Post Market Surveillance (PMS) Specialist - Medical Devices

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Business Unit Overview

This position is part of Novanta’s Advanced Surgery business unit group. Novanta offers highly reliable, precise and safe solutions that enhance system performance and improve patient outcomes. Insufflators, pumps and disposable tube sets, along with medical visualization and operating room integration technologies are the preferred solution for minimally invasive surgery applications.

Summary

This position serves as a point of contact for medical/clinical issues and is responsible for vigilance as well as Post-Market surveillance and Post-Market Clinical Follow-Up activities, focusing on the evaluation of vigilance data, reporting adverse events and performing recalls/FSCAs and/or corrective actions. 

Your Responsibilities

• Evaluation of adverse events based on the event description and medical device investigation results
• Provision of a decision on reporting obligations based on international regulatory requirements
• Reporting of adverse events in line with country-specific requirements
• Search and evaluation of vigilance data for medical devices using country-specific databases  
• Support with risk analysis and assessment of benefit-risk-ratio
• Provision of a significant input in Health-Risk Assessments
• Provision of a decision on recall/FSCA obligations based on international regulatory requirements
• Creation of recall/FSCA related documentation
• Point of contact for inquiries from authorities and vigilance related customer interactions
• Regular update of Vigilance related SOPs based on MDR requirements, guidance documents (MDCGs) and/or (international) regulatory requirements (MDSAP, ROW)
• Provision and timely update of PMS and/or PMCF documents
• Conduct literature searches and reviews in according to MDR/MEDDEV 2.7.1 rev. 4

General Tasks

• Strict compliance with the quality, occupational safety and environmental regulations
• Implementation of the instructions of the quality / environmental management representative and the occupational safety specialist

Required Experience, Education, Skills, and Competencies

• Min. 1 year of professional experience in reporting adverse events to regulatory authorities in line with country-specific requirements required
• Experience in Risk assessment
• Professional experience in the medical device environment or another regulatory field of work required
• Knowledge of international regulatory requirements for vigilance activities required
• Knowledge of vigilance database management and the evaluation of vigilance data, focusing on the benefit-risk ratio, required
• Experience in literature search and review is beneficial as well as knowledge of regulatory medical writing
• University degree in life science/natural science or an equivalent qualification
• General QMS knowledge
• Open and competent attitude when working with your stakeholders
• Fluent written and spoken English, German would be a big plus
• Ability to coordinate complex workflows
• Structured and systematic working approach
• High-quality documentation skills
• Eligible to work legally in Germany (permanent residency or free access to the job market)

Travel Requirements 

• Attendance on conferences, and trade shows
• Willingness to travel to all Novanta locations and business contacts

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