The MSc Pharmacovigilance Data Management is awarded by Cranfield University and delivered in partnership with ICRI. Pharmacovigilance is the discipline of collecting, monitoring, researching, assessing and evaluating information from healthcare providers and patients on the adverse effects of medicines, with a view to preventing harm to patients. Pharmacovigilance plays a vital role within the clinical trials process, helping to ensure the development of safe drugs that meet required European and International regulations. It can also significantly reduce the time it takes for drugs to reach the market and reduce drug recalls which are a substantial financial burden to pharmaceutical companies. The increasing volume of data produced during clinical trials has produced a need for specialised professionals who can effectively manage, analyse and interpret pharmacovigilance data with a view to advising healthcare professionals on the safe and effective use of medicines in practice. Cranfield's unique Pharmacovigilance Data Management MSc will provide an understanding of the detection and assessment of adverse effects of medicines (both long and short term), with an emphasis on the data management requirements involved in clinical trials, and the skills and capacity to identify, store, extract and analyse large volumes of clinical data in a secure manner.

Pharmacovigilance and Data Management off late has emerged as an excellent career choice for candidates looking for a global career related to Drug Safety and Clinical Research Information Technology. Almost every single major IT solutions provider company is outsourcing Clinical Data Management and looking aggressively for trained professionals. These careers offer great potential for growth, international exposure and excellent salary packages.