Saranya Bendalam
About Saranya Bendalam
Current Role at ProPharma Group
Saranya Bendalam currently holds the position of Senior Pharmacovigilance Specialist at ProPharma Group, located in Richmond, London. In this role, she focuses on ensuring the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals by managing drug safety processes and adherence to regulatory requirements.
Position at Bristol-Myers Squibb
Saranya Bendalam is also working as a Drug Safety Specialist at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Uxbridge. Her responsibilities include handling drug safety data, performing surveillance activities, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations to protect patient health.
Previous Experience in Drug Safety
Saranya Bendalam has accumulated diverse experience in the field of pharmacovigilance. She previously worked at Celgene as a Drug Safety Specialist for six months in 2019. In 2018, she served as a Patient Safety Specialist at Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK LTD for eleven months in Frimley. Additionally, she worked as a PV associate at GW Pharmaceuticals plc for four months in Cambridge in 2017.
Career Start in Healthcare
Saranya Bendalam began her career in healthcare at Omega Healthcare Management Services Private Limited, where she served as a Medical Coder for six months in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, in 2014-2015. She then transitioned to Accenture, where she worked as a Drug Safety Associate for two years in Bangalore from 2015 to 2017.
Educational Background in Dentistry
Saranya Bendalam studied at NTR University of Health Sciences and earned a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S) degree after five years of study, from 2008 to 2013. This extensive education in dentistry provided her with a solid medical foundation, which she later leveraged to transition into the field of pharmacovigilance.
Expertise in Pharmacovigilance
With around six years of experience in the pharmacovigilance domain, Saranya Bendalam has developed expertise in Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSR) writing using tools like Argus and Aris G, as well as familiarity with MedDRA and WHO DD. She engages in signal management using EMPIRICA and has experience working with a variety of pharmacovigilance software tools and databases.