Medical Job at AstraZeneca | Local Case Advisor Role
Looking for a rewarding medical job in global patient safety? The Japan Local Case Advisor, GBS Patient Safety role under AstraZeneca Careers offers an excellent opportunity to work at the intersection of pharmacovigilance, regulatory compliance, and patient care. Based in Bangalore, this full-time medical job supports safety reporting for Japan while contributing to AstraZeneca’s mission of delivering life-changing medicines worldwide.
Medical Job Details:
- Job Title: Japan Local Case Advisor, GBS Patient Safety
- Contract type: Full-time
- Job ID: R-242409
- Closing Date: 29-Dec-2025
About the Company
AstraZeneca Careers represent opportunities within a global, science-led biopharmaceutical organization dedicated to advancing healthcare outcomes. AstraZeneca focuses on innovation, collaboration, and patient safety, providing professionals with long-term growth opportunities in meaningful medical job roles that impact patients’ lives across the world.
Qualifications
Desirable Qualifications & Experience
- Degree in Medical
- Strong pharmacovigilance knowledge
- Experience with the ARGUS safety database
- Familiarity with GVP, GCP, MedDRA, and WHO-DD
- Audit and inspection experience
- Experience working with multinational teams
- Project management and conflict resolution skills
Medical Job Description
This medical job as a Japan Local Case Advisor, GBS Patient Safety, plays a vital role in AstraZeneca’s pharmacovigilance operations. The position focuses on managing Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs) for Japan, ensuring adherence to Japanese regulatory requirements and AstraZeneca’s global safety standards. Based in Bangalore, this role may require working in Japan time zones and offers exposure to international patient safety systems under AstraZeneca Careers.
Key Responsibilities
- Accept, validate, and assess Japan’s domestic safety cases
- Conduct phone calls with reporters and manage confidential patient information
- Perform routine quality checks and manual follow-ups when required
- Collaborate with internal teams to clarify and triage safety case data
- Identify and escalate urgent or reportable cases
- Perform accurate data entry for domestic and foreign cases in safety databases
- Request follow-up information using product- and event-specific questionnaires
- Support audit and inspection readiness activities
- Ensure regulatory compliance with Japanese pharmacovigilance standards
- Contribute to Quality Management System (QMS) processes
- Perform peer reviews and support ad-hoc patient safety projects
