Head of Patient Safety - Sweden

Do you combine Patient Safety (Pharmacovigilance & Safety) expertise with an entrepreneurial mindset and the motivation to build something new?

At PharmaRelations, we are looking for a Head of Patient Safety to play a key role in growing our Patient Safety department and business in Sweden and across the Nordics.

This is an opportunity for someone who wants to combine Patient Safety expertise with business development, client relationships and people leadership. You will help grow our end-to-end Patient Safety outsourcing and consulting offering, including safety database services, while building new client relationships and developing a strong team around the business.

You will work closely with our Patient Safety Heads and, Patient Safety experts and colleagues across PharmaRelations. You will be part of a collaborative Nordic organisation with specialist expertise around you.

About PharmaRelations

PharmaRelations is the leading Nordic Life Science consulting partner, connecting expertise, talent and organizations across the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical technology industries. We support our clients with expertise in areas such as Commercial Excellence, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Pharmacovigilance/Patient Safety and Clinical Development.

We combine deep industry knowledge with a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture, short decision-making paths and a genuine opportunity to influence both the business and your own development. We encourage initiative, new ideas and ownership, while working together to help our clients solve challenges and grow their businesses across the Nordic region.

This role offers a unique opportunity to help shape and further develop PharmaRelations' business in Finland, while building strong client relationships and driving commercial growth.

The Role

As Head of Patient Safety, you will have an important role in shaping and growing our Patient Safety department and business. A key part of the role is to create new business opportunities, build trusted client relationships and turn market and client needs into valuable solutions. The formal role also includes P&L responsibility, line management, recruitment and oversight of quality and delivery.

The role will include:

• Drive new business development and commercial growth within Patient Safety.
• Proactively build relationships with new and existing Life Science clients.
• Develop opportunities within Patient Safety outsourcing, consulting and safety database services.
• Build and manage a strong pipeline through client engagement, networking and market mapping.
• Lead client dialogues from identifying needs through solution development, proposals and negotiations.
• Work closely with internal specialists to create relevant and scalable client solutions.
• Build trusted, long-term relationships and position PharmaRelations as a preferred Patient Safety partner.
• Contribute to cross-selling opportunities across PharmaRelations' broader Life Science offering.
• Lead, develop and grow Patient Safety colleagues as the business expands.
• Contribute to the continued development of our Patient Safety offering across the Nordics.

Your background

For us, your mindset and potential are just as important as your specific background. You may already be a leader/informal leader within Patient Safety or Pharmacovigilance. Or you might be an experienced Patient Safety professional who has discovered that you thrive in client-facing situations, enjoy developing relationships and see opportunities where others see challenges. What matters to us is your combination of credibility, curiosity and commercial drive.

We believe you have:

• Relevant experience within Patient Safety/Pharmacovigilance and Life Sciences.
• A strong understanding of the Patient Safety landscape and client needs.
• A genuine interest in business development and consultative sales.
• The confidence and curiosity to engage with clients, identify needs and develop new opportunities.
• An entrepreneurial and growth-oriented mindset.
• Leadership experience, or the potential and ambition to grow further as a people leader.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to work collaboratively across functions and countries.

Experience from consulting, outsourcing, business development, commercial activities, Nordic market entry activities or safety database environments are valuable, as is an established Nordic Life Science network but we are equally interested in the potential you bring to the role. The underlying job scope identifies consulting/professional-services experience and Nordic networks as preferred or advantageous rather than absolute requirements.

Who you are

You enjoy creating opportunities rather than simply managing what already exists.You are comfortable in an environment where everything is not yet fully defined and you see that as an opportunity to influence, shape and build. You are motivated by understanding what clients really need, bringing people and expertise together and turning those conversations into sustainable business.Most importantly, you see commercial responsibility as an exciting part of the role, not as something that sits alongside your "real" Patient Safety work.

Why join PharmaRelations?

You will join PharmaRelations at an exciting stage in the development of our Patient Safety business. You will have the opportunity to influence how we develop our offering, build relationships with Life Science companies and grow a team around new businesses. At the same time, you will have access to Patient Safety expertise and the broader capabilities of PharmaRelations across the Nordics. If you are looking for a traditional, already fully defined Patient Safety leadership role, this may not be the right opportunity. If you instead are excited by the idea of building business, relationships and a team, while using your Patient Safety expertise in a broader commercial context, we would very much like to hear from you.

Your application

If you have experience within Patient Safety or Pharmacovigilance and are excited by the opportunity to build business, develop client relationships and grow a team - please click Apply to submit your application. For further information about the role and the recruitment process, please contact Kristina Edholm at PharmaRelations ( kristina.edholm@pharmarelations.se ).