Product Vigilance Placement

Job Details

Product Vigilance Placement 

The Product Vigilance Intern shall support the Global Vigilance Groups activities with a focus on supporting the companies Post Market Surveillance, Vigilance and Pharmacovigilance activities. The role will support products from both our in-house production as well as our global network of external Contract Manufacturers and Service Providers covering multiple product classifications such as Cosmetics, Food Supplements, Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals.

Responsible for

• Supporting the post-market and vigilance processes in the review of safety & performance related complaints for investigation, escalation and reportability to competent authorities.
• Supporting the consumer feedback processes and activities.
• Support the management of business relationships with external contractors providing services such reportability review, consumer relations & fulfilment activities, and other service software solutions.
• Analysing post-market data and highlighting potential problems to ensure product safety and efficacy in market.
• Supporting the business in being ‘inspection ready’ in preparation to be audited by regulatory authorities against requirements of EU MDR, UK MDR, EU Cosmetic Regulations, and ISO certifications such as ISO:13485 and ISO:22716.
• Supporting the complaint vigilance leads in the development of required regulatory outputs such as PMS reports and PSUR’S.

Special Relationships

The Product Vigilance Intern will report to the Complaint Vigilance Manager – UK & EU and will be working closely with the personnel from the Global Vigilance Group, Quality Teams as well as external service providers. At times they will also be expected to liaise closely with the production teams and employees across the business at all levels.

Education and Prior Work Experience Required

• Be an undergraduate / postgraduate in Business, Scientific, Mathematical or Engineering discipline.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Be able to demonstrate a “can do” attitude and desire to continuously improve.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Have an enquiring mind.
• Be competent in MS Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Health & Safety

• To ensure that they are aware of, understand and follow all Company Health & Safety instructions - accident/incident reporting, first aid etc.
• To report any accidents or near misses to the Health & Safety Officer and/or Health, Safety & Environment Officer

About Church & Dwight

You may be more familiar with our products than with our company name. Batiste dry shampoo, Pearl Drops Whitening tooth polish, Arm & Hammer baking soda toothpaste, Femfresh Intimate wash, Orajel toothache & ulcer relief, Sterimar natural sea water nasal spray and Nair hair removal products all of which form part of our exciting brands. We are continuing to grow our portfolio each year with new exciting acquisitions our newest including Hero Mighty Patch and The Breath Co Mouthwash.

Church & Dwight UK Ltd are based in Folkestone, Kent, where we develop, produce & distribute many of our products and work with Sofibel in Paris and Church & Dwight GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany to form the European team. We are part of Church & Dwight Co. Inc. based in New Jersey, USA.

In the UK we employ over 450 people who undertake a range of roles from Research & Development & Marketing through to Purchasing, Production and Supply Chain. These teams are supported by departments such as Finance, IT & Human Resources.

How to apply

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