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Specialist, Global Patient Safety, Southern

Job in Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
Listing for: AstraZeneca
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-06
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Specialist, Global Patient Safety, Southern Africa

Do you have expertise in, and a passion for science? Does working in Oncology, Biopharma and Rare Diseases, whilst creating value for our customers and patients sound rewarding? If so, AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven Biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit.

There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. Our strategic priorities reflect how we are working to deliver our strategy and achieve our Purpose. As a workforce, we are the catalyst for our values: we are entrepreneurial; we do the right thing;

we play to win; we put patients first and we follow the science. As a company we appreciate and take great pride in each team member where every person is brought together through shared values, that underpins a shared purpose. There’s no better place to feel inspired and energized.

ABOUT THE TEAM

You will join a high performing locally based team, who are part of the Global Patient Safety organisation. This team combine technical expertise with commercial acumen, to ensure we meet the Licence to Operate function of pharmacovigilance. Agility and problem-solving is second nature, with an enterprise mindset you will proactively take ownership of activities to deliver on our accountability and moves out of comfort zones to achieve the best results.

What

you’ll do
  • Contribute to the team’s overall remit which aims to optimize operations, reduce risk, and increase compliance, as well as generate robust data analytics within the patient safety function.
  • Supports activities in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that local and global PS requirements are adhered to across the Company products portfolio.
  • Works as part of the local PS team and the Marketing Company (MC) team, using functional knowledge to provide technical and operational support to different PS activities, processes, local databases, and other PS systems.
  • Support the overall local Patient Safety organization in achieving compliance with company and regulatory requirements.
  • Support activities of PS function and may work under the guidance of more senior experts and is expected to deliver routine activities independently.
  • Works independently to sort out problems of moderate scope and complexity, ensure effective delivery to the required standards, manage reporting tools, and use PS software to support processes at the local level.
  • Provides technical assistance in the management of Patient Safety processes and systems.
Role Profile
  • Ability to contribute to the team’s overall remit which aims to optimise operations, reduce risk, and increase compliance, as well as generate robust data analytics within the patient safety function.
  • Supports activities in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that local and global PS requirements are adhered to across the Company products portfolio.
  • Works as part of the local PS team and the Marketing Company (MC) team, using functional knowledge to provide technical and operational support to different PS activities, processes, local databases, and other PS systems.
  • Supports the overall local Patient Safety organization in achieving compliance with company and regulatory requirements.
  • Supports activities of PS function and may work under the guidance of more senior experts and is expected to deliver routine activities independently.
  • Works independently to sort out problems of moderate scope and complexity, ensure effective delivery to the required standards, manage reporting tools, and use PS software to support processes at the local level.
  • Provides technical assistance in the management of Patient…
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