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Supervisor, Pharmacovigilance

Icon Plc
ICON PLC
8+ years
preferred by company
Chennai, India
1 May 18, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: M.Pharm/B.Pharm or M.Sc. Skills: ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment

Supervisor, Pharmacovigilance

Location: Chennai, India
Company: ICON plc
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: Office With Flex (Hybrid)
Department: Pharmacovigilance / Drug Safety / Clinical Safety Operations
Job Reference ID: JR143504
Industry: Clinical Research | CRO | Pharmaceutical | Biotechnology | Drug Safety

Job Overview

ICON plc is hiring a Supervisor, Pharmacovigilance for its drug safety and pharmacovigilance team in Chennai. This opportunity is ideal for experienced professionals with expertise in pharmacovigilance operations, drug safety reporting, adverse event management, regulatory safety submissions, team leadership, and global pharmacovigilance compliance.

As a Pharmacovigilance Supervisor, you will oversee day-to-day safety reporting activities for clinical trials and marketed products, ensuring accurate adverse event reporting, timely regulatory submissions, and adherence to international pharmacovigilance regulations. You will lead pharmacovigilance teams, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and drive operational excellence in patient safety monitoring.

This role is ideal for professionals seeking leadership growth in drug safety, pharmacovigilance operations, aggregate safety oversight, case processing leadership, and global CRO pharmacovigilance careers.

Key Responsibilities

Pharmacovigilance Operations Management

  • Supervise day-to-day pharmacovigilance operations and drug safety workflows.
  • Ensure timely execution of safety reporting deliverables.
  • Maintain high operational quality standards across PV processes.

Adverse Event Safety Reporting

  • Oversee accurate processing and reporting of:
    • Adverse Events (AEs)
    • Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
    • Safety case reporting activities
    • Post-marketing safety data
    • Clinical trial safety workflows

Ensure timely regulatory reporting compliance.

Regulatory Safety Compliance
Ensure adherence to:

  • Global pharmacovigilance regulations
  • Drug safety reporting requirements
  • Internal SOPs
  • Regulatory authority submission standards
  • Inspection readiness expectations

Support robust patient safety governance.

Safety Submission Management

  • Manage safety submission workflows and regulatory reporting timelines.
  • Oversee submission coordination to health authorities.
  • Ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of safety deliverables.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with:

  • Clinical Operations
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Clinical Safety teams
  • Medical review teams
  • Quality teams
  • Internal leadership
  • External stakeholders

Optimize end-to-end pharmacovigilance processes.

Team Leadership & People Management

  • Lead and supervise pharmacovigilance team members.
  • Provide training, mentoring, coaching, and performance guidance.
  • Promote adherence to best practices in drug safety operations.

Process Improvement & Quality Oversight

  • Identify opportunities to improve safety workflows.
  • Support operational excellence and compliance initiatives.
  • Maintain quality-driven pharmacovigilance execution.

Required Educational Qualification
Candidates must have:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in:
    • Pharmacy
    • Life Sciences
    • Biotechnology
    • Biomedical Sciences
    • Healthcare
    • Related scientific discipline

Preferred:

  • Advanced qualification in pharmacovigilance, pharmacy, or life sciences

Experience Required

  • Minimum 8+ years of pharmacovigilance / drug safety experience
  • Freshers are not eligible

Mandatory experience:

  • Pharmacovigilance operations
  • Drug safety case handling
  • Regulatory safety reporting
  • Team leadership / people management

Preferred experience:

  • Clinical trial safety
  • Post-marketing pharmacovigilance
  • CRO pharmacovigilance operations