similar roles.
5 years’ experience with the Pharmaceutical industry preferably having worked within the Emerging Africa Markets.
Pharmacovigilance experience is essential.
Experience working in a pharmaceutical industry and general knowledge of drug development and clinical research
Experience in Scientific report writing would be advantageous
Skills in administration, planning and organizing essential
Ability to work under pressure.
Experience working in a pharmaceutical industry and general knowledge on drug development and clinical research an advantage.
Candidate should be customer and patient oriented while having the ability to build strong relationships with stake-holders and other relevant KOL and Parties.
Strong commitment to compliance with the relevant rules and procedures, and to scientific quality and integrity.
Travel requirements:
Candidate should be prepared to travel within Africa as well as internationally as required.
JOB FAMILY:
Medical & Scientific Affairs
DIVISION:
EPD Established Pharma
LOCATION:
South Africa > Johannesburg : Abbott Place
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Yes, 75 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Not Applicable