Rena Pandit

In this episode of Vigilance Unplugged, Rena Pandit recounts how a chance move to the UK turned a hospital pharmacist into a global pharmacovigilance leader. Through vivid scenes, late-night case processing, building teams from scratch, and learning in EMA corridors—she reveals the unexpected turns that shaped a career dedicated to patient safety.

Rena traces the industry’s arc from paper and fax to paperless systems, vendor partnerships, and the looming promise of AI and predictive safety. Along the way she shares hard-earned insights on inspection readiness, vendor trust, and the fragile foundations of ICSR work, inviting listeners into the tension between legal duty and meaningful impact.

Practical, candid, and human, this conversation closes with a call to invest in yourself: take risks, learn the fundamentals, and lead with curiosity as the future of life sciences reshapes how we protect patients. Tune in to hear the stories behind the science.