Vani Pathuri is a dedicated healthcare professional and experienced pharmacovigilance specialist, currently serving as a Drug Safety Associate at Purdue Pharmaceuticals in New Jersey, USA. With over 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Vani has built a strong career focused on ensuring the safety and effectiveness of medications through ethical and regulatory oversight. Originally from India, Vani began her journey in healthcare with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, which provided her with a solid foundation in clinical care and a deep understanding of patient needs. Motivated by a passion for public health and system-level impact, she pursued a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration. This combination of clinical knowledge and administrative training enabled her to navigate both the patient-facing and regulatory aspects of the healthcare system. Over the past decade, Vani has contributed significantly to drug safety, managing adverse event reports, supporting regulatory submissions, and ensuring compliance with global safety standards. Her work at Purdue Pharmaceuticals involves high-risk medications, including opioids, where her attention to safety and data integrity plays a critical role in product monitoring and patient protection. In addition to her professional responsibilities, Vani is a thought leader and author. She has written several articles highlighting the evolving role of drug safety professionals and the growing impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in pharmacovigilance. Her work explores how AI can enhance safety monitoring—through faster signal detection, efficient case processing, and real-time data analysis—while also calling for stricter regulations and ethical guidelines to govern its use. Vani has also written extensively about the role of pharmacovigilance in cancer drug development and during the COVID-19 pandemic, where she emphasized the importance of safety surveillance in emergency use approvals. Her articles have helped raise awareness across the pharmaceutical industry about the need for smarter, technology-driven, yet ethically sound drug safety practices. Her vision is to strengthen global pharmacovigilance systems by promoting responsible use of AI, advocating for updated safety regulations, and fostering a culture of transparency in the industry. She is deeply committed to ensuring that pharmaceutical companies prioritize patient safety at every stage—from research to post-market monitoring. Driven by a mission to make a meaningful impact, Vani Pathuri continues to be a strong voice in the drug safety field. Through her work, she hopes to bring safer, well-regulated products to market that improve and save lives worldwide.