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Parexel International Pharmacovigilance Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 23 Jun 2021

Parexel International Pharmacovigilance Interview Experiences

1 interview found

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in May 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Pharmacology related questions
  • Q2. What is adverse drug reaction and what is adverse drug event
  • Q3. Types of causality ?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be yourself and have a basic understanding of the subject.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Aug 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic chemistry
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General discussion
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Chemistry nmr, reaction n mechanism

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Calculation and Logics

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Programming and problem solving

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2020. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Interest in job role
  • Q3. Previous work experience if any
  • Q4. Hobbies,interests, project details
  • Q5. Family background
  • Q6. Why should we hire you
  • Q7. How much salary you are expecting
  • Q8. Any questions you can ask

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be stick on to your CV and some basic subject details, company details and job details

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Jan 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. What is meant by MedDRA??
  • Ans. It is medical dictionary for regulatory activities, which is used to code the adverse events
  • Answered Anonymously
  • Q2. What is hierarchy of MedDRA?
  • Ans. 1. SOC (System Organ Class); 2. HLGT (High level group term); 3. HLT ( high level term); 4. PT (Preferred term); 5. LLT ( lower level term)
  • Answered Anonymously
  • Q3. What is dechallange and rechallange?
  • Q4. What is ADR?
  • Ans. 

    ADR stands for Alternative Dispute Resolution. It is a process of resolving disputes outside of the court system.

    • ADR includes methods such as mediation, arbitration, and negotiation.

    • It is often used as a quicker and less expensive alternative to traditional litigation.

    • ADR can be voluntary or mandatory, depending on the situation.

    • Examples of ADR include settling a divorce through mediation, resolving a business dispute ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What are the minimum criteria for valid case?
  • Ans. 

    Valid case criteria

    • The case must have a clear and specific problem or issue

    • The case must have relevant and reliable data or information

    • The case must have a logical and coherent structure

    • The case must have realistic and feasible solutions

    • The case must have potential for learning and application

    • The case must have ethical and legal considerations

    • The case must have appropriate scope and complexity

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. When do you consider an event to be serious?
  • Q7. What do you mean by causality?
  • Ans. 

    Causality refers to the relationship between an event (the cause) and a second event (the effect), where the second event is a result of the first.

    • Causality is the principle that everything has a cause and effect.

    • It is the relationship between an action and its consequences.

    • For example, smoking causes lung cancer.

    • Causality is important in scientific research to establish cause-and-effect relationships.

    • It is also import...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. What is co-morbid condition

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was a technical round which majorly focused on our knowledge of Pharmacovigilance, communication and knee observation towards the subject. And also focused on project we undertaken and medical terminology knowledge.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

7 Questions

  • Q1. Asked basic questions of sql server & ssis
  • Q2. What are views and will the alter command on table changes anything in views created? Will the values change in views, if the table values changes?
  • Ans. 

    Alter command on table affects views created on the table.

    • Views are virtual tables created from one or more tables.

    • Alter command on a table can change the structure of the table, which can affect the views created on it.

    • If the columns used in the view are altered or dropped, the view will become invalid.

    • If the data in the table is changed, the data in the view will also change accordingly.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What are the data transformations in ssis? What is lookup?
  • Ans. 

    Data transformations in SSIS include Lookup which retrieves data from a source based on a matching condition.

    • Lookup is used to retrieve data from a source based on a matching condition

    • It can be used to perform joins between two data sources

    • Lookup can be used to update or insert data into a destination based on a match

    • Other data transformations in SSIS include sorting, aggregating, and merging data

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Difference between drop, truncate & delete?
  • Ans. 

    Drop deletes the table structure and data, truncate deletes only data, and delete deletes specific rows.

    • Drop: removes the table and all its data permanently

    • Truncate: removes all data from the table but keeps the structure

    • Delete: removes specific rows from the table based on a condition

    • Drop and truncate cannot be rolled back, but delete can be

    • Drop and truncate reset the identity of the table, but delete does not

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. When identity property is inserted in the table. Will the truncate or delete change the identity value? If it changes what will be the value?
  • Ans. 

    Truncate resets identity value, delete does not.

    • Truncate resets the identity value to the original seed value

    • Delete does not change the identity value

    • Example: Truncate table resets identity value to 1

    • Example: Delete from table does not change identity value

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. What are joins and name the types? Why is self join useful?
  • Ans. 

    Joins are used to combine data from two or more tables based on a related column. Types include inner, outer, left, right, and cross join.

    • Inner join returns only the matching rows from both tables.

    • Outer join returns all rows from both tables, with null values for non-matching rows.

    • Left join returns all rows from the left table and matching rows from the right table.

    • Right join returns all rows from the right table and m...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Write a query using self join to join the employees who are all managers using id in the table.
  • Ans. 

    Query to join employees who are all managers using id in the table.

    • Use self join to join the table on manager id and employee id

    • Filter the result to only include employees who are also managers

    • Example: SELECT e1.name, e2.name FROM employees e1 JOIN employees e2 ON e1.id = e2.manager_id WHERE e2.manager_id IS NOT NULL

    • Ensure that the table has a manager_id column

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview went well. Be confident and tell exactly about your experience so that interview will be based on your experience.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Current Meddra version
  • Q2. Case based scenarios, few prefered terms and llts, coding of drugs, what are conmeds, co morbid conditions
  • Q3. Types of drug dictionary

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Syneos Health Pharmacovigilance Associate interview:
  • Gvp module 6
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Question will be asked based on your resume..and previous work

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Medication error
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Mar 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Pharmaco vigilance icsr process
  • Q2. Susar definition and criteria
  • Q3. Labelling criteria and the umbrella terms

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please be thorough with icsr case processing part and labelling criteria

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before Apr 2022.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Detailed technical questions from Tab to Tab
  • Q2. Including dictionary codings

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