Senior Associate - Global Market Vigilance

Senior Associate – Data Sciences - Global Market Vigilance (GMV)

Job Title: Senior Associate – Data Sciences - Global Market Vigilance (GMV) 

Location: Unilever R&D Bangalore

Function: Global Regulatory Affairs (GRA), Wellbeing Collective (WBC)

Job Type: Individual Contributor, Full-Time

 

Role Summary 

We are seeking a highly analytical, data-driven Senior Associate with hands on experience in post-market surveillance, focus on proactive signal detection, regulatory compliance, safety data analytics, and global trend monitoring. This role requires mastery of end-to-end AE handling, advanced analytics, proactive signal detection, and the ability to work with fragmented datasets, ambiguous case information, and continuous inspection readiness. 

Case Management & Compliance 

• Lead/ perform AE intake, triage, and documentation in Veeva Vault Safety. 

• Conduct duplicate checks and ensure data quality for analytics-readiness. 

• Perform seriousness, causality, expectedness assessments with proper rationale. 

• Ensure adherence to MedDRA coding standards, SOPs, and global AE reporting requirements. 

Safety Data Analytics, Trending & Signal Detection 

• Perform quantitative & qualitative analysis across markets & brands. 

• Develop dashboards, KPIs, scorecards; ensure traceability and audit readiness. 

• Drive global AE trending methodologies, detect and validate safety signals and patterns. 

• Conduct signal validation, case series, confounder assessment etc. 

• Identify and work on automating various activities end to end pharmacovigilance life cycle. 

System & Process Optimization 

• Support configuration, validation, and testing of safety database updates. 

• Lead data audits, reconciliations, and root cause investigations. 

• Implement improvements to enhance analytics readiness and data integrity. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership 

• Serve as GMV analytics and safety point-of-contact for RA, R&D, Quality, Call Centers, CX. 

• Present trends, risks, and signals in governance forums or stakeholders. 

• Mentor junior associates in analytics, case quality and documentation discipline. 

• Drive CAPAs related to safety data issues and monitor effectiveness. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or related field. 

• 5–8 years of demonstrated data analytics capability in PV/GMV space. 

• Experience with pharmacovigilance system preferably Veeva Vault Safety or similar systems. 

• Proven experience in trending, signal detection, dashboards, metric reporting. 

Required Skills 

• Deep knowledge of data analytics, trending and signal management in PV space. 

• Hands-on suffer with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or advanced Excel. 

• Go through with automation/AI-enabled PV intake/triage or analytics. 

• Proactively reinforce audit readiness, QMS, and vendor oversight.  

Key Attributes 

• Exceptional analytical and critical thinking abilities. 

• Ability to interpret noisy/fragmented datasets and create defensible insights. 

• Strong communication & stakeholder management. 

• Attention to detail and audit-ready documentation discipline. 

Experience Level

Mid Level