Patient Safety Specialist I

Pay - $28.35/hr on w2

LOCATION: Plainsboro ONSITE (the worker can work from home few days/ weeks after discussion with the reporting manager, as needed)

TARGET START DATE: ASAP
DURATION: 6 months
SCHEDULE: Mon-Fri 8:30a-5:00p (up to 40 hours/week)

TOP 3 MUST HAVES:
1. A bachelors degree is required (preferably in a medical or science-related discipline); relevant experi-ence may be substituted for the degree when appropriate (e.g., a Registered Nurse with clinical experi-ence).
2. A minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible and relevant pharmacovigilance experience, includ-ing MedDRA coding and adverse event identification, is required.
3. Exceptional knowledge of medical and pharmacovigilance terminology is required

PURPOSE
Responsible for the receipt, processing, triage and quality assessment of all inbound safety information, including adverse events and technical complaints, client US marketed products (drugs and devices) and investigational products. Also responsible for ensuring compliance with all internal and external (e.g. FDA) drug and device safety reporting requirements regarding the collection and maintenance of safety records.

RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to Patient Safety Management.
Daily internal interactions with personnel from Patient Safety , Medical Information, Field Sales, Customer Complaints Center, Suppliers and Patient Centric Customer Care.
Daily external interactions with patients, caregivers, and health-care professionals.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Ability to perform all responsibilities of more junior staff, including but not limited to: Processing of adverse events and associated technical complaints and analysis results related to marketed products into the local intake, complaint, and global safety databases, including but not limited to:
Duplicate searches
Product coding
MedDRA coding
Narrative generation
Labeling assessment according to the current approved product label
Receive inbound and make outbound calls for adverse events and technical complaints including han-dling of refund of replacement requests
Perform data entry and review of adverse events and associated technical complaints and provide ongo-ing feedback regarding case quality to other case handlers to support their continued development and ensure excellent case quality
Handle incoming and outgoing follow-up correspondence
Collect and document information received during outbound follow-up calls
Perform triage, case classification and case assignment
Handle escalated calls for adverse events and technical complaints
Assist with training of new hires; mentor new hires
Perform reconciliations
Assist with workload coordination/distribution
Perform call monitoring
Support the identification of trends and implementation of corrective actions for issues identified during case review
Coordinate configuration requests for the safety and complaint databases
Serve as Subject Matter Expert during audits/inspections for case handling
Build customer loyalty by providing high quality customer service
Provide professional, accurate and timely responses to product information questions and other inquir-ies using current
approved product labeling and call scripts
Identify procedural deficiencies and opportunities for process improvements; make improvement rec-ommendations to
management and support implementation of solutions
Assist with department related projects

QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelors degree required (in medical or science-related discipline preferred); relevant experience may be substituted for degree when appropriate (e.g. Registered Nurse with clinical experience).
A minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible, relevant pharmacovigilance experience (including MedDRA coding and adverse event identification) required
A minimum of 2 years of Customer Service experience preferred
Exceptional knowledge of medical and pharmacovigilance terminology required
Knowledge of NNI supported disease states preferred (e.g. diabetes, obesity, hemophilia, growth hor-mone disorders)
Experience with audits/inspections preferred
Analytical thinking skills required
Proficiency in Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook required
Experience with a Call Center and Drug Safety database preferred
Strong oral and written communication skills required
Ability to work with sensitive or confidential information required
Strong attention to detail required
Ability to handle multiple priorities and demands in a fast-paced environment required
Strong planning, organizational and time management skills required
Ability to interact with various levels of the organization required
Ability to form strong working relationships with stakeholders required
Bi-lingual (Spanish-English) a plus