Associate Director, Patient Safety Excellence

The Associate Director, Patient Safety Excellence at AstraZeneca is responsible for overseeing QPPV Office deliverables, managing the Pharmacovigilance System Master File, and ensuring compliance and quality in pharmacovigilance processes. This role includes monitoring PRAC outputs, driving continuous improvement projects, and providing training and support to staff in pharmacovigilance practices.

To qualify for the Associate Director, Patient Safety Excellence at AstraZeneca, candidates must possess a life sciences degree (MD, PharmD, RN, etc.) or a higher degree in life sciences. Extensive experience in patient safety and pharmacovigilance along with proficient medical writing skills and project management capabilities are essential. Strong communication skills and the ability to develop best practices are also important.

The work environment for the Associate Director, Patient Safety Excellence at AstraZeneca in Barcelona combines both office and remote work. With 3 days in the office and 2 days at home, it promotes a healthy work-life balance while allowing for effective collaboration within the team.

In their role, the Associate Director, Patient Safety Excellence at AstraZeneca contributes to various ongoing projects by coordinating and managing critical processes related to pharmacovigilance, enhancing quality standards, and participating in the development of new strategies and practices. They also participate in audits and support the training of other team members.

The Associate Director, Patient Safety Excellence at AstraZeneca enjoys numerous growth opportunities through personal and professional development. The company emphasizes continuous improvement and supports team members in seeking opportunities to enhance their skills, whether through workshops, additional training, or mentorship.

In your response, highlight your extensive experience working with pharmacovigilance systems, detailing how you've managed or contributed to system master files or compliance processes in past roles. Illustrate how your efforts led to enhanced quality and efficiency.

When answering, discuss specific strategies you have implemented successfully in prior roles, focusing on how you've driven continuous improvement, established best practices, and fostered a culture of quality and compliance among teams.

You should explain how you stay updated with current regulations, how you analyze their impact on your organization's processes, and provide examples of how you've successfully implemented changes to comply with new legislation in your past positions.

In your answer, detail specific projects you've managed related to patient safety, highlighting your role, the challenges faced, outcomes achieved, and how you collaborated with various stakeholders to ensure project success.

Discuss how critical training is for maintaining compliance and quality in pharmacovigilance. You can emphasize experiences where you organized or conducted training sessions and the feedback or results that demonstrated its importance.

Share your strategies for effective collaboration, including communication techniques, methods for aligning goals, and any experience you have that showcases your ability to work across different teams or departments successfully.

Focus on the assessment and implementation of compliance programs, monitoring outputs, providing regular trainings, and fostering an open culture for discussing compliance challenges and resolutions among team members.

Outline your time management strategies, including tools you use, methods for assessing urgency versus importance, and examples of how prioritization has led to successful project outcomes in past employment.

Explain your involvement with EudraVigilance, discussing how you've managed profiles, supported user access, or overseen related oversight. Also, mention the significance of maintaining accurate profiles and the implications for compliance.

Share your personal motivations, whether it's a commitment to patient care, the challenge of navigating regulations or the satisfaction of improving safety outcomes. Tailor this to showcase your alignment with AstraZeneca's values and mission.