Director, Medical Safety and Risk Management

About the role

The Director, Medical Safety and Risk Management leads the development and maintenance of the safety profile of assigned products throughout the entire lifecycle of a product. This is a highly visible role that interfaces across all levels and functional areas and partners closely with the clinical development, regulatory, and commercial teams. The exceptional candidate that we seek will have an excellent medical judgment, strong analytical skills, proactive approach in drug safety and a flexible, hands-on nature with a high sense of urgency.

Alnylam is the leader in RNAi therapeutics – a revolutionary approach with the potential to transform the lives of people with rare and common diseases. Built on Nobel Prize-winning science, Alnylam has delivered the breakthroughs that made RNAi therapeutics possible and are just at the beginning of what’s possible. Our deep pipeline, late-stage programs, and bold vision reflect our core values: fierce innovation, passion for excellence, purposeful urgency, open culture and commitment to people. We're proud to be a globally recognized top employer, where an authentic, inclusive culture and breakthrough thinking fuel one another.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic development of the safety profile of assigned products
• Lead active monitoring and continued assessment of safety data through systematic signal detection and critical review of aggregate safety data and literature during all phases of the lifecycle of a defined portfolio of products.
• Guide the clinical development teams regarding all aspects of clinical safety, including trial design, appropriateness of safety endpoints, analysis and interpretation of safety data.
• Be accountable for timely completion of all safety deliverables towards Clinical Study Reports, preparations for market applications and all other regulatory documents.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams (e.g. Safety Risk Management Teams) regarding safety relevant topics and escalate all relevant safety matters to the appropriate decision-making level with proposals for solutions based on analysis of the available information.
• Serve as the safety expert providing strategic input to key stakeholders in relation to product safety, understand the business strategy for the product and be knowledgeable about the (medical) context of the respective product class. Be the subject matter expert for relevant safety discussions with regulatory agencies and other significant external bodies.
• Be the author and accountable content owner for all safety relevant content or documents during clinical development (e.g. DSUR, Development Risk Management Plans, Safety Analysis Plans) and post approval (e.g. PSUR, RMPs, medical expert statements and answers to HAs requests). Be content owner for safety relevant communications such as DHCP letters and company statements.
• Collaborate with pharmacovigilance and drug safety colleagues from licensing partners to align on a harmonized approach to identifying, evaluating and communicating safety issues.

Qualifications

• Medical Degree with a minimum of 3 years of