Associate I, Patient Safety Solutions - Toronto, Canada
About the role
The Associate I, Patient Safety Solutions role will manage adverse event reports from multiple sources, ensuring compliance with regulatory timelines and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Process and review adverse event reports from clinical trials and spontaneous sources.
- Enter safety data, write patient narratives, and code events using MedDRA.
- Ensure timely submission of expedited safety reports to regulatory authorities and clients.
- Maintain documentation, tracking systems, and support audits and inspections.
- Collaborate with clients and team members, providing training and mentoring as needed.
What You Need To Bring
- Degree in Biological Sciences, Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical Sciences, Life Sciences, or related field preferred.
- Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.
- 1+ year of safety or relevant experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
- Strong attention to detail, communication skills, and ability to work independently.
- Proficiency in MS Office; mentoring skills a plus.
Note: This role does not provide sponsorship. Work Environment
- Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
- Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international.
Physical Requirements
- Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.
- Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
- Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
- Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
- Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
- Regular and consistent attendance.
- Varied hours may be required.
Learn more about our EEO & Accommodations request here.
About Fortrea
Fortrea (Nasdaq: FTRE) is a leading global provider of clinical development and patient access solutions to the life sciences industry. We partner with emerging and large biopharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostic companies to drive healthcare innovation that accelerates life changing therapies to patients in need. Fortrea provides phase I-IV clinical trial management, clinical pharmacology, differentiated technology-enabled trial solutions and post-approval services. Fortrea’s solutions leverage three decades of experience spanning more than 20 therapeutic areas, a passion for scientific rigor, exceptional insights and a strong investigator site network.
Our talented and diverse team of approximately 19,000 people working in more than 90 countries is scaled to deliver focused and agile solutions to customers globally. Learn more about how Fortrea is becoming a transformative force from pipeline to patient at Fortrea.com.
Associate I, Patient Safety Solutions - Toronto, Canada
About the role
The Associate I, Patient Safety Solutions role will manage adverse event reports from multiple sources, ensuring compliance with regulatory timelines and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Process and review adverse event reports from clinical trials and spontaneous sources.
- Enter safety data, write patient narratives, and code events using MedDRA.
- Ensure timely submission of expedited safety reports to regulatory authorities and clients.
- Maintain documentation, tracking systems, and support audits and inspections.
- Collaborate with clients and team members, providing training and mentoring as needed.
What You Need To Bring
- Degree in Biological Sciences, Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical Sciences, Life Sciences, or related field preferred.
- Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.
- 1+ year of safety or relevant experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
- Strong attention to detail, communication skills, and ability to work independently.
- Proficiency in MS Office; mentoring skills a plus.
Note: This role does not provide sponsorship. Work Environment
- Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
- Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international.
Physical Requirements
- Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.
- Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
- Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
- Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
- Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
- Regular and consistent attendance.
- Varied hours may be required.
Learn more about our EEO & Accommodations request here.
About Fortrea
Fortrea (Nasdaq: FTRE) is a leading global provider of clinical development and patient access solutions to the life sciences industry. We partner with emerging and large biopharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostic companies to drive healthcare innovation that accelerates life changing therapies to patients in need. Fortrea provides phase I-IV clinical trial management, clinical pharmacology, differentiated technology-enabled trial solutions and post-approval services. Fortrea’s solutions leverage three decades of experience spanning more than 20 therapeutic areas, a passion for scientific rigor, exceptional insights and a strong investigator site network.
Our talented and diverse team of approximately 19,000 people working in more than 90 countries is scaled to deliver focused and agile solutions to customers globally. Learn more about how Fortrea is becoming a transformative force from pipeline to patient at Fortrea.com.