Saara Mikkola is an experienced professional in pharmacovigilance and drug safety, currently serving as Head of Operations and EU Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance at Oy Medfiles Ltd since August 2020. Prior to this, Saara worked at Vitabalans Oy as a Pharmacovigilance Specialist, where responsibilities included acting as a deputy EU QPPV and overseeing various safety-related tasks. Saara's career began at IMS Health as a Data Management Analyst, and earlier experience includes working as a pharmacist in several Finnish pharmacies. Saara holds a Master of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Helsinki and completed an Erasmus exchange at the University of Copenhagen.