Senior Scientific Director, Risk Management Architect, Office of Risk Management (Europe-based)

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Purpose: Promotes risk minimization strategy and execution through the development and application of a structured, iterative, end-to-end lifecycle risk management framework.

This role is location-independent and can be performed from anywhere within Europe.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as the subject matter expert on Risk Minimization Measures tool development, implementation, and effectiveness evaluation
• Advises Product Safety Teams (PST) and Affiliates on risk minimization measures to support product development programs, new marketing applications, and marketed products.
• Advises the PST Leads and Affiliates on additional risk minimization measures (RMM) tools and implementation.
• Leads the development of the core implementation strategy and core effectiveness evaluation plan in collaboration with the PST and Epidemiology.  
• Selects and manages vendors to develop additional RMM when needed
• Ensures appropriate user testing of risk minimization materials in collaboration with the Office of Health Literacy
• Advises local affiliate for additional risk minimization country distribution plans when required
• Supports affiliate inspection and audits with respect to additional RMM
• Assess and recommend industry-leading approaches to best implement additional RMM including the use of digital health tools
• Drive the development and maintenance of an end-to-end lifecycle risk management framework. This includes education, best practices, and standards for risk management processes and activities. 
• A champion for building and managing risk management literacy across PSEQ. 

Qualifications/Experience:

• Health professional degree (MD, PharmD, RPh, RN or related degree) or master’s degree in life sciences or related field.
• Minimum 10+ years experience in patient safety risk management or related experience for pharma or a regulatory agency.

Desired Skills/Experience:

• Trained or experienced in implementation science, program evaluation, methodological approaches, or outcomes research.
• Knowledge of risk management regulations, guidelines or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in global drug safety risk management planning activities and generating RMPs
• Ability to lead teams and projects across a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated strength in analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated strength in oral/written communication
• Excellent mentoring, interpersonal communication (oral, written), negotiation, and influencing skills
• Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving in a complex environment while influencing multi-functional teams across disciplines, cultures, third-parties, and geographic locations.
• Ability to craft compelling business cases and effectively champion new ideas.
• Ability to effectively frame complex issues for decision-makers, and peers and facilitates lessons learned.

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