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Pharmacovigilance Specialist
Detects, processes and reports adverse events across a product's life.
Also known as: PV Specialist · Drug Safety Associate · DSA
Salary band (US)
$80k–$135k
Salary band (UK)
£40k–£80k
Typical YoE
2–6 years; medical background common
What the role is
PV professionals receive case reports from trials and post-market sources, code them with MedDRA, assess seriousness and expectedness, and submit ICSRs to regulators within the required windows. PSUR/PBRER aggregate authoring is the senior end of the function.
A typical day
- Triage 25 incoming AE reports for seriousness
- MedDRA coding session with the medical reviewer
- Argus case narrative QC
- Draft a 7-day SUSAR submission
- Aggregate report data pull for an upcoming PBRER
Required skills
MedDRA codingArgus / ARISgICH E2A/E2B/E2DCausality assessmentAggregate report authoring
Certifications that matter
Career ladder
Junior
PV Associate
This role
PV Specialist
Next
Senior PV → PV Manager → QPPV (EU)
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