Pharmacovigilance Assistant Recruitment by Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission

The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) is an Autonomous Body under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India primarily with the objectives of regularly updating the Indian Pharmacopoeia by publishing new edition and its addenda, National Formulary of India and other related tasks such as preparing, certification and distribution of reference substances & functions as National Coordination Centre (NCC) for Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI).

Post : Pharmacovigilance Assistant (01 )

Looking forward for the qualified personnel on behalf of NCC-PVPI for the post of Pharmacovigilance Assistant (01 ) for Regional Training Centre, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Sri Padmavathi Medical College for Women, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh - 517507 (Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Centre under NCC-PvPI) on Contract basis.

Job Requirements :
1. Master degree in Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy Practice, and Clinical Research.
OR
Pharm.D/ MBBS/BDS ftom a recognised university/institute with one year safety/Pharmacovigilance after obtaining essential qualification.
2. Age of the person should not exceed 28 years
3. Candidates with proficiency in Computer.

Regional Training Centre Job Description
1. Collection of ADR Reports.
2. Processing of Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs) and managing them in VigiFlow.
3. Quality review, Clinical Review & Statistical review of ICSRs as per Drug Safety database.
4. Follow up with the reporters/patients for Completeness as per SOPs.
5. Training/Sensitization/Feedback to physicians through newsletter circulated by the NCC-PvPI.
6. Regular Communication with NCC-PvPI regarding activities related to Pharmacovigilance at AMC.
7. Organize CME and required trainings for sensitization of care professional.
8. Develop promotional materials for PV related activities.
9. Coordinate with national public health programs for PvPI strengthening.
10. Coordinate with CDSCO/state regulators, State Pharmacy/Nursing Councils to promote PV practices.
11. Coordinate with other AMCs of the state to strengthen PV activities and conduct periodic review meetings.

Consolidated emolument : Rs. 32,000/- per month will be paid by the authorised manpower agency of IPC.

Duly filled applications with all the supporting documents must be scanned and sent in pdf format via email to pharmacovigilancesvimsrtc@gmail.com. The competent authority (IPC) reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of vacancies and rejection and/or all applications received without assigning any reason.

All correspondence regarding this recruitment will be by email to all the candidates. Shortlisted candidates shall go through the written test/interview. Period of engagement for the notified post shall be initially for a period of one year or till further orders whichever is earlier. The engagement can be extended from time to time based on individual performance or requirement of the department with the approval of competent authority.

Applications are invited from citizens of India on the application format, which can be downloaded from the website together with the attested copies of supporting documents before 15th October 2026.