Tarun Kr Chattopadhyay
Pharmacovigilance Professional
Summary
A self-motivated and passionate drug safety consultant having almost 7 years of experiences, keen interest in clinical research. Experienced in providing unmatched analysis on drug anomalies to unfold the adverse effects. Committed to deliver responsive and high-quality services. Practical projects and teamwork experiences during the day-to-day job and degree studies have revealed exceptional strengths in critical problem solving, analysis and leadership. Easily adaptable to changes, with eagerness towards learning and expanding capabilities. Experienced in people management, efficient in training & mentoring of freshers in the specific segment.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (Team Lead IC)
IQVIA RDS INDIA PVT. LTD
Bangalore
03.2021 - Current
- Worked closely with senior management for initial set up of the project
- Worked to independently engage with clients, managed project and teams, with senior management cover limited to strategic intervention
- Managed new hire team members in separate training batches of 25 to 30 people in each batch
- Worked as a single point of contact for training related things of new hires as well as existing team members
- Conducted skill-based internal training sessions, as part of the new hire induction program
- Worked as a workflow lead for the assigned team and coordinate with team management about the workflow
- Handled all client communication independently
- Cascade and implement process changes, case processing updates from client to the all the team members
- Worked closely with managers for investigations in to any deficiencies identified, develop and implement corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs) and measuring the effectiveness of those
- Expert and experienced in leading strategic business research and consulting project across the teams and verticals Participate in audits & inspections.
DATA ANALYST (Acting Team Lead)
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Kolkata
04.2020 - 03.2021
- Work closely with Pharmacovigilance Manager to administer and manage daily operations such as individual case processing, literature searches, PSUR generation, etc.
- Work as a single point of contact in terms of case processing conventions & updates by communicating directly to the client.
- Work closely with managers for investigations in to any deficiencies identified, develop and implement corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs) and measuring the effectiveness of those.
- Cascade changes in process, new regulations affecting pharmacovigilance activities to the management.
- Interact with the clients in order to achieve required outcomes and meet timelines.
- Train and mentor new employees on various pharmacovigilance procedures.
- Coordinate with team leads & senior management for any type of trainings & documentation related to process.
- Build and maintain good relationships across functional units and company affiliates.
- Work as a single point of contact in terms of collating data for Robotic process automation (RPA) for Kolkata site. Coordinate with all other teams for conducting trainings on automation (RPA). Preparing samples AER form for testing in automation tool.
- Participating in audits or inspections.
JUNIOR DATA ANALYST
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Kolkata
11.2017 - 03.2020
- Manage pharmacovigilance data by collating, recording, processing, documenting, submitting, and archiving adverse events/reactions drug in development plus marketed drugs originating from different countries.
- Review and ensure the submission of expedited reports (from abroad) to the health authorities.
- Peer quality review of various types of cases (Literature, PMS, Legal & spontaneous).
- Documents and update pharmacovigilance (Argus) database and coded adverse reactions according to the international dictionary (MedDRA).
- Produce pharmacovigilance reports such as Periodic Safety Update reports, and updated Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) safety sections of pricing and transparency dossiers.
- Investigate brochure updates, Clinical Study Report, common technical documents and conducted Clinical Safety Analysis for regulatory authorities, Annual Safety Report and Risk Management Plan.
- Monitor literature of drug in development and of those which are marketed.
- Ensure compliance with pharmacovigilance Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
MEDICAL SERVICES ASSOCIATE
ACCENTURE SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD
Bangalore
01.2016 - 10.2017
- Process and evaluate Serious Adverse Events / Post Marketing Events to ensure accurate and consistent data entry and processing from source documents, with emphasis on timelines and quality.
- Ensure accurate and consistent coding of medical history, drugs and adverse event terms.
- Assess adverse event reports for seriousness, causality and expectedness as per applicable labeling, consulting the Medical Safety Expert whenever needed.
- Alerting the Medical Safety Physicians to potential safety issues and assist the Medical Safety Physicians in
- monitoring the safety profile of product as appropriate.
- Participating in cross-functional teams on safety matters/DS&E special projects relating to investigational and marketed drugs.
- Participating in audits or inspections.
TERRITORY MANAGER
CIPLA LTD.
Murshidabad (West Bengal)
02.2014 - 08.2015
- Proper execution of marketing plans provided by the marketing team in the assigned territory
- Frequent visit to customers (medical healthcare professional) and sales counter for generating business as per the target
- Arrange CME (Continue medical education) with the doctors on the recent & upcoming management of various diseases .
BUSINESS OFFICER
ZUVENTUS LTD.
Berhampur (West Bengal)
08.2013 - 02.2014
- Proper execution of marketing plans provided by the marketing team in the assigned territory.
- Frequent visit to customers (medical healthcare professional) and sales counter for generating business as per the target.
- Arrange CME (Continue medical education) with the doctors on the recent & upcoming management of various diseases.
Education
PGDM - Project Management
MIT, School of Distance Education, University of Maharashtra
Pune 02.2021 - Current
BACHELOR oF PHARMACY (B. PHARMA) - Pharmaceutical Sciences
WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY oF HEALTH SCIENCES
JALPAIGURI 08.2009 - 05.2013
HIGHER SECONDARY (10+2 STANDARD) - Physics Chemistry Maths & Bio Sciences
JANGIPUR HIGH SCHOOL
Jangipur, Murshidabad 05.2007 - 05.2009
SECONDARY (10th STANDARD) - General Studies And Sciences
JANGIPUR HIGH SCHOOL
Jangipur, Murshidabad 06.2006 - 05.2007
Skills
Leading team operations
Accomplishments
- Awarded with Bronze & Ovation Impact Award for outstanding contribution & performance as operational excellence in IQVIA RDS India Pvt Ltd.
- Awarded as best quality reviewer for consecutive three times in the process with an average unit-based accuracy of 99.32 % in Cognizant Technology Solutions.
- Secured highest contributor of New product portfolio (NPP) in north and south Bengal region (including Kolkata) for the FY 2014 to 2015 in Cipla Ltd.
- Highest number of NBM (need basis medicine) registration in north Bengal region for the FY 2014-2015 in Cipla Ltd.
- Secured first position in product detailing contest organized by product management team in Zuventus Healthcare Ltd.
Additional Information
Seeking a passionate career in an organization which nurtures talent and provides a work environment that allows independence inspires excellence and cheerful corporate culture.
Writing, Blogging
In free time like to write poetry & poems, do blogging (not on a regular basis)
Timeline
OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (Team Lead IC)
IQVIA RDS INDIA PVT. LTD
03.2021 - Current
PGDM - Project Management
MIT, School of Distance Education, University of Maharashtra
02.2021 - Current
DATA ANALYST (Acting Team Lead)
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
04.2020 - 03.2021
JUNIOR DATA ANALYST
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
11.2017 - 03.2020
MEDICAL SERVICES ASSOCIATE
ACCENTURE SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD
01.2016 - 10.2017
TERRITORY MANAGER
CIPLA LTD.
02.2014 - 08.2015
BUSINESS OFFICER
ZUVENTUS LTD.
08.2013 - 02.2014
BACHELOR oF PHARMACY (B. PHARMA) - Pharmaceutical Sciences
WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY oF HEALTH SCIENCES
08.2009 - 05.2013
HIGHER SECONDARY (10+2 STANDARD) - Physics Chemistry Maths & Bio Sciences
JANGIPUR HIGH SCHOOL
05.2007 - 05.2009
SECONDARY (10th STANDARD) - General Studies And Sciences
JANGIPUR HIGH SCHOOL
06.2006 - 05.2007
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