ANUSHIYA KANDASAMY
Drug safety associate
Chennai
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Senior Drug Safety Associate
Accenture
9 2023 - Current
- Monitoring and tracking all serious adverse events and medical-related product information, ensuring timely processing of individual case safety reports (ICSRs).
- Assist the Pharmacovigilance (PV) physician in reviewing SAEs and AEs events from interventional, non-interventional and post-marketing studies.
- Collaborate with the safety review team/manager to escalate issues or tasks that fall outside the scope of normal work.
- Communicate with internal or external contacts to resolve issues related to case processing.
- Prioritize deliverables to accomplished work in established timeframes.
- Trained and mentored new staff to achieve efficiency and maintain daily operational consistency.
- Proactively identified areas for process improvement within the drug safety department, leading to increased productivity.
Drug Safety Associate
Accenture
01.2021 - 08.2023
- Improved patient safety by accurately reviewing and processing adverse event reports.
- Established strong relationships with healthcare professionals, fostering open communication regarding adverse events and other safety concerns related to assigned products.
- Performed quality control checks on drug safety reports, ensuring accuracy and completeness of information before submission to regulatory authorities.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on relevant regulations and guidelines, ensuring compliance in all aspects of work as a Drug Safety Associate.
- Maintained awareness of performance metrics to remain within established limits.
Data research specialist
Pharmaspectra Informatics Pvt. Ltd.
01.2020 - 01.2021
- The task at hand is to identify and profile the Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) for various and specific disease areas worldwide
- This involves extracting details of KOLs' publications, meetings, clinical trials, and other relevant information for the specified disease and entering it into a profiling tool application.
- Enhance data accuracy by conducting thorough research and validation of information.
Education
Bachelor of Pharmacy - Bachelor of Pharmacy
Madras Medical College
04.2015 - 04.2019
H.S.C - undefined
Avichi Higher Secondary School
01.2014 - 04.2015
Skills
Solstice Safety database
Argus Safety database
MedDRA coding
Highly responsible and reliable
Analytical and problem-solving
Quick learner
Data analytics
Accomplishments
- Star of Business Award Q3, FY23
- Qualified in Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT-2021) by NTA
- Member of Certificate Committee in All India Pharmacy Quiz, 2019
- Project - 2019 Preliminary phytochemical studies and in-vitro antimicrobial activity of Casuarina equisetifolia linn.
Certification
Registered Pharmacist by Tamil Nadu Pharmacy Council
Timeline
Google Certified Data Analyst
06-2024
Drug Safety Associate
Accenture
01.2021 - 08.2023
Registered Pharmacist by Tamil Nadu Pharmacy Council
02-2020
Data research specialist
Pharmaspectra Informatics Pvt. Ltd.
01.2020 - 01.2021
Certified Clinical Research Professional
11-2019
Bachelor of Pharmacy - Bachelor of Pharmacy
Madras Medical College
04.2015 - 04.2019
H.S.C - undefined
Avichi Higher Secondary School
01.2014 - 04.2015
Senior Drug Safety Associate
Accenture
9 2023 - Current