.ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organizations.With our patients at the center of all that we do, we help to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life.Our people are our greatest strength, are at the core of our culture, and the driving force behind our success. ICON people have a mission to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well.**Manager, Pharmacovigilance role****Summary**:Manages personnel within Pharmacovigilance and has expertise with regards to the tasks of the subordinated group. (E.G. may be able to provide services for Serious Adverse Events (SAE)/Adverse Reactions /Medical Device Report management in writing or by phone, periodic safety reports, adjudication, coding, product complaints.) Supports departmental initiatives and development of SOPs, investigation of process-related issues, consulting on safety processes, tools, and regulatory compliance. Maintains familiarity with current industry practices and regulatory requirements that affect services provided by Pharmacovigilance. Ensures that staff fulfill their responsibilities in accordance with company policies, procedures, and SOPs.**Responsibilities**:- Supports direct reports in monitoring of their projects to assure company profitability and associated project goals and objectives are being met.- Develops, implements, and monitors profitability, objectives, metrics of assigned group of direct reports.- Identifies and implements improvements of processes within the assigned service are through review of project specific plans and their implementation; recommends improvement plans to project.- Manages resources and resource projections to ensure project teams are consistent with client needs, expectations and contractual obligations.- Analyzes current and future project backlog in order to provide adequate resources to meet business objectives.- Builds and aligns a technical team to perform critical operating tasks to achieve results.- Identifies and implements process improvements and other ways to improve efficiencies.- Provides technical oversight of the generation of project plans such as but not limited to Safety Management plans (SMP), or SAE Reconciliation plans, in close cooperation with project team during set-up phase.- Delivers training on department related topics as well as general company processes and systems to Pharmacovigilance staff.- Liaises with other functional managers to ensure consistency of safety management approaches within the company.- Maintains familiarity with current industry practices and regulatory requirements that affect services provided respective service area