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Associate Pharmacovigilance Specialist

Clarivate
Clarivate
1-2 years
preferred by company
Karnataka, India
1 May 18, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Hybrid Education: M.Pharm/B.Pharm or M.Sc. Skills: Data Analysis, Document Management, Life Science, Regulatory Compliance, Waterfall Model, Environment, Experiments Design, Health And Safety (Ehs), Laboratory Equipment, Manufacturing Process, Materials Science, Process Simulation, Sop (Standard Operating Procedure), Technical Writing, Wat, GCP guidelines, gmp knowledge, HSE Knowledge , Logistics and Transportation Management, Master Data, Operational Excellence, Sap Erp, supply chain management, Supply Planning, Warehouse Management, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing

Associate Pharmacovigilance Specialist

Location: Karnataka, India
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: Hybrid
Industry: Pharmacovigilance | Drug Safety | Life Sciences | Healthcare | Medical Writing
Department: Pharmacovigilance / Literature Surveillance
Experience Required: 1–2 Years (Freshers Not Eligible)
Qualification Required: Master’s Degree in Life Sciences / Pharmacy / Biomedical Sciences
Job Reference ID: JREQ135672
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday | 9 Hours Daily

Job Overview

A leading global life sciences and healthcare organization is hiring an Associate Pharmacovigilance Specialist for its Karnataka location. This opportunity is ideal for professionals with experience in biomedical literature review, adverse event identification, Individual Case Safety Report (ICSR) assessment, pharmacovigilance literature surveillance, medical writing, and drug safety operations.

The selected candidate will support pharmacovigilance literature monitoring activities by reviewing scientific publications, identifying reportable safety information, summarizing clinical findings, indexing biomedical content, and ensuring regulatory compliance for global drug safety programs.

This role is ideal for professionals seeking career growth in pharmacovigilance, literature surveillance, medical review, ICSR identification, and drug safety documentation.

Job Responsibilities

Pharmacovigilance Literature Surveillance

  • Review large volumes of biomedical and scientific literature for potential pharmacovigilance safety signals.
  • Identify reportable Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs) and other safety-relevant information.
  • Evaluate published safety data impacting product risk-benefit profiles.
  • Support compliance with global pharmacovigilance regulatory requirements and internal SOPs.

Adverse Event Identification & Safety Assessment

  • Analyze biomedical case reports, clinical studies, and scientific publications for adverse event reporting relevance.
  • Assess literature for drug safety concerns and reportable safety outcomes.
  • Apply client product label knowledge during pharmacovigilance safety review activities.

Medical Writing & Scientific Summarization

  • Write concise and accurate safety narratives summarizing:
    • ICSR eligibility
    • Safety findings
    • Clinical observations
    • Potential risk-related information
  • Prepare scientifically accurate summaries using strong analytical judgment and medical terminology expertise.

Biomedical Indexing & Abstracting

  • Select relevant scientific articles for inclusion in client literature databases.
  • Create:
    • Detailed scientific abstracts
    • Indexed article summaries
    • Searchable literature records
  • Ensure complete and accurate indexing for efficient information retrieval.

Safety Database Documentation

  • Use pharmacovigilance safety systems to document:
    • Review actions
    • Safety assessments
    • Audit-ready pharmacovigilance history
  • Maintain accurate compliance-driven documentation standards.

Regulatory Compliance & Timeliness

  • Complete literature review and pharmacovigilance deliverables within strict regulatory submission timelines.
  • Ensure adherence to client quality standards and pharmacovigilance compliance frameworks.

Knowledge Management & Continuous Learning

  • Stay updated on:
    • New pharmaceutical products
    • Therapeutic categories
    • Emerging disease areas
    • Biomedical terminology updates
    • Drug safety regulatory expectations
  • Support terminology maintenance and literature search-related activities based on business needs.

Educational Qualification

Candidates must have:

  • Master’s Degree in:
    • Life Sciences
    • Pharmacy
    • Biomedical Sciences
    • Microbiology
    • Biochemistry
    • Biotechnology
    • Biophysics

Also considered:

  • Dentistry
  • Physiotherapy
  • Nursing
  • Information Science (with relevant pharmacovigilance/drug safety experience)

Preferred:

  • Medical writing certification
  • Pharmacovigilance certification

Experience Requirements

  • 1–2 years of experience in biomedical literature review for adverse event reporting
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in:
    • Scientific writing
    • Biomedical terminology usage
    • Drug safety literature review
  • Pharmacovigilance / drug safety experience preferred
  • Freshers are not eligible