Job Overview:
Medical Data Specialist – German-speaking
Covance by Labcorp has supported the pharmaceutical industry worldwide in developing more medicines than any other company, including the top 50 best-selling drugs on the market today. Our highly dedicated, supportive teams work on bringing drugs to market that have a real impact on the lives and health of people.
Our team’s primary location is Sofia, Bulgaria. Remote work is also possible if you are based in Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, Greece, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Russia, Slovenia or Turkey.
If you are looking for a position in which you can leverage your life science expertise around pharmacovigilance and drug safety matters as much as your German and English language skills, this is the perfect opportunity. Join us and see why more than 90% of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies are repeat customers.
What we have to offer: a strong international support network, a genuine work-life balance, an attractive compensation package, great learning and career growth opportunities, and the chance to work with some of the most innovative pharmaceutical companies in the world.
Sounds exciting? Then we would love to hear from you!
As Drug Safety Specialist, you typically will:
- Translate medical documents from German to English (in writing)
- Assist in or complete the processing of all adverse event reports from any source as per the Safety Management Plan (SMP)
- Assist in producing queries of safety data for clients as appropriate
- Assist Data Management or clients in the reconciliation of safety databases
- Provide input for monthly status reports
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of our Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, guidance documents and directives associated with drug safety management, reporting and pharmacovigilance
- Build and maintain good relationships across functional business units within Covance
- Assist in the preparation of client meetings and liaise with clients where appropriate
- Assist with the set-up and provision of data to external Safety Committees
Education/Qualifications:
- Degree or completed vocational training or equivalent professional experience in a relevant field: health care, life sciences, pharmacology, nursing, chemistry, (veterinary) medicine, biology etc.
Experience:
- Solid professional experience in a comparable role, translating German medical documents accurately and on a regular basis
- Familiarity with relevant processes (clinical trials, drug safety, pharmacovigilance, regulatory affairs, submissions, etc.) gained working drug development, e.g. at a CRO or a pharmaceutical company
- Proficient user of IT applications such as MS Office
- Strong organizational and / or project management skills with a keen attention to detail and a high sense of accountability
- Ability to work autonomously and at the same time collaborate closely with your colleagues and other internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills in business fluent German – mainly written - and English are a must
