The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s/applicant’s qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available.

Our client is seeking a Head of Operations for a Remote opportunity.

Role Description

Key Responsibilities and Major Duties:
• Leads Medical Surveillance Teams in the area of Signal Detection/Safety surveillance, evaluate and integrate data from multiple sources, including clinical, non-clinical and real-world, to understand and manage safety signals.
• Accountable for risk strategy, risk assessment and risk minimization for company products in partnership with other company functions.
• Serve as safety consultant for product development activities.
• Leader or key contributor to safety query responses.
• Medical safety lead for aggregate safety reports and strategic documents.
• Serve as a trusted partner to other R&D functions in representing the view on product safety, and lead in a matrix environment through scientific competency and organizational influence and impact.
• Contributes to GPVE and cross functional improvement initiatives.

Skills & Requirements

• Clinical knowledge base as demonstrated by clinical practice experience, or comparable activity Strong written and oral scientific communication skills
• Strong scientific analytical reasoning skills
• Behavioural competencies necessary to work and lead within a complex matrix environment. Understanding of drug development process, with knowledge of design and execution of randomized clinical trials
• Knowledge of pharmacovigilance and ability to apply knowledge to evaluation of safety concerns and minimization of patient risk throughout the life cycle of a drug product
• Understanding of regulatory requirements for safety assessment and action through the life cycle of a drug product.
• Ability to leverage the range of available tools to investigate safety concerns, including the science of observational research.

Benefits/Other Compensation

This position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit).

Why Hays?

You will be working with a professional recruiter who has intimate knowledge of the industry and market trends. Your Hays recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and drivers. You will also get support on resume writing, interview tips, and career planning, so when there’s a position you really want, you’re fully prepared to get it.

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Hays is committed to building a thriving culture of diversity that embraces people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better we serve our candidates, clients, and employees. We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and we comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, HIV-positive status, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. One of Hays’ guiding principles is ‘do the right thing’.
We also believe that actions speak louder than words.
In that regard, we train our staff on ensuring inclusivity throughout the entire recruitment process and counsel our clients on these principles. If you have any questions about Hays or any of our processes, please contact us.

In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law protecting qualified individuals with known disabilities, Hays will attempt to reasonably accommodate those individuals unless doing so would create an undue hardship on the company. Any qualified applicant or consultant with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should call or text 813.336.5570.

Drug testing may be required; please contact a recruiter for more information.

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