P6P6 — Principal Professional
Expert
Director/Head of Pharmacovigilance responsible for overall PV strategy and leadership.
What this level means
Top individual contributor; recognized authority with strategic impact, equivalent to a low executive level
- Scope
- Organization-wide architecture and the hardest problems
- Autonomy
- Defines direction; minimal oversight
- Complexity
- Strategic, open-ended problems shaping the technical future
- Impact
- Organization-wide
- Decision rights
- Sets technical strategy for a major area
- Leadership
- Recognized authority; multiplies many teams
- Typical experience
- 12–18 yrs
What you'd do
- Oversee global pharmacovigilance strategy and operations.
- Engage in industry consortia and influence PV practices.
- Lead the development of innovative safety solutions.
- Represent the organization in global regulatory forums.
- Drive organizational change in safety practices.
- Oversee global PV strategy.
- Engage in industry consortia.
- Drive safety innovation.
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Global strategy leadership
- Regulatory influence
- Innovation in safety solutions
- Industry representation
- Change management
- Global pharmacovigilance strategy
- Regulatory forum engagement
- Innovative safety practices
- Industry influence techniques
- Change management strategies
- Visionary leadership
- Global Regulatory Knowledge
- Innovation Leadership
- Industry Influence
- Organizational Change Management
What good looks like
- 10+ years of pharmacovigilance experience
- Experience as QPPV
- Visionary leadership skills
Common titles
Pharmacovigilance (Drug Safety) VIPharmacovigilance (Drug Safety) 6Principal Pharmacovigilance (Drug Safety)
What it pays
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O*NET / SOC: 29-0000 — Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations (inferred)