Pharmacovigilance Trainee (PV Trainee)

• Location: Porto Salvo, Portugal
• Start date: December 2026 / January 2027
• Duration: 12 months
• Work Model: full time, hybrid (3 days onsite)

As a Pharmacovigilance Trainee, you will report directly to the Country Safety Head (CSH) for Portugal and support the local safety team in a variety of activities, including case management, implementation of Risk Management Plans at the local level, safety signal detection, and website monitoring. You will be accountable for ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and company standards related to the safety management of products registered in Portugal. In addition, you will assist the CSH with safety-related tasks across the Sanofi portfolio, gaining valuable experience in a regulated and impactful environment.

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

• →Adverse Drug Reactions/Adverse Drug Events;
• →Periodic Reports;
• →Risk Management Plans;
• →Product Safety Alerts;
• →Safety questions raised by local Health Authorities and Health Care Professionals;
• →PV requirements in Digital Marketing Projects/Market Research Projects;
• →Local Health Authorities’ website monitoring;
• →Local labeling review (safety sections);
• →Reconciliation of local SDEA and local product lines;
• →Inspection readiness;
• →Completing all assigned training within the required timelines.

To excel in this role you will need to have:

• Educational background in Pharmacy or Biology;
• Healthcare professional background (pharmacy, other);
• Appropriate proficiency in English (written and verbal) and Portuguese;
• Interpersonal skills of diplomacy and team player dynamics;
• Knowledge of and respect for cultural differences;
• Professionalism and arbitration;
• Ability to work in international and transversal teams;
• Computer package knowledge; 

Advanced Spanish language skills will be a plus.

• Stretch your skills through apprenticeships, internships, graduate programs, and international experiences that grow with you. 

• Learn from inspiring mentors and collaborative teams while contributing to real projects that shape the future of healthcare. 

• Build your future with access to the latest tools, digital innovation, and continuous learning that keep you ahead of the curve. 

• Explore more with personalized development plans, short-term gigs, and internal mobility across functions and countries. 

• Grow in a purpose-driven company where your voice matters and your work helps improve millions of lives. 

• Thrive in inclusive, flexible workplaces that support your personal and professional well-being. 

• Launch your career with a company that invests in you — and empowers you to reimagine what’s possible.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

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Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

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