Job description
Our people are our greatest strength, are at the core of our culture, and the driving force behind our success. ICON people have a mission to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well.
The purpose of the role of the Operations Team Assistant, United Kingdom (UK) Affiliate is to:
- Support Operations Team Associates with administrative duties as assigned
- Generate follow-up letters based on verbatim questions
- Archive cases according to corporate processes
- Perform quality control (QC) of source documents
Key Responsibilities:
- Adverse Event Case Management
- Acting as a point of contact for receipt and collection of initial and follow-up Adverse Event (AE)/device reports via e-mail, fax, post, and phone or in person
- Communicating AE/device information to Global Patient Safety (GPS) Regional Centre
- Conducting follow-up as directed or required
- Filing of case source documentation.
- Provide Administrative Support for the UK Affiliate Activities
- Filing adverse event case files and associated documentation, regulatory authority acknowledgement communication, and all other Drug Safety documentation
- Archive Drug Safety documentation to e-archive and retrieve Drug Safety documentation from the e-archive when necessary
- Proactively provide administrative support for the Operations Team Associates
- Identify opportunities to enhance and improve the Operations Team related administrative tasks
- Confirm receipt of any Adverse Event reports received (where appropriate)
- Support the team with other pharmacovigilance activities, as required
- Perform and organise QC as needed for projects
- Support with Third Party Organization (TPO) reconciliation activities.
- Provide Back up for General Administrative Support
- Manage the Outlook calendars
- Coordinate meetings, including teleconferences and videoconferences
- Prepare letters, memos, email messages, minutes, agendas, and so forth
- Perform general duties such as faxing documents, photocopying, maintaining files, archiving and sorting/distributing mail.
- Cross functional operational support
- Submit Literature attachments to Regulatory Agencies as required
- Perform QC of Extended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary (XEVMPD) messages before submissions to the database
- Perform QC of Ethical Review Boards daily Individual Case Safety Report (ICSR) data preparation
- Provide Ethics Review Board (ERB) and Development Safety Update Report (DSUR) submission support as needed for Ethics Review Boards and National Competent Agencies.
- Regulatory Compliance and Asset Protection
- Be compliant with policies, procedures, and regulations for managing adverse events data
- Understand the confidential nature of company information and take necessary steps to ensure its protection
- Review, understand and comply with Lilly asset protection policies and procedures.
- Training and Development
- Develop knowledge of adverse event process and compliance requirements
- Have a general understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the European Union Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV)
- Understand local and global regulations that may impact the process
- Mentor and coach less experienced staff.
- Quality
- Strive for inspection and audit readiness and participate in affiliate inspections, audits, and assessments
- Maintain, review, and update local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in a timely manner ensuring alignment with the global GPS documentation and local regulations
- Provide SOP training when applicable
- Document post-data entry quality check for accuracy of all AE information communicated to GPS Regional Centre against source documentation
- Communicate issues and propose process improvements during team meetings and to management.
- Effective communication skills (verbal and written) to interact with diverse groups and individuals
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Knowledge of copier and fax machines
- Confidentiality
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Attention to detail and organisational skills
- Adherence to regulatory requirements relevant to job tasks
- Working knowledge of corporate policies, workplace guidelines.
- Minimum: Education to GCSE level with Maths and English at Grades A-C or equivalent
- Preferred: GCSE in Science, Biology or Chemistry or similar discipline at Grades A-C.
- Communication Skills
- Creativity
- Self-Management Skills
- Maturity in Judgement
- Interpersonal/Teamwork Skills
- Knowledge of Medical Terminology