CH and Vigilance Reporting Specialist

Title: The PMS Complaint Handling Investigator

Is responsible for meticulously reviewing, documenting, and maintaining complaint records in compliance with regulatory standards, conducting investigations and facilitating continuous improvement initiatives, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure comprehensive data gathering and analysis for informed decision-making. The role applies suitable coding to enhance data organization and analysis, enabling swift resolution and insights for improving procedures. The role identifies routine mid-complexity issues, escalating to higher-level investigators as required. The role compiles and presents records at management review meetings for comprehensive discussion and decision-making.

Job Responsibilities:

• Works under direct supervision and established processes and operational policies, reviews and documents complaints precisely and accurately, ensuring comprehensive capture of relevant information and adherence to regulatory and organizational requirements.

• Ensures detailed records of complaints are maintained, including investigation findings and resolution actions taken, to support post-market surveillance activities and facilitate continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing product quality and customer satisfaction.

• Reviews and assesses complaint intake records from various channels for alignment with complaint definitions and regulatory requirements and conducts duplicate checks to eliminate redundant records and ensure data accuracy and integrity in post-market surveillance activities.

• Conducts moderate Good Faith Efforts (GFE) when necessary to collect additional data, supporting the evaluation and escalation of the record. Collaborates with relevant stakeholders to ensure comprehensive data gathering, adhering to regulatory requirements and internal protocols.

• Ensures application of suitable coding, reviews the input into the complaints process, enhances data organization and analysis, applies reported problem coding to record the customer's experience, and enables swift resolution and valuable insights for improving procedures and addressing recurring issues.

• Identifies routine mid complexity issues, determines if escalation to a Level 2 or Level 3 Investigator is required and escalates complaint records to a complaint operations specialist or manager.

• Follows internal follow-up measures to procure further essential information necessary for reinforcing the investigation process, ensuring thoroughness and accuracy in analysis and decision-making.

• Compiles records for various topics, presents them at the daily management review meeting, and ensures a comprehensive overview of relevant information for discussion and decision-making.

• Prepares comprehensive investigation reports that include findings, conclusions, and actions taken, ensures accuracy and currency in maintaining complaint files and records to facilitate effective communication of investigation outcomes and support continuous improvement efforts.

• Develops stable working relationships internally, exchanges standard information with colleagues, immediate supervisor, project leaders, and other professionals in the team/group.

Minimum required Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Sciences, Healthcare Management, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management or equivalent.

Minimum required Experience:
Minimum 3 years of experience in Medical Device, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Clinical Research or equivalent with Vocational Education.
 

Preferred Skills:

• Post-Market Surveillance Mechanisms

• Quality Management Systems (QMS)

• Risk Management

• Data Analysis & Interpretation

• Regulatory Requirements

• Technical Documentation

• Complaint Management

• Recordkeeping

• Business Acumen

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