Pharmacovigilance Experts in Germany
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Jozsef Ferincz
Last position:
IT project management, introduction of AI-supported software development
- Industry: software manufacturer
- Tasks: project management; tracking and coordination of projects; stakeholder management; change management; prioritization of requirements; alignment of architecture; supplier management (internal and external); release management; monitoring defect resolution with the teams; AI-supported software development, software testing and code analysis; AI prompting, prompt engineering
- Software: Jira, Confluence, MS Project, MS Teams
- Environment: IT, software development, agile, artificial intelligence (AI)
Yashi Srivastava
Last position:
Product & Business Development Manager at Ayushastro Remedy LLP
- Owned product roadmap, feature prioritization, and user feedback loops for digital wellness solutions
- Translated customer insights and business requirements into product specifications
- Worked closely with tech, design, and domain experts to iterate products
- Supported pricing, positioning, and launch readiness for new features
Rasika Deo
Last position:
Manuscript Consultant at R.D.V.V - Jbp
- Developed and managed content across diverse platforms, adapting tone, structure, and style to meet audience expectations and editorial standards
- Conducted in-depth research to ensure content accuracy, relevance, and alignment with client objectives and subject-matter requirements
- Edited and refined client manuscripts and drafts to improve clarity, narrative flow, coherence, and reader engagement
- Managed multiple concurrent content projects, prioritizing tasks and meeting tight deadlines while upholding high-quality standards
- Provided uncredited editing support for various publications, ensuring polished, consistent, and publication-ready final manuscripts
Dennis Dauscher
Last position:
Business Analyst (Delivery Governance) at Merck
- Drove governance routines (scope, milestones, status/risk tracking), scope and milestone planning for a global RIM reporting initiative based on Veeva Vault RIM data; worked with a cross-functional team (Regulatory, Safety, IT, BI).
- Designed and implemented integrated dashboards (e.g., first/last batch timelines, 180-day tracking, submission vs. approval); coordinated internal IT and external partners including backlog/release planning and cutover preparation.
Philipp Hofmann
Last position:
Director Pharmacovigilance, Global QPPV at Navitas Life Sciences
- Management of the global Pharmacovigilance (PV) department
- Manage post-authorization PV and safety in clinical trials (all phases)
- EU-QPPV, National Safety Officer (Stepwise Action Plan Officer), Medical Information Officer
- Management and reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions and Serious Adverse Events
- Maintain and develop PV system
- Medical project management (particularly multinational clinical trials)
- Medical review of documents and data for projects
- Support of preparing clinical research documents, e.g. study protocol, DSURs, PSURs, safety management plan, final report
- Internal and external medical trainings
- Active participation in business development for PV
Andreas Ayukebi
Last position:
Senior Medical Director at Biogen International
- Led and supervised the development of publication content within a large neurodegenerative disease, increasing scientific impact and brand visibility.
- Collaborated with an international team and account to ensure the accuracy and effectiveness of medical communications materials.
- Oversaw the strategic planning and execution of key attendance at conferences, resulting in increased engagement with healthcare professionals.
- Contributed to Global Medical Affairs strategies, policies, and programs, and drove implementation in the international region.
- Supported the launch of new and marketed products by generating and disseminating scientific and clinical evidence, both internally and towards key external stakeholders.
- Responsible for Investigators Initiated Studies (IISs) and Non-Interventional Studies (NISs).
- Established and managed relationships with relevant KOLs, influencers, societies, associations, and prescribers, and facilitated appropriate contacts across the region.
- Developed, coordinated, and conducted external education and training for MDs, caregivers and patients, and customer support groups in line with the Medical Affairs plan.
- Provided expertise in the evaluation of complaints and adverse events.
- Worked closely with Public Affairs to align scientific and medical society support for patient advocacy initiatives.
- Educated the internal Shire community through partnering on content development and delivery of medical training, ensuring field teams have the clinical knowledge to effectively support the therapy at a local level.
- Provided medical input to marketing and product launches.
- Worked with International GBU and Therapy Advisory Board to develop the network of local country Shire MDs in the therapeutic area/business, leveraging best practices and expertise across the region, and provided medical input into product launches.
- Provided expertise on neurovascular protocol review to support global studies and programs.
