Susanne Elsner

Head of Safety Evaluation & Trial Support

Leutershausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

Experienced and highly motivated professional with about 20 years of experience in Pharmacovigilance (PV), including ICSR management, data enty into safety database, coding and narrative writing, as well as reconciliation. Expertise in safety regulatory intelligence, ensuring regulatory compliance, attending internal and external audits and managing CAPAs. In addition, being involved in signal detection and safety evaluation activities, as well as PSUR generation. Process owner being responsible for developing, updating and maintaining SOPs and Work Instructions. Identifying and implementing process improvements and other ways to improve efficiencies on a regional or global level. Monitoring of projects to assure company profitability and associated project goals and objectives are being met. Business system owner for safety case tracking system, and SME for several other safety systems. Forward-thinking leader with comprehensive experience in leading business development, and managing operations while delivering exceptional safety services. Successfully leading and developing high-performing safety experts in Germany and UK.

Experience

  • Head of Safety Evaluation & Trial Support at Merz Therapeutics
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • Director Pharmacovigilance at ICON plc
    Apr 2021 - Jun 2025 · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • PRA Health Sciences (Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
    • Associate Director Drug Safety Center
      Nov 2017 - Mar 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    • Drug Safety Manager
      Apr 2011 - Oct 2017 · 6 yrs 7 mos

    • Drug Safety Associate
      Jan 2005 - Mar 2011 · 6 yrs 3 mos