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Patient Safety and Pharmacovigilance Specialist- Greater Gulf

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Bring your curiosity to a team where deep immunoscience meets cutting-edge innovation. Across oncology, rare diseases, neurology, and vaccines, you’ll work at the intersection of lab science and AI-powered discovery — all while collaborating across boundaries to turn breakthrough ideas into real-world impact. Whether you want to deepen your scientific expertise or grow as a leader, you’ll find the opportunity here.

Job Title: Patient Safety and Pharmacovigilance Specialist- Greater Gulf 

Location: Dubai, UAE

About the job

As Pharmacovigilance Specialist within our Pharmacovigilance team, you'll play a Key role in ensuring patient safety . You'll contribute to establishing robust safety profiles for our products while maintaining compliance with global regulatory requirements. Ready to get started?

At Sanofi, pharmacovigilance is at the heart of our commitment to patient safety. You'll work with cutting-edge systems and collaborate with global teams to monitor, assess, and communicate safety information that protects millions of people worldwide. Join us in making a direct impact on patient lives through rigorous safety surveillance and risk management.

About Sanofi:

We're an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people's lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives.

Main responsibilities:

• Process and evaluate safety reports for both clinical trial and marketed products, ensuring timely compliance with global regulatory requirements
• Support risk management activities by helping develop and implement safety measures that protect patients while enabling access to innovative treatments
• Collaborate with global teams to establish comprehensive safety profiles for Sanofi's product portfolio through data analysis and scientific assessment
• Handle safety-related inquiries from health authorities and healthcare professionals, providing expert guidance on product safety
• Contribute to periodic safety reports and regulatory submissions that support drug approvals and ongoing patient access
• Monitor emerging safety signals and participate in benefit-risk evaluations that inform treatment decisions
• Maintain quality standards and audit readiness through documentation, training, and compliance monitoring activities

About you

• Medical background: Medical Doctor, Pharmacy Doctor, or Pharmacist with strong clinical knowledge
Pharmacovigilance experience: Solid understanding of safety regulations and experience with safety data management
Technical skills: Ability to interpret clinical and safety data, proficiency with pharmacovigilance systems and computer applications
Communication skills: Strong written and verbal communication abilities for cross-functional collaboration
Problem-solving mindset: Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, manage priorities, and solve complex safety challenges
Regulatory knowledge: Understanding of international pharmacovigilance regulations and industry standards

Why choose us?

• Make a direct impact on patient safety by ensuring life-changing treatments are developed and delivered with the highest safety standards
• Work with cutting-edge pharmacovigilance systems and digital tools that enhance safety monitoring and signal detection
• Accelerate your career in pharmacovigilance with access to global projects, regulatory expertise, and opportunities to grow across therapeutic areas
• Collaborate with diverse, international teams dedicated to protecting patients and advancing medical science
• Help improve the lives of millions of people globally by contributing to robust safety surveillance that enables access to innovative treatments
• Join a mission-driven environment where your expertise directly contributes to patient protection and public health
• Thrive in a workplace that values continuous learning, with training programs and development opportunities in safety science and regulatory affairs

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what's never-been-done-before. You'll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people's lives? Let's Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Watch 'One day at Sanofi' and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives at sanofi.com

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  • Turn patient needs into breakthrough science. Drive scientific breakthroughs that start with patient needs – and end in treatments that change lives.

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