Head Medical Safety Process & Projects

Job Description Summary

Step into a role where your leadership will shape the future of medical safety - making a real difference for patients worldwide. You’ll lead and guide process improvements, drive compliance, and represent Medical Safety in cross-functional projects, ensuring high standards, simplification and impactful change.

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Location: Barcelona, Gran Via

• Oversee and provide strategic inputs to process improvements (incl. standardization, simplification) across therapeutic areas in Medical Safety.
• Ensure compliance with global safety regulations and internal standards.
• Drive audit and inspection readiness through process enhancements.
• Represent Medical Safety in cross-functional initiatives and projects.
• Guide transition of process changes into successful project execution.
• Set and monitor quality metrics for medical safety activities.
• Provide expertise and support for process updates and issue management.
• Build & lead a high-performing team to meet process excellence objectives and maintain a sustainable compliance culture.

• Advanced degree in Life Sciences or Healthcare; MD, MBBS, Pharm
  
  D, or PhD preferred.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Minimum 12 years’ experience in drug development within a major pharmaceutical company.
• At least 5 years in a global role providing strategic inputs for global drug safety, clinical, or medical affairs position.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent negotiation, conflict resolution, and decision‑making abilities.
• Strong critical and strategic thinking skills, with proven ability in business proposal development and solid knowledge of drug safety‑related processes.

• Results driven, self‑starter with proactive working style; committed and accountable, transparent even under pressure.
• Quality oriented.

Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Functional Teams, Leadership, Medical Strategy, Process Safety Management, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Safety Science