Drug Safety Case Manager (6969)

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Drug Safety Case Manager – 6969

Our client is an internationally operating pharmaceutical company with a strong focus on innovation, clinical development, and patient safety. For their Product Safety & Risk Management team in Switzerland, we are currently looking for a Drug Safety Case Manager (m/f/d) for an initial 2-year contract with a hybrid working model.

The successful candidate will support global clinical development programs and will be responsible for the end-to-end management and reporting of safety cases from clinical trials in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and internal procedures.

Main Responsibilities:

• Manage the complete lifecycle of safety cases including triage, data entry, adverse event coding, narrative writing, quality review, and submission of expedited safety reports;

• Monitor daily workloads and ensure compliance with regulatory timelines and internal quality standards;

• Identify missing or incomplete information and coordinate follow-up activities with relevant stakeholders;

• Act as Drug Safety representative in Clinical Trial Team meetings for assigned studies;

• Collaborate closely with Drug Safety Physicians and cross-functional teams on clinical trial safety activities;

• Support reconciliation activities between clinical and safety databases in collaboration with Data Management;

• Coordinate safety submissions to Regulatory Authorities, investigators, Ethics Committees, and other relevant stakeholders;

• Ensure compliance with applicable SOPs, quality standards, governance, and regulatory requirements;

• Contribute to process improvement initiatives and support data migration or data cleaning activities where required.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant Swiss working/residency permit and/or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required;

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or related scientific discipline required;

• Master’s degree or equivalent qualification considered an advantage;

• 1–2 years of experience in Drug Safety, Pharmacovigilance, or Clinical/Safety Data Management;

• Strong understanding of medical terminology and safety reporting processes;

• Knowledge of medical coding dictionaries such as MedDRA;

• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills;

• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities within tight timelines;

• Knowledge of EU and US pharmacovigilance regulations considered an advantage;

• Fluent in English, written and spoken.