Pharmacovigilance Manager South and Southern Africa

1 week ago

Johannesburg, South Africa GSK Full time

**Site Name**: South Africa - Gauteng - Johannesburg
**Posted Date**: Sep 2 2025
**Job Purpose**
We are seeking a **Pharmacovigilance Manager** to lead and oversee pharmacovigilance activities across South and Southern Africa. This role is critical in ensuring patient safety through the effective collection, management, and reporting of safety data. As a key contact for pharmacovigilance matters, you will collaborate with internal teams, external partners, and regulatory authorities to ensure compliance with local regulations and GSK standards.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Manage and oversee the collection, documentation, and reporting of adverse events, product complaints, incidents, and pregnancy reports.
- Ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements for safety reporting within mandated timelines.
- Provide pharmacovigilance training to internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Monitor local scientific and medical literature for safety-related information and ensure proper reporting and documentation.
- Collaborate with product complaint and medical inquiry teams to ensure all safety data is appropriately captured.
- Act as the primary liaison for regulatory authorities on pharmacovigilance matters.

**Qualifications**
- Basic Qualifications_
- Bachelor's degree in pharmacy, medicine, or a related health sciences field.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with a focus on pharmacovigilance or related areas.
- Knowledge of pharmacovigilance regulations, systems, and processes.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Preferred Qualifications_
- Advanced degree in pharmacy or medicine.
- Experience managing pharmacovigilance activities across multiple geographies.
- Proven ability to collaborate in a matrixed environment and influence stakeholders effectively.
- Familiarity with project management principles and tools.

**How to Apply**

**Closing Date**: 9 September 2025

**Why GSK?**
**Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.**

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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