Medical Safety Lead (client-dedicated), EMEA

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future. Discover Impactful Work: The Medical Safety Lead is going to lead and perform the assessment of medical safety data for assigned products, develop and execute safety signaling and benefit-risk management strategies, closely collaborate with stakeholders internally (e.g. Regulatory Affairs, clinical development, medical affairs) and externally (e.g. Key Opinion Leaders or regulatory agencies) to align safety communications and to ensure the safe use of client`s products. A day in the Life: Provide strategic medical safety leadership and practical contributions for assigned product(s) in a cross-functional setting Perform safety signal management and benefit risk assessment activities as well as other regular and/or ad-hoc aggregate safety data reviews as needed for assigned product(s) Lead cross-functional teams to perform regular and/or ad-hoc review of existing and emerging aggregate safety data for assigned product(s) Contribute to the development of the overall safety governance structure and activities Provide safety strategies and deliver accurate, timely and high-quality safety contributions for the preparation of relevant sections of regulatory submission documents globally (e.g. ISS, SCS, narratives) for assigned product(s) Prepare and/or review safety sections of clinical/regulatory documents (including study protocols, IBs, Clinical Study