Pharmacist, Healthcare

Responsible Pharmacist – France – Remote

Pharmanovia is a dynamic, fast-growing international pharmaceutical company with a portfolio of over 20 brands across more than 160 markets. Our mission is to improve patient health globally by revitalising niche, trusted medicines across our core therapeutic areas:
Cardiovascular, Oncology, Endocrinology, and Neurology. Since our founding in 2013, we’ve grown consistently by delivering high-quality branded prescription medicines to patients, prescribers, and healthcare providers worldwide. Our global team of over 300 employees across 29 nationalities operates from offices in the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Germany, the UAE, India, Australia and Singapore.

We are looking for an experienced Responsible Pharmacist (Pharmacien Responsable) to lead and oversee all pharmaceutical operations for our French legal entity. This is a highly strategic leadership role with statutory responsibility under the French Public Health Code, acting as the company’s legally appointed Responsible Pharmacist. You will ensure that all pharmaceutical activities are conducted in full compliance with French and European regulatory requirements while safeguarding product quality, patient safety and supply continuity.

You will work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams across Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, Medical Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Commercial and Global Operations to ensure the highest standards of regulatory compliance and operational excellence. This position plays a critical role in supporting Pharmanovia’s continued growth in France while maintaining our commitment to quality, compliance and patient care.

• Act as the legally appointed Responsible Pharmacist for Pharmanovia France, ensuring full compliance with the French Public Health Code and all applicable pharmaceutical legislation.
• Provide overall responsibility for all pharmaceutical operations, including regulatory compliance, quality assurance, pharmacovigilance, distribution, importation, exportation, product storage, transportation and batch recall activities.
• Ensure a continuous, uninterrupted supply of Pharmanovia medicines to the French market by proactively managing supply risks, shortages, and emergency supply requirements.
• Lead the pharmaceutical quality management system (PQS), ensuring continuous improvement through quality reviews, compliance monitoring and robust governance processes.
• Ensure full compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and pharmacovigilance requirements, maintaining inspection readiness at all times.
• Review, approve and sign regulatory submissions, including Marketing Authorisation Applications (MAAs) and other submissions requiring Responsible Pharmacist approval.
• Provide strategic regulatory leadership throughout the product lifecycle, including new product introductions, variations, and post-approval activities.
• Ensure product integrity throughout the supply chain, verifying that storage, transportation and distribution conditions meet all regulatory and quality requirements.
• Oversee pharmacovigilance governance, including delegation of pharmacovigilance activities to the appointed Local Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (LQPPV) or Head of Pharmacovigilance where appropriate.
• Lead quality management reviews, analysing Annual Product Quality Reviews (APQRs) and ensuring appropriate follow-up with manufacturing partners.
• Oversee investigations relating to quality defects, counterfeit medicines, falsified products and product complaints, ensuring timely reporting to the French Health Authority (ANSM).
• Ensure compliance with the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD),…