PV Scientist Quality Document Manager

Posted 9 Days Ago
Be an Early Applicant
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, GBR
In-Office
Senior level
Biotech
The Role
Manages quality control for pharmacovigilance safety surveillance and aggregate-reporting documents. Responsibilities include source data verification, editorial, technical, and scientific review, vendor oversight, issue resolution, checklist and template maintenance, quality metrics, trend reporting, stakeholder communication, and documentation process improvement. The role requires expertise in medical terminology, pharmacovigilance, drug development, safety regulations, scientific data interpretation, and pharmaceutical writing and editing.
Summary Generated by Built In

About This Role:
As a PV Scientist Quality Document Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that all documents authored by the Safety Surveillance and Aggregate reports (SSA) team, or by vendors overseen by SSA, adhere to the highest quality standards set by Biogen. You will be responsible for managing the quality of these documents, ensuring they are suitable for their intended audience. This position involves a critical eye for detail, where you will verify data accuracy, ensure stylistic consistency, and maintain compliance with Biogen's style guide. Your contributions will be key in maintaining the integrity and reliability of SSA documentation, supporting the overarching mission of Biogen to deliver safe and effective pharmaceutical solutions. By collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, you will uphold the quality of our pharmacovigilance efforts and drive improvements in our quality documentation processes.
 

This is a hybrid role requiring 50% weekly office attendance in Maidenhead.

What You’ll Do:

  • Perform source data verification to ensure consistency with source documents.

  • Conduct editorial, technical, and scientific reviews for grammatical and stylistic accuracy.

  • Identify document findings and collaborate with authors to address issues.

  • Review and oversee vendor work, providing necessary guidance.

  • Collaborate with the Senior PV Scientist Quality Document Manager on quality metrics and QC planning.

  • Maintain and update SSA QC checklists as needed.

  • Document issues with format, linking, and cross-referencing for quality oversight.

  • Present quality trends in team meetings and discuss standards.

  • Create and maintain SSA document templates.

  • Drive process improvement initiatives for quality documentation.

  • Perform administrative tasks and communicate results to stakeholders.

Who You Are:
You are an individual with a keen eye for detail and a passion for maintaining high-quality standards. You thrive in a collaborative environment and are adept at working with various stakeholders to achieve common goals. Your strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks independently make you an asset to any team. You are comfortable with medical terminology and can clearly present scientific and medical data, both verbally and in writing. Your English writing skills are exceptional. Your experience in pharmacovigilance and familiarity with drug development processes enhance your ability to contribute effectively to the team.

Required Skills:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in biologic or natural science, or healthcare discipline.

  • Previous experience in pharmacovigilance, medical writing, scientific editing and/or publishing.

  • Significant years of writing and editing experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.

  • Comfortable with medical terminology.

  • Familiarity with pharmacovigilance and drug development, including knowledge of clinical trial safety regulations and post-marketing safety regulations.

  • Ability to interpret, analyze, and present scientific and medical data.

  • Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize independently.

  • In depth knowledge of common data processing software (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Business Objects).


 

Job Level: Management
Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.


At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about Biogen.


All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.



Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in biological or natural science, or a healthcare discipline
  • Previous experience in pharmacovigilance, medical writing, scientific editing, and/or publishing
  • Significant writing and editing experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
  • Comfort with medical terminology
  • Familiarity with pharmacovigilance and drug development, including clinical trial safety and post-marketing safety regulations
  • Ability to interpret, analyze, and present scientific and medical data
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize independently
  • In-depth knowledge of common data processing software, including Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, and Business Objects

Biogen Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Biogen and has not been reviewed or approved by Biogen.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay is generally positioned as competitive and often perceived as fair across roles, with total compensation framed as strong when bonus and equity are included. Compensation sentiment is described as above-average overall, though it varies by function and business cycle.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity programs are repeatedly highlighted as a meaningful part of the total package, including stock programs and an employee stock purchase plan. Equity and bonus elements are portrayed as important contributors to feeling well rewarded beyond base pay.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off benefits are described as distinctive, including a year-end shutdown and a paid sabbatical after extended tenure. Vacation, holidays, sick time, and personal-significance days are also presented as supportive of work-life needs.

Biogen Insights

Am I A Good Fit?
beta
Get Personalized Job Insights.
Our AI-powered fit analysis compares your resume with a job listing so you know if your skills & experience align.

The Company
HQ: Cambridge, MA
9,575 Employees
Year Founded: 1978

What We Do

Through cutting-edge science and medicine, Biogen discovers, develops and delivers innovative therapies worldwide for people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. Founded in 1978, Biogen is a pioneer in biotechnology and today the Company has the leading portfolio of medicines to treat multiple sclerosis, has introduced the first and only approved treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, and is at the forefront of neurology research for conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Biogen also manufactures and commercializes biosimilars of advanced biologics. With approximately 7000 people worldwide, we are truly a global organization, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is also home to our research operations. Our international headquarters are based in Zug, Switzerland and we have world-class manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Denmark. We offer therapies globally through direct affiliate presence in 30 countries and a network of distribution partners in over 50 additional countries. For more information, please visit www.biogen.com. Follow us on social media – Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube.

Similar Jobs

Clear Street Logo Clear Street

Software Engineer

Fintech • Software • Financial Services
Easy Apply
Hybrid
London, Greater London, England, GBR
581 Employees

Shield AI Logo Shield AI

Senior Systems Engineer

Aerospace • Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Robotics • Software
Hybrid
London, Greater London, England, GBR

Cloudflare Logo Cloudflare

Product Manager

Cloud • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Hybrid
3 Locations
4400 Employees
55K-76K Annually

Cloudflare Logo Cloudflare

Systems Engineer

Cloud • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Hybrid
3 Locations
4400 Employees
54K-75K Annually

Similar Companies Hiring

Formation Bio Thumbnail
Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Healthtech • Biotech • Pharmaceutical
New York, NY
150 Employees
SOPHiA GENETICS Thumbnail
Software • Healthtech • Biotech • Big Data • Artificial Intelligence
Boston, MA
450 Employees
Pfizer Thumbnail
Artificial Intelligence • Healthtech • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Biotech • Pharmaceutical
New York, NY
121990 Employees

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account