- Developed medical strategies for study protocols and supported medical affairs initiatives.
- Responsible for the promotional and scientific materials review and approval.
- Led CCSM team engagements with clinical sites for therapeutic programs.
- Conducted protocol training for CCSLs in assigned Phase II/III/IV studies.
- Integrated and aligned clinician engagement strategies with therapeutic programs.
- Served as an escalation point for clinical/medical protocol issues.
- Collaborated on a multi-year global medical strategy aligned with product/R&D strategies.
- Managed safety data review, signal detection, and communication across development phases.
Marcus Kühl
Last position:
Senior Software Developer (APEX) at Various
- Further development and tuning of a medium-sized application for managing events and participants
- Identification of bottlenecks
- Adding missing foreign keys and indexes
- Reprogramming views and SQL queries in APEX
- Report development with Jasper Reports
- Mentoring other APEX developers
Petal Smart
Last position:
Senior Associate/Consultant, Quality Assurance at Elanco Animal Health
- Conducted GCP/GLP audits, compiled quality metrics, supported inspection and documentation for regulatory submissions
- Collaborated with clinical, technical, regulatory, study execution, and management teams
- Reviewed systems and processes in preparation for EU and global regulatory filings
- Edited quality and regulatory documents for internal and external review
Praveen Kumar A
Last position:
Safety Regulatory Intelligence Consultant at Sanofi Aventis Deutschland GmbH
- Provide expert advice and support in the development of a software intelligence tool for monitoring worldwide legislation changes in the field of post marketing safety and regulatory activities and implementation of process workflow
- Application: Safety Regulatory Intelligence
- Activities: Requirement gathering, conceptualization of process and workflow, vendor selection, etc.
- Tools used: SharePoint, JIRA, Miro
Jessica Dyck
Last position:
Deputy Graduated Plan Officer (dGPO) at ProPharma Group
- Acting as the German Deputy Graduated Plan Officer in accordance with AMG and AMWHV, including 24/7 availability for German competent authorities
- Ensuring ongoing compliance of the local PV system and oversight of the safety of medicinal products marketed in Germany
- Collection, evaluation, documentation, and reporting of safety information (ADRs, quality complaints, signals)
- Coordination of regulatory reporting, authority notifications, recalls, and distribution restrictions
- Close collaboration with QPPV, QP, EU/EEA stakeholders, and PV partners
- Support of inspection readiness, local literature review, training compliance, and maintenance of PV documentation
Kirill Livshitsky
Last position:
Contract PV Manager at MIT Gesundheit GmbH
Anke Zampich
Last position:
Consultant at QA-System - QA-GxP Consulting
- GCP audits: ATMPs
- Phase I–IV study audits
- Quality assurance in Biocell products
- System audits and on-site audits
- Quality assurance interim management
- Vendor qualification audits
- Document audits
- Mock audits and for cause audits
- GCP inspection readiness
- Mock inspection audits
- Inspection coordination/management and preventative actions
- SOP development, review and training
- GVP audits
- GCP training
- Medical devices
- VICH consulting: supporting study management and VICH audits
Juri Wolfenhaut
Last position:
Telefónica / O2
- Development of the NBO/NBA engine intended to support agents during customer interaction
- Related ETL processes
- Back-end development to support related web front-ends
Joachim Bier
Last position:
Consultant Medical Affairs & Clinical Affairs at Independent Consultant / Own Company
Medical Director & Medical Manager
Launch experience
Planning clinical development program
Information Officer function
KOL-management
Study protocol writing
Medial Monitoring
Medical Scientific Liaison-Management and Training
Medical Information
Market Access
Organization of symposia/congresses
Medical Monitoring, Global clinical development
Clinical Development, immune defects; HAE
Interims medical support and regulatory service
MSL training and interims lead MSL Team; experience with nephrology (phosphate binders)
Interims Medical Manager Cystic fibrosis
Early business strategy and & development
Ph I study project COPD
Sales Training Pain management
Interims Medical Director function
Interims medical Lead Medical Affairs & Market Access Pain management/ Women’s Health
Medical support and project management of global clinical trial Ph III
Medical support Biosimilars
Clinical Development Manager
Clinical Development
Sales Training Pain management
Medical Director, Hemato/onco
Medical Affairs support Cystic fibrosis
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Statistics of experts using Pharmacovigilance
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
2.9 years
Positions per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Quality Assurance, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Biotechnology
Certification focus areas
Research and Development, Quality Assurance, Information Technology
Bachelor's degree or higher
90%
Master's degree or higher
80%
Doctorate
70%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
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Average rates of experts in Germany using Pharmacovigilance
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The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
Drug safety work
Pharmacovigilance is the practice of monitoring medicinal product safety after launch and during development. It covers adverse event intake, case assessment, signal review, and the documents that support ongoing benefit-risk decisions.
