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Do you want to play a key role in ensuring patient safety and regulatory compliance across Europe?
Do you want to play a key role in ensuring patient safety and regulatory compliance across Europe?
Join us in a senior pharmacovigilance role where you will help shape and oversee our PV system – and step in as a key decision-maker when it matters.
The opportunity
As our Deputy QPPV, you will support the Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV) in maintaining oversight of our pharmacovigilance system and ensuring compliance with EU legislation and Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GVP) for the medicinal products for which the company acts as the marketing authorization holder (MAH).
You will also contribute to oversight of products managed through commercial partnership, and parallel distribution and parallel import (PD/PI). This role combines system ownership, partner oversight/management, and regulatory accountability in a highly regulated environment.
When needed, you will act as a delegate to the QPPV for the categories mentioned above, ensuring continuity of oversight and serving as a key point of contact for health authorities such as the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
We would like you to:
Act as deputy QPPV and step in during absences, taking on delegated responsibilities
Maintain an inspection-ready Pharmacovigilance System Master File (PSMF)
Support the creation, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of our PV system, including SOPs and working instructions
Ensure robust processes for the collection, assessment, and reporting of adverse events in line with strict regulatory timelines
Oversee pharmacovigilance activities performed by internal teams and external partners
Support signal detection activities and maintenance of Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
Contribute to PV audits and inspections, including preparation and follow-up (CAPAs)
Monitor PV compliance through KPIs and quality metrics
You will also:
Support PV oversight for commercial partner products, ensuring obligations defined in pharmacovigilance agreements (PVAs) are implemented and followed
Contribute to establishing and maintaining safety data exchange agreements (SDEAs)
Ensure compliance for PV activities related to parallel distribution and parallel import products
Coordinate safety data exchange with partners and support reconciliation activities
About you, our new colleague
You bring strong pharmacovigilance experience and are comfortable operating at system level, with a solid understanding of regulatory requirements and partner setups.
We imagine that you:
Have 7–10 years of pharmacovigilance experience, preferable experience from a QPPV office or similar oversight role
Have strong knowledge of EU pharmacovigilance legislation and GVP guidelines
Have experience with PV system oversight and regulatory compliance
Ideally have worked with commercial partners and/or parallel import/distribution setups
Hold a relevant scientific degree (e.g. biological, pharmaceutical, or medical sciences)
Are fluent in English; additional EU languages (e.g. Dutch) are an advantage
You are structured and analytical, with a strong sense of accountability. You understand the critical importance of regulatory timelines, where missed deadlines can have direct compliance implications.
You are comfortable working under pressure and making decisions in a complex, regulated environment.
You take ownership of your responsibilities and hold yourself to high standards, while contributing to an open and transparent working environment where continuous improvement is part of how we operate.
What we offer
You will take on a key role in a growing international company where pharmacovigilance is central to our operations. You will work closely with senior stakeholders and have real influence on how our PV system is shaped and maintained.
This is an opportunity to combine regulatory expertise, system ownership, and business interaction in a role with high visibility and impact.
Are you interested?
If you want to apply, please use the apply link and attach your resumé.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Moving Healthcare. Moving You.
In Abacus Medicine Group, you’ll experience the power of Moving Healthcare. With our change mindset, we're moving the industry and improving healthcare as we broaden access to medicine.
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- Department
- Quality Assurance
- Locations
- Alkmaar
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time