Senior Drug Safety Physician

Our client is seeking a qualified and experienced Senior Drug Safety Physician to provide medical expertise and leadership in pharmacovigilance activities from their East London office. This crucial role involves the medical assessment of adverse event cases, signal detection, risk management, and contributing to regulatory safety reporting. You will play a key role in ensuring the safety profile of assigned pharmaceutical products is thoroughly understood and managed, working collaboratively with global safety teams and regulatory authorities.

This position offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity to directly impact patient safety within the pharmaceutical sector.

• Perform medical review and assessment of adverse event reports, determining seriousness, causality, and expectedness.
• Lead the medical evaluation of potential safety signals, contributing to signal detection and validation activities.
• Contribute medical expertise to the development and implementation of risk management plans (RMPs) and risk management strategies.
• Review and approve periodic safety update reports (PSURs/PBRERs), clinical trial safety reports, and other regulatory submissions.
• Provide medical input into the evaluation of safety data from clinical trials and post-marketing studies.
• Liaise with regulatory authorities on drug safety matters and respond to safety-related inquiries.

• Medical Doctor (MBChB/MD) degree with relevant post-graduate specialization or extensive experience in clinical practice.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in drug safety or pharmacovigilance within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong medical background with expertise in evaluating clinical safety data and adverse events.
• In-depth knowledge of global pharmacovigilance regulations, guidelines (ICH, FDA, EMA), and safety database systems.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and medical judgment skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.

• Highly competitive salary and comprehensive executive benefits package.
• Hybrid work environment enabling flexibility between office and home-based work in East London .
• Significant opportunities for professional growth, continuing medical education, and leadership development.
• Opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of innovative pharmaceutical products.
• A supportive and collaborative culture committed to the highest standards of drug safety.