| Pharmacovigilance and Regulatory Affairs make | | | | Regulatory Affair professionals must be highly |
| up two different sectors that are highly important | | | | focused and be passionate about the safety and |
| in the Life Sciences Industry. Included in this | | | | efficacy of products in the pharmaceutical and |
| post is an outline of both sectors and an | | | | medical industries. Their passion for the |
| explanation as to why they are both essential in | | | | industry must be deeply rooted into their work. |
| their own right. | | | | This jobs requires skills in a few different areas in |
| Many companies looking to recruit | | | | order to become successful in the industry. |
| Pharmacovigilance specialists will expect around 6 | | | | Regulatory Affairs professionals must also have a |
| years clinical experience and four years in drug | | | | vast knowledge of legal, scientific and business |
| safety role. However, entry requirements can | | | | issues in order to carry out their job properly. |
| vary and it is important for candidates looking to | | | | They need to make sure that products are |
| fill this role to spend time researching the specific | | | | produced to legal and safety standards and |
| requirements of the company they wish to work | | | | guidelines. |
| for. | | | | Regularity affairs professionals play a major role in |
| The main focus of this job is to be responsible for | | | | communication between their organisation and |
| product safety data and documentation. | | | | various regulatory authorities. |
| Pharmacovigilance jobs are part of a group of | | | | Some of the projects and assignments they |
| knowledgeable and skilled drug safety | | | | might be involved in on a daily basis include |
| professionals. One specific area of their job | | | | researching international legislation, collecting |
| involves completing many functional tasks such as | | | | information about products, writing product labels |
| adverse reactions, safety trend analysis, safety | | | | and coming up with arguments for new product |
| training and maintaining global safety databases. | | | | licences. |
| An explanation of Pharmacological science would | | | | It is important to include a basic outline of Medical |
| be that is the understanding, assessment and | | | | Affairs because it is closely linked with Regulatory |
| prevention of adverse effects of medicines. | | | | Affairs. A candidate looking to pursue a career in |
| Therefore it is a highly influential profession which | | | | Medical Affairs should expect to be involved with |
| can directly alter patients quality of life. | | | | assignments such as medical consulting, |
| Pharmacovigilance specialists gather information | | | | Compliance, Medical Literature Production, Efficacy |
| from patients and healthcare providers about | | | | and Safety Design and Medical Product |
| medication. They are also involved in pointing | | | | Development and Strategy. |
| out highly important information which can | | | | A medical Affairs professional must understand |
| prevent dangerous situations for patients. | | | | that the end goal is to focus on the patient. |
| Therefore, potential candidates for this position | | | | Science and technology can be used in numerous |
| must be naturally cautious and be able to solve | | | | ways to helps the lives of patients and discover |
| problems in high pressure situations. | | | | new ways of organising medical business. |
| Regulatory Affairs | | | | |