Associate Director, Safety Scientist, Global Patient Safety

AstraZeneca • Boston, MA

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About The Position

The Associate Director, Safety Scientist plays a leadership role within Global Patient Safety to actively evaluate and manage risk in collaboration with the GPS Medical Director and cross-functional team members within the global regulatory framework.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a biologic/medical/clinical/nursing field.
• At least 5 years’ experience in drug safety and risk management within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or CRO industry.
• Knowledge and understanding of US and EU safety regulations pre-and post-marketing.
• Experience with Risk Management and Minimization programs.
• Experience preparing post-marketing safety regulatory documents including PSURs, PBRERs, and Risk Management Plans.
• Experience with clinical development including risk/benefit analysis and safety assessment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and scientific writing and communication skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with people of multiple disciplines and cultures both within and outside the company on a global basis.
• Expertise with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Excel.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in a biologic/medical/clinical/nursing field preferred: Pharmacist/PharmD, Nurse Practitioner or PhD.
• Expertise with clinical and safety databases.
• Experience in MedDRA coding and search strategies.

Responsibilities

• Represent global drug safety at regulatory inspections i.e. MHRA, FDA, EMA, etc.
• Lead gap analysis to ensure alignment with changes in global regulations.
• Manage safety scientist activities across multiple product portfolios and/or indications.
• Strategizing and drafting of responses to regulatory inquiries on product safety issues inclusive of defining MedDRA search strategy.
• Participate in ongoing safety data review and analysis for products in designated therapeutic areas.
• Responsible for Signal Review Meeting and Signal Management Team activities in collaboration with GDS Medical Directors.
• Responsible for project managing and authoring of safety documents including PSUR, PBER, PADER, RMP, REMS, CSRs, and ad hoc requests in collaboration with safety physicians.
• Authors high-quality aggregate safety reports to meet regulatory and internal deadlines; ensures all safety regulatory documents are processed and submitted according to regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for authoring safety section in collaboration with team members on regulatory responses, IBs/CCDS, protocol, ICF review, Data Monitoring Committees reports and requests, and other documents, and provide the necessary quality control to ensure alignment with core safety position.
• Manage a portfolio of products/projects related to risk management; assists GDS Medical Directors in the development of risk management strategy and activities for assigned products.
• Assists GDS Medical Directors to oversee risk minimization activities including tracking of activities as needed.
• Assists in the evaluation of risk minimization activity.
• Assist with responses to regulatory inquiries related to risk management plans under the guidance of GDS Medical Directors.
• Supports activities related to new drug applications and other regulatory filings.
• Contribute to ongoing process enhancement for safety analytics and reporting, such as developing standard procedures and templates.
• Assist in the review of Individual Case Safety Report (ICSR) and analysis of similar events (AOSE) as necessary.
• Manage, train and/or support junior safety scientists and fellows.
• May be directed by the line function to support initiatives outside of their projects.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees