PrimeVigilance, an Ergomed company, was established in 2008 by former Drug Regulators, to provide specialised pharmacovigilance services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. These services cover the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other drug-related problem (WHO definition of pharmacovigilance). Since then, PrimeVigilance has added other services including medical information call centres, and has grown to become one of the global leaders in its field, providing services to over 150 client companies in more than 100 countries. 

We continue to expand as we strive to become the leading global pharmacovigilance and medical information service provider. Our Mission is a world with safer drugs.

We are currently looking for Vendor Manager to join our growing team. The main responsibilities of this position are:

• Research for the available options for Local Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance vendors to find the best prices available within a given market/territory;
• Cooperate with other departments/entities within the group to explore the available options for providing services in house;
• Maintain the list of available options with details per country/territory (both internal and external options);
• Conduct interviews and meetings with potential vendors;
• Negotiate new and existing vendor contracts;
• Data analysis to support decision making;
• Act as functional bridge amongst external vendors as well as internal stakeholders;
• Coordinate all vendor management tasks inclusive of working with external vendors and internal employees;
• Keep overview on due diligence as well as support risk evaluation, cooperate with QA department;
• Ensure onboarding process (granting access to relevant common shared area(s) and E-learning portal);
• Ensure tracking, measuring, reporting and evaluating vendor performance;
• Initiate and/or review proposed contract modifications and negotiate or refer to other internal departments for review as appropriate;
• Track contract renewal periods and proactively prepare budgets for future years of the contracts;
• Support expansion across ongoing projects and explore new business lines;
• Together with the business development team serve as a client contact during the negotiation phase and remain as point-of-contact with clients.
• May support clinical research vendor management.

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or Business Management
• Demonstrated work experience in Contracts or a similar industry.
• Working independently under time pressure to meet tight deadlines. Must be able to manage workload and prioritize activities to ensure timely completion of assignments.
• Excellent attention to detail and proof reading to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Strong oral communication skills including communicating in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with potentially conflicting requirements.
• Strong initiative to learn.
• Ability to manage relationships and communicate with senior managers and directors.
• Advanced level of English language (both spoken and written)
• Competent in Microsoft Word and Excel to advanced level.

Our Offer

• Competitive salary
• Dynamic team of colleagues in a fast-growing company – possibility for your quick career growth
• Multicultural environment, English as a company language
• Strong emphasis on personal and professional growth
• Extensive and specialized trainings in pharmacovigilance – internal trainings provided by skilled professionals, but also prestigious trainings/seminars taking place abroad
• Friendly working environment with several social events per year