nancy Rivkin
@sue
Registered Nurse and Drug Safety specialist with 15+ years managing adverse event reporting and medical narratives.
What I'm looking for
I am a Registered Nurse with over fifteen years of focused Drug Safety experience in the pharmaceutical and clinical research sectors, skilled at assessing Serious and Non-Serious Adverse Events and maintaining regulatory timelines.
I have extensive hands-on experience processing and entering SAE data into Argus, ARISg and other PV systems, performing QC, coding events with MedDRA, creating site queries, and writing clear safety narratives used for sponsor and FDA reporting.
I bring strong clinical judgment from oncology and transplant nursing, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and a consistent track record of meeting deadlines and serving as a reliable point of contact for clients and study sites.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Product Safety Specialist
MacroGenics
Dec 2021 - Present (4 years 2 months)
Process and enter SAE data into Argus PV Case Management for clinical trial and spontaneous reports, write safety narratives and MedDRA coding, and manage queries and timelines to ensure regulatory compliance.
Senior Safety Specialist
PPD
Apr 2018 - Sep 2021 (3 years 5 months)
Processed SAEs into Argus for HCV post-marketing and clinical reports, authored safety narratives and MedDRA coding, performed QC of 10–20 cases/day and served as client point of contact when needed.
Processed SAEs into Argus for HIV/HCV post-marketing and clinical reports, wrote safety narratives, applied MedDRA coding, and maintained case workload to meet Sponsor/FDA timelines.
Entered oncology adverse events into ARISg and Argus, triaged and registered cases, authored safety narratives with MedDRA coding, contacted sites for follow-up, and ensured compliance with sponsor/FDA timelines.
Collected and assessed adverse events via phone and mail, entered and amended reports in safety databases, and prepared reports for FDA submission following global drug safety procedures.
Clinical Appeals Nurse Analyst
Aetna
Jul 2009 - Feb 2010 (7 months)
Reviewed medical records to process provider appeals, selected ICD-9 codes, wrote clinical narratives with recommendations, and managed case workload to meet federal timelines.
Adverse Experience Reporting Associate
Merck
Oct 2008 - Jul 2009 (9 months)
Identified and abstracted serious and non-serious adverse events from multiple sources, coded events, wrote narratives, proofed foreign reports and submitted final reports to the FDA.
Drug Safety Associate
Omnicare Clinical Research
Jul 2008 - Oct 2008 (3 months)
Reported serious and non-serious adverse events from legal documents and medical records for post-marketing litigation, coded events with MedDRA, authored MedWatch reports and maintained sponsor/FDA timelines.
Drug Safety Associate
Icon Clinical Research
Jun 2007 - Apr 2008 (10 months)
Abstracted and reported adverse events from legal documents and medical records for Vioxx litigation, coded events with MedDRA, entered data into NWAES/DEIOS and wrote safety narratives while meeting sponsor timelines.
Oncology Transplant Nurse
St Christopher's Hospital for Children
Jan 1997 - Jun 2007 (10 years 5 months)
Provided comprehensive nursing care in a pediatric oncology transplant unit, administered chemotherapy, managed neutropenic patients and coordinated multidisciplinary care to ensure patient safety.
Medical Surgical Nurse
St Christopher's Hospital for Children
Jan 1992 - Jan 1997 (5 years)
Managed care for 4–5 oncology patients per shift in a 30-bed medical-surgical unit, performed assessments and recommended care changes based on clinical evaluation.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Delaware
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing
1992 -
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program in 1992.
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