Medical safety consulting for pharmaceutical companies

Van Hoek Medical

Senior M.D.-led consultancy focused on pharmacovigilance, drug safety, clinical safety, signal management, benefit-risk evaluation, and regulatory-facing safety documentation for pharmaceutical companies worldwide.

20+ Years in pharmaceutical safety and medical work
EMA/FDA Medical support for regulatory milestones
Peru Based in Peru, working globally

What we do

Independent senior medical safety support for pharmaceutical teams.

Van Hoek Medical is based in Peru and works globally with pharmaceutical companies. Consultancy is provided through Van Hoek Medical S.A.C. and delivered directly by an experienced Medical Doctor with more than two decades of focus on drug safety, pharmacovigilance, clinical safety, and post-marketing safety decision-making.

Services

Medical safety expertise across development and post-marketing work.

01

Medical safety and clinical safety leadership

Senior M.D. input for safety strategy, clinical safety oversight, safety governance, and medical decision-making in complex pharmaceutical programs.

02

Signal management and benefit-risk medical evaluation

Medical assessment of emerging safety information, signal evaluation, risk minimisation, and benefit-risk conclusions for development and marketed products.

03

Aggregate reports and risk management plans

Medical review and hands-on support for DSUR, PSUR/PBRER, aggregate safety reporting, RMPs, and regulatory safety documentation.

04

Integrated safety analyses and submission support

Medical contribution to integrated safety analyses, submission packages, regulatory questions, and MAA/NDA-related interactions with EMA and FDA.

05

Medical review and compliance review

Scientific accuracy review, claims versus SmPC assessment, compliance review of promotional, educational, and medical materials, with a focus on safety and benefit-risk content.

06

Safety governance, training, and inspection readiness

Safety governance support, pharmacovigilance training, inspection readiness, and medical input for regulatory safety responses.

For pharmaceutical companies

When to contact Van Hoek Medical.

Senior safety capacity

When your safety team needs experienced medical input for a defined project, review cycle, or urgent milestone.

Safety signals

When emerging safety information needs medical interpretation, prioritisation, and documentation.

Regulatory milestones

When a submission, response, or inspection requires clear medical safety reasoning.

Aggregate reporting

When DSUR, PSUR/PBRER, or RMP cycles need senior medical review or authorship support.

Compliance review

When promotional, educational, or medical materials need medical review and compliance review with a safety focus.

Safety team readiness

When PV, clinical safety, regulatory, and medical teams need alignment before high-stakes safety work.

Contact

Discuss your safety need.

Pharmaceutical companies can use the form below for an initial safety inquiry. You can also connect via LinkedIn. If you are in Peru and interested in joining the team, use the Join us form instead.

Pharmaceutical safety inquiry

Please do not include patient data or confidential product details in the first message.

Form submissions are handled by Van Hoek Medical S.A.C. for initial screening and follow-up only. Data is not used for marketing. See the privacy notice for details on what is collected, how long it is kept, and how to request access or deletion.

Founder

Senior medical safety expertise, delivered directly.

Dr. Paul Van Hoek, founder of Van Hoek Medical

Dr. Paul Van Hoek

Medical Doctor · Pharmacovigilance, drug safety, and clinical safety

The consultancy is led directly by Dr. Paul Van Hoek, a Medical Doctor with senior experience in pharmacovigilance, drug safety, and clinical safety. Work has focused on clinical development and post-marketing safety, including signal management, aggregate reporting, safety governance, and regulatory-facing safety documentation.

Experience includes small molecules and advanced therapies, including CAR T cell therapy programs, with a consistent focus on patient safety, transparency, scientific rigor, and compliance with accepted pharmaceutical industry and regulatory standards.

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Relevant experience

  • Global pharmaceutical programs
  • EMA and FDA regulatory interactions
  • MAA/NDA-related safety support
  • Multidisciplinary safety governance
  • Safety documentation and medical review support

How we work

Clear, confidential, and practical.

Direct M.D. involvement

Pharmaceutical clients work directly with the physician consultant responsible for medical safety judgment and oversight.

Project or ongoing support

Engagements can be shaped around a defined deliverable, a review cycle, or continuing medical support.

Scalable M.D.-supervised capacity

Where useful, defined safety project work is delivered by trained physicians and life scientists in Peru under direct senior M.D. supervision — giving clients scalable safety capacity without losing medical accountability.

Confidential first contact

Initial inquiries should avoid patient data or confidential product details until appropriate arrangements are in place.

Join us in Peru

Pharmacovigilance and drug safety training in Peru.

Van Hoek Medical is building a small team of Peru-based physicians and life scientists trained for careers in drug safety, pharmacovigilance, and clinical safety work for global pharmaceutical clients. Training is practical, supervised by a senior M.D., and followed by real safety project work as skills develop.

Physician track

For Medical Doctors in Peru who want to move from clinical practice into pharmaceutical safety, pharmacovigilance, and drug safety careers.

  • Licensed or recently graduated physician in Peru
  • Interested in drug safety, clinical safety, and safety review
  • Strong in English reading and writing

Life scientist track

For biologists, pharmacists, biochemists, and related graduates who want structured safety work under medical supervision.

  • Life-science or pharmacy background
  • Interested in safety documentation, data review, and report support
  • Careful with scientific accuracy and detail

Safety training areas

  • Medical safety and clinical safety
  • Signal management and benefit-risk evaluation
  • DSUR, PSUR/PBRER, RMPs, and aggregate reporting
  • Integrated safety analyses and submission support
  • Medical review and compliance review
  • Safety governance, training, and inspection readiness

Express your interest

If you are based in Peru and want to be trained in pharmaceutical safety work with Van Hoek Medical, use this form for initial screening.

Please do not upload or send a CV at this stage. See the privacy notice.