Senior Associate Global Safety (Local Safety Switzerland)

About the role

Support local pharmacovigilance activities in Switzerland and provide safety expertise to the business, ensuring compliance with Swiss legislation and Amgen policies.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain compliance with Swiss safety regulations and update SOPs, manuals and reporting requirements.
• Handle adverse event information, local literature reviews, safety reporting obligations and urgent safety communications.
• Support inspection readiness, inspections and internal audits.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Medical, Regulatory, Quality, Legal and Market Access teams to embed PV requirements.
• Review local programs, vendor contracts, websites/social media projects, patient support programs and market research from a PV perspective.

Required profile

• University degree in life sciences, pharmacy, medicine or related field.
• Experience in pharmacovigilance, preferably in a pharmaceutical or biotech affiliate.
• Practical understanding of Swiss PV requirements for post‑marketing and clinical trials.
• Strong organizational, stakeholder management and problem‑solving skills.
• Fluent in English and German; French or Italian a plus.

Required skills

• Pharmacovigilance
• Adverse event reporting
• Swiss PV regulatory knowledge