Senior Director, Clinical Safety Scientist

Job Summary

The Senior Director, Clinical Safety Science is a key leadership role responsible for shaping and advancing global safety strategy across the product lifecycle—from early development through post-marketing. This position oversees a team of Safety Scientists who partner with Safety Physicians and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure proactive safety surveillance, benefit-risk assessment, and risk mitigation planning for a group of assets. The Senior Director plays a pivotal role in influencing safety governance, driving innovation in safety science, and ensuring regulatory and compliance excellence. In addition to operational oversight, this role contributes to the development of global safety processes, talent capability building, and strategic alignment across the broader Clinical Safety and Pharmacovigilance (CSPV) function and the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Education Qualifications: PharmD or PhD degree in relevant discipline required
• Experience Qualifications: At least 10 years of experience in clinical development, medical affairs or clinical safety/post marketing safety in the pharmaceutical industry required; at least 5 years of experience in clinical safety/post marketing safety in the pharmaceutical industry preferred; at least 5 years of people management experience required; experience in leading safety scientist teams in clinical studies, regulatory submissions, aggregate reports and post-marketing surveillance and risk management; excellent communication, project management, writing and analytic skills; demonstrated strong organizational leadership skills; extensive knowledge of the latest technical and regulatory development