Overview
PV Manager/PV System Management and Agreements Lead Jobs in Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland at Orion Pharma
Title: PV Manager/PV System Management and Agreements Lead
Company: Orion Pharma
Location: Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
Job Description
Your role
You will be part of a small team of experienced pharmacovigilance (PV) experts, with each member holding similar responsibilities within the QPPV office. For senior experts, there is also the possibility to step into a team leader role. In this position, you will collaborate closely with the QPPV, global PV unit management, subject matter experts, R&D QA (PV auditors), as well as global affiliates and service providers.
Responsibilities
Your responsibilities cover various aspects of maintaining and developing the pharmacovigilance system globally at the company’s headquarters PV unit. Weekly duties include:
- Managing pharmacovigilance agreements (with licensing partners and service providers) and due diligence activities
- Organizing pharmacovigilance training
- Overseeing inspections and audit-related work when the pharmacovigilance system is evaluated by authorities or business partners
- Handling GVP deviations, CAPA management, GVP change management, and ensuring GVP compliance
- Supervising affiliate and service provider PV activities
- Maintaining the Pharmacovigilance System Master File
- Coordinating and developing pharmacovigilance business continuity processes
What You Can Expect From Us
At Orion, your work creates true impact and well-being for our customers, patients and society at large. Our culture of friendliness, respect, mutual appreciation and diversity creates a safe working environment where you can strive for excellence. We offer a wealth of career paths and development opportunities that support the development of innovative solutions and improving the quality of life.
Please visit our website to find further information about our values and Orion as an employer https://www.orion.fi/en/careers/orion-as-an-employer/ .
What are we looking for?
We are seeking a senior expert with a minimum of five years’ previous experience in pharmacovigilance activities. The ideal candidate possesses strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills, thriving in an international environment. Proficiency in both Finnish and English is required, particularly in negotiation scenarios. In addition, we value commitment, motivation for continuous improvement, and adaptability in GxP environments, especially regarding change management.
How To Apply
Please apply through Orion Careers site by Wednesday, May 14, 2026. Jukka Pesonen, Director QPPV tel. +358 50 966 4937, is happy to answer any questions you may have. He is most easily available on Monday, 4 May from 9:00–10:00, Tuesday, 5 May from 8:00–9:00, and Thursday, 7 May from 12:00–13:00.
We typically review applications already during the application period and may start interviewing candidates before the application deadline. Therefore, we invite you to send your application as soon as possible.
Approved medical examination which also includes drug testing is required prior to the employment. We will also carry out a security clearance prior to the employment for the selected person.
Your new team
Quality management (QM) is responsible for ensuring the quality of materials, products and operations, as well as maintaining and developing the quality system and monitoring the regulatory environment. Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety unit, which is part of QM, is responsible for the global pharmacovigilance system of Orion Corporation and for the continuous safety surveillance, regulatory reporting and safety risk management activities of human and veterinary medicinal and non-medicinal products.
The QM function consists of about 350 experts who work in Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Quality System, Method Development and the Pharmacovigilance & Patient Safety unit. We are located in Espoo, Turku, Salo and Kuopio plants, in addition to the Quality Assurance team in India reporting dotted-line to QM.
Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety at Orion headquarters is the main pharmacovigilance site for Orion. Responsibilities include scientific and operational aspects of pharmacovigilance and global oversight of the pharmacovigilance operations internationally in all Orion locations. We utilize service providers both for global and local pharmacovigilance activities. Currently the headquarters team have 36 pharmacovigilance experts and local pharmacovigilance operations cover more than 35 countries. We also operate with various business partners globally.
About Us
Orion Pharma is a globally operating Nordic pharmaceutical company – a builder of well-being for over a hundred years.
We’re home to more than 4,000 Orionees around the world, and we’re proud to be known as a responsible employer and a great place to work. At Orion Pharma, people are truly valued and trusted, encouraged to grow, and supported by a culture where every voice is heard. We appreciate each other, strive for excellence, and build the future.
Together we develop, manufacture, and market human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients. Our extensive portfolio includes proprietary and generic medicines as well as consumer health products. The core therapy areas of our pharmaceutical R&D are oncology and pain. Proprietary products developed by Orion Pharma are used to treat cancer, neurological diseases, respiratory diseases, and more.
We offer careers with a clear purpose: empowering people to live their lives to the fullest.