Core deliverables
- Individual case safety reports and narrative writing
- Signal detection support and follow-up handling
- Periodic safety update reports and local submissions
- Literature review, reconciliation, and data cleaning These tasks sit at the center of drug safety operations for sponsors, CROs, and life science teams.
Systems and standards
Strong specialists work across MedDRA, WHO-Drug, Oracle Argus, EudraVigilance, and related safety databases. They know how to apply coding rules, case workflows, and submission formats without breaking traceability.
When teams bring help
Companies bring in freelance expertise during product launches, inspection prep, backlog cleanup, and process redesign. In Germany, this is common when global safety teams need English documentation but local teams must align with German operations and timelines.
What good specialists do
A strong professional is careful with source documents, fast with reconciliation, and precise with medical writing. They understand case quality, escalation paths, and how pharmacovigilance supports both compliance and patient safety.
Adjacent skills
- Clinical safety and post-market surveillance
- Medical coding and literature screening
- Regulatory writing and submission support
- Quality management and audit readiness These adjacent skills help experts move smoothly between case handling, process work, and broader safety operations.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Pharmacovigilance? Start with the answers below.
Pharmacovigilance covers the monitoring and assessment of medicine safety after a product is used in the real world and during clinical development. It includes adverse event intake, case processing, coding, signal review, and safety reporting. The goal is to detect risks early and keep benefit-risk decisions current.
Pharmacovigilance is focused on safety data, not the full regulatory lifecycle. Regulatory work can span labeling, variations, submissions, and authority interactions, while PV centers on case handling, reporting obligations, and signal management. Many projects need both, but the day-to-day tasks are not the same.
Pharmacovigilance specialists usually work with MedDRA, WHO-Drug, EudraVigilance, and safety databases such as Oracle Argus. They should also know how to handle case narratives, coding consistency, and submission workflows. If your team uses a specific safety system, the specialist should be comfortable working inside it quickly.
A strong Pharmacovigilance freelancer often brings medical coding, literature screening, and regulatory writing skills. Knowledge of quality systems and audit readiness also helps, especially when a project involves inspections or process cleanup. These skills reduce rework and improve case quality.
Pharmacovigilance work can range from routine case processing to complex signal and aggregate reporting tasks. Simple intake support needs someone precise and well trained, while inspection prep or safety system transitions need deeper process knowledge. The right level depends on whether the work is operational, medical, or oversight-heavy.
Yes, much Pharmacovigilance work can be handled remotely, including case processing, literature review, and document preparation. For Germany-based teams, on-site presence is usually only needed for sensitive workshops, training, or internal coordination. Clear language expectations matter, because some deliverables stay in English while local coordination may require German.
Look for clean case logic, accurate coding, and careful use of source documents in Pharmacovigilance work. Good specialists ask the right questions about timelines, local procedures, and escalation rules. They also produce work that is traceable, consistent, and easy for reviewers to approve.
Pharmacovigilance teams use EudraVigilance to support safety reporting and case exchange in the European environment. Specialists who understand submission rules, follow-up expectations, and database behavior can prevent delays and avoid technical errors. This is especially useful when a project has cross-border reporting steps.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Pharmacovigilance in their recent projects is 106 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 849 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Pharmacovigilance in their recent projects, 90% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 80% hold at least a Master's degree, and 70% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Pharmacovigilance in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Pharmacovigilance in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (36%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Pharmacovigilance in their recent projects are Pharmaceutical (93%), Healthcare (86%), and Biotechnology (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Pharmacovigilance in their recent projects are Quality Assurance (86%), Product Development (64%), and Project Management (64%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Pharmacovigilance
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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