Fortrea Hiring Aggregate Report Writing Team | Principal Safety Writer | WFH

Fortrea, a leading global contract research organization (CRO), is actively hiring for its Aggregate Report Writing Team. With positions open in Pune, Mumbai, and remote, Fortrea offers an exciting opportunity for professionals with a passion for safety writing and pharmacovigilance. If you have 5+ years of experience in writing and reviewing safety reports and are ready to make a global impact, this could be the role for you!

About Fortrea

Fortrea is a trusted global leader in clinical research and development, working across more than 90 countries and covering over 20 therapeutic areas. With a strong commitment to scientific rigor and innovation, Fortrea supports pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies in bringing life-changing therapies to patients worldwide. As part of Fortrea’s mission, the Aggregate Report Writing Team plays a critical role in ensuring compliance with global safety regulations, providing high-quality safety reports that meet international standards.

Job Role: Principal Safety Writer

Position:

Principal Safety Writer – Aggregate Report Writing Team

Locations:

• Pune, Maharashtra
• Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Home-based (Remote)

Job Type:

• Full-time, Permanent

Key Qualifications:

• • At least 5-7 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with at least 4 years of it in medical writing.
  • Excellent command of written and spoken English.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.
  • Knowledge of MS Office.
  • Good organizational and time management ability.
  • Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
  • Scientific or clinical research or medical writing experience desirable.
  • Good understanding of regulatory requirements, good Pharmacovigilance practices and ICH GCP guidelines.
  • Excellent understanding of pharmaceutical product development cycle.
  • Extensive knowledge of guidelines and regulations pertaining to regulatory submissions for US, EU and emerging markets.
  • Ability to work independently, train and impart knowledge, coach, and mentor team members.
  • Overall understanding of requirements for all types of regulatory documents.
  • Help project managers/deliver managers in managing operations, performance, etc.

   

  Preferred Qualifications Include:

  • Advanced degree (e.g., PhD or Masters).
  • Experience in drug discovery and pharmacovigilance is desirable.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Aggregate Reports such as:
  • Periodic Safety Update Reports (PSUR)
  • Development Safety Update Reports (DSUR)
  • Periodic Adverse Drug Experience Reports (PADER)
  • Annual Reports (IND and others)

Key Responsibilities

As a Principal Safety Writer at Fortrea, you will:

1. Write and review various safety reports for global regulatory submissions for clients, including but not limited to Annual Reports (IND and other), Periodic Safety Update Reports, Periodic Adverse Drug Experience Reports, Development Safety Update Report, Clinical Overviews, Medical Device reports, and other documents as assigned.
2. Lead the end-to-end process of report production and ensure the required quality standards and key timelines are met. Provide oversight to co-authors or team of writers as applicable and be accountable for the quality of their work/contributions.
3. Act as the primary point of contact for the client for all report management activities. Engage in client communication to manage stakeholder expectations, present anticipated challenges, propose remediation, and escalate unresolved issues impacting deliverables at an individual report or project level.
4. Author/review RMPs, ad hoc reports, Benefit-Risk Evaluation reports, supporting documents for label updates, reports of effectiveness of risk minimization measures or enhanced pharmacovigilance activities.
5. Lead/participate in various steps of the signal management process. Provide inputs for developing signal strategies and retrieval of data from safety databases, scientific literature, and other sources, as required. Author/review signal evaluation/management reports (ad hoc and periodic) and safety issue analysis reports.
6. Participate in safety/benefit-risk review meetings with clients, discuss results and conclusions from signal/safety analysis, and in collaboration with the safety physician, propose label updates and other risk mitigation measures, as needed.
7. Draft responses (or parts thereof) to health authority questions or feedback and collaborate with cross functional stakeholders in the management and tracking of such feedback.
8. Develop abstracts, posters, manuscripts, and other documents for scientific publication or presentation at conferences or pharmacovigilance forums. Prepare medical information responses for HCPs.
9. Act as a writing coach, provide regular quality feedback, conduct training, and share best practices with associates for promoting the use of clear and concise writing and adherence to style guides, as applicable.
10. Support project management activities such as maintenance of project schedules and tracking of metrics and compliance.
11. Contribute to business development activities, including estimation of resource requirement and responding to RFPs.
12. Create and update labels, e.g. Core Data Sheets, USPI, centralized SPC’s, Med Guides.
13. Conduct literature reviews, formulate and execute search strategies, including those for complex topics or research questions.
14. Implement and promote use of consistent, efficient, and quality processes to meet timelines and deliverables according to requirements and standard operating procedures and assume accountability for the deliverables.
15. Ensure compliance of operations with governing regulatory requirements.
16. Create, maintain, and assume accountability for a culture of high customer service.
17. Perform any additional activities per project requirement or at the manager’s discretion upon completion of relevant training.
18. And all other duties as needed or assigned.

Apply online at Fortrea Careers