Jana Hyankova, MD
Head of PV Department
Jana Hyankova is a qualified expert on pharmacovigilance (PV) with almost 20 years of working experience from several global pharma and service companies. Jana joined iVigee in 2023 and currently holds the position of Head of PV department. She serves in EU QPPV and UK QPPV roles, conducts PV audits for clients and assures the effectiveness of the pharmacovigilance system in compliance with current legal requirements, internal rules and client procedures.
Prior to joining iVigee, she held managerial pharmacovigilance roles at service company PrimeVigilance (former PharmInvent) for almost 10 years, where she provided strategic input into the overall direction for the QPPV department across the entire portfolio of clients/products. She also gained her knowledge and experience in several pharmaceutical companies such as Bristol Myers Squibb, PharmaSwiss SA later Valeant Pharmaceutical International.
Jana is a Medical Doctor who obtained her medical education at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic and is certified in psychotherapy.
Outside of iVigee Jana is chairing PV Committee under Research Quality Association (RQA). She is an active speaker at conferences and courses for various associations such as the RQA, PIPA, ISoP and Conforum. She has also numerous publications in various scientific journals.
