Director, Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety

4 weeks ago

Étreux, Hauts-de-France, United States Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. Full time
About the Role

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. is seeking a Director, Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety to join our team. As a key member of our safety science department, you will be responsible for safety surveillance and aggregate safety reports, working closely with safety physicians to manage signals and risks for our products. You will also oversee vendor oversight to CROs and ensure compliance with global drug safety regulations and departmental procedures.

Responsibilities
  • Author safety signal assessment reports and aggregate safety reports, write and maintain relevant SOPs and procedures in compliance with global safety regulations and guidelines, and provide training within DSPV and cross-functionally
  • Provide vendor oversight for the quality of ICSRs, similar case analysis, and aggregate safety reporting; support initiatives from the scientific and PV regulation perspective such as inspection readiness, and launch readiness
  • Organize and facilitate cross-functional Safety Management Team (SMT) meetings for signal management, risk management detect, and benefit-risk assessment for Xenon products, prepare the meeting minutes, and track actions
  • Compile safety information for aggregate safety reports in support of periodic safety data review meetings.
  • Review safety concerns escalated from internal and external stakeholders, including competent regulatory authorities, and provide support to develop strategies for safety assessment in collaboration with the Head of DSPV, Lead safety scientist, and safety physicians
  • Review and communicate trending, signaling, and other safety-related issues originating from any source for the purposes of detecting and reviewing safety signals (e.g., change in frequency, nature, or severity of a safety-related issue) in a timely manner
  • Review potential issues and safety signals and contribute to the Safety Governance process through the preparation and presentation of safety data; prepare and assess safety data for ongoing periodic/aggregate safety data reviews, and provide recommendations for review and approval by the Safety Advisory Committee
  • Lead across cross-functional teams including but not limited to Non-clinical, Clinical Development, Trial Operations, Regulatory, Biostatistics, and Clinical Data Management to generate cross-functional safety documents such as DSUR and RMP
  • Author safety-related documents for Xenon products throughout the product lifecycle from FIH to post-marketing, including Similar Case Analysis, Safety Assessment Reports for potential signals/risks, RSI in IB, ADR in the CCDS and product labels, Aggregate Safety Reports (e.g., DSUR, PBRER, PSUR, PADER), RMP/developmental RMP, and responses to ad-hoc requests for safety information internally and externally
  • Provide safety data and review IND Annual Reports in collaboration with other stakeholders
  • Review SMP, and provide input to safety-related sections of clinical study documents including Study Protocols, Informed Consent Forms (ICF), Clinical Study Reports (CSR), and other relevant documents
  • Perform medical review of Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSR) including fields such as case narrative, MedDRA coding, labeling, causality and company comment, and oversee the data quality of ICSR from safety vendors
  • Provide oversight of MedDRA and WHO Drug coding
  • Schedule meetings for safety teams, clinical teams and vendors for follow-up queries and company causality assessment for SAEs, pregnancy and special cases in clinical trials.
  • Perform QC (quality control) for multiple tasks and data reconciliation of between the Clinical and the Safety Database
Document Control

Maintain electronic files for relevant DSPV documents on the Xenon SharePoint or shared drives or other system. Assist department head to facilitate department meetings; prepare agendas and meeting minutes; assist with vendor management and oversight. Act in accordance with Company policies, including, for example, the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and ensure policies are understood and followed by direct reports, if any. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
  • Health Care Professional degree required (e.g., RN/BSN/MSN, NP, PharmD) and 8+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience in drug safety & pharmacovigilance as a Safety Scientist for products in the clinical trial and post-marketing environments or MD with 4+years of clinical experience and 6+years of pharmaceutical industry experience in Safety Science, Clinical Development, or Clinical Research is preferred
  • Experience authoring safety signal assessment reports, DSUR, PBRER, RMP, and RSI
  • Prior experience with Regulatory Agency interactions
  • Skilled in signal detection process and managing safety information from clinical development and post-marketing sources
  • Experienced with FDA/EMA regulations and ICH guidance governing pharmacovigilance and risk management
  • Knowledge of drug development process, pharmacovigilance databases and MedDRA coding
  • Experience with use of safety databases, preferably Argus Safety Database
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to write clearly and concisely, and strong presentation skills
  • Time management skills with the ability to prioritize to meet required deadlines
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize under tight deadlines while providing attention to detail and high-quality work in a dynamic environment
  • Ability to be flexible, adapt to change, work independently, as well as experience working in a highly collaborative matrix environment

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