Pharmacovigilance Experts in Germany
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Rasika D.
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 D.
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 H.
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 A.
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 K.
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 S.
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 K.
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
Yashi S.
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
Jessica D.
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
Anke Z.
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
Kirill L.
Last position:
Contract PV Manager at MIT Gesundheit GmbH
Juri W.
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 B.
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
22 years
Position duration
3 years
Positions per freelancer
8
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
89%
Master's degree or higher
78%
Doctorate
67%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Germany using Pharmacovigilance
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Pharmacovigilance experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Pharmaceutical (92%)
- Healthcare (85%)
- Biotechnology (46%)
- Telecommunication (23%)
- Education (15%)
- Information Technology (15%)
- Professional Services (15%)
- Chemical (8%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Safety surveillance
Pharmacovigilance is the discipline of detecting, assessing, understanding and preventing adverse effects linked to medicines and other health products. It covers safety work from clinical development through post-market use, combining medical review, regulatory judgment and structured evidence. Companies use it to protect patients and maintain a reliable benefit-risk assessment.
Core case work
Specialists process individual case safety reports from sources such as clinical studies, healthcare professionals, patients, literature and partners. They triage cases, assess seriousness and expectedness, manage follow-up, support medical review and prepare compliant submissions. Clear documentation and controlled workflows are essential at every stage.
Signals and compliance
Signal management turns case data, literature findings and external information into safety questions that can be investigated. Experts support aggregate reports, risk management plans, periodic reviews, safety communications and inspection readiness. They work with global reporting expectations and local requirements, including the European regulatory environment relevant to companies in Germany.
Systems and data
Pharmacovigilance work depends on accurate data and traceable processes across safety databases, intake channels and reporting tools. Common surrounding skills include MedDRA coding, literature surveillance, data reconciliation, quality management, analytics and validated computer systems. Strong professionals understand how medical content, structured fields and audit trails connect.
When to bring in specialists
Companies often engage freelance expertise when safety operations need extra capacity, a system or process is changing, or a product is entering a new market.
- Clear a case backlog without weakening review quality
- Prepare for an audit, inspection or partner assessment
- Improve intake, triage, reporting or reconciliation workflows
- Support database migration, validation or safety process setup
What good looks like
The strongest professionals combine sound medical reasoning with disciplined documentation and practical regulatory knowledge. They ask precise questions, separate facts from assumptions and make decisions easy to audit. For teams in Germany, remote delivery can work well when responsibilities, data access, communication language and escalation routes are agreed early; on-site collaboration may help during workshops, inspections or major system changes.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Pharmacovigilance? Start with the answers below.
Pharmacovigilance is used to identify, evaluate, prevent and communicate risks associated with medicines and related health products. It includes case processing, signal detection, literature monitoring, aggregate reporting and ongoing benefit-risk assessment.
Pharmacovigilance mainly describes the broader lifecycle discipline for monitoring product safety, especially after exposure in real-world use. Clinical safety focuses more narrowly on safety data from clinical trials, while drug safety is often used as a practical synonym in industry conversations.
A strong pharmacovigilance specialist may also bring medical writing, MedDRA coding, literature surveillance, signal management and aggregate report preparation. Experience with safety databases, quality systems, data privacy and regulatory submissions is valuable as well.
The right level depends on the assignment. A pharmacovigilance professional handling case intake may need a different background from someone leading signal strategy, inspection readiness, system validation or a global safety process.
Much of pharmacovigilance can be delivered remotely through controlled systems, secure access and structured review meetings. German teams should clarify data-handling rules, working language, time-zone overlap and any workshops or inspections that require on-site presence.
Companies often engage pharmacovigilance freelancers during case backlogs, product launches, process redesigns, database changes, audits or temporary capacity gaps. An external specialist can also provide focused support when internal teams need experience with a particular safety workflow.
Ask how the pharmacovigilance specialist approaches case quality, medical review, documentation, escalation and inspection evidence. Strong answers are specific about governance, traceability, data quality and communication rather than relying only on familiarity with a named system.
Pharmacovigilance work commonly involves safety databases, controlled intake workflows, MedDRA terminology, literature sources and reporting processes aligned with applicable regulatory expectations. The exact tool matters less than the specialist’s ability to use validated systems accurately and maintain a clear audit trail.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Pharmacovigilance in their recent projects is 110 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 882 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Pharmacovigilance in their recent projects, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 78% hold at least a Master's degree, and 67% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Pharmacovigilance in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Pharmacovigilance in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (38%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Pharmacovigilance in their recent projects are Pharmaceutical (92%), Healthcare (85%), and Biotechnology (46%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Pharmacovigilance in their recent projects are Quality Assurance (85%), Product Development (62%), and Project Management (62%).
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