Medical Director, Senior Patient Safety Physician
About The Position
We are seeking an experienced physician to provide medical leadership for clinical safety and benefit-risk management across the lifecycle of assigned products and development programs. This role is accountable for shaping and executing safety strategy, evaluating emerging safety data, and ensuring the effective communication of safety information to internal and external stakeholders. Working within a global, cross-functional environment, you will collaborate with experts across Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Epidemiology, Safety Science, Risk Management, and Medical Affairs to protect patient safety and support the successful development and commercialization of innovative medicines.
Requirements
- Medical Degree (MD, MBBS, or equivalent).
- Clinical practice experience following medical qualification.
- Significant experience in Clinical Safety/Pharmacovigilance within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
- Strong knowledge of benefit-risk assessment, risk management, signal detection, and global pharmacovigilance regulations.
- Experience preparing or reviewing global regulatory safety documents and submissions.
- Proven ability to influence and lead within a matrix environment.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced training in Pharmaceutical Medicine or a related discipline.
- Experience across multiple therapeutic areas and stages of product development.
- Experience mentoring or leading safety professionals.
Responsibilities
- Lead the clinical safety strategy for assigned products and programs.
- Drive medical evaluation of safety data and benefit-risk assessments.
- Provide expert input into risk identification, characterization, and mitigation activities.
- Influence safety-related decisions within project teams and governance forums.
- Provide medical oversight of signal detection, safety surveillance, and risk evaluation activities.
- Lead interpretation of safety data from clinical trials, post-marketing experience, literature, and other relevant sources.
- Contribute to risk management planning and the development of appropriate risk minimization strategies.
- Ensure alignment of safety strategy with development and lifecycle objectives.
- Lead and review key regulatory safety deliverables, including DSURs, PBRERs, PADERs, safety responses, and other global submissions.
- Support major regulatory submissions and interactions with health authorities.
- Present safety assessments and recommendations to governance committees and senior stakeholders.
- Serve as the Patient Safety representative in clinical project teams.
- Build effective partnerships across Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Safety Science, Medical Affairs, and other key functions.
- Support due diligence, licensing, and business development activities when required.
- Mentor colleagues and contribute to a culture of scientific excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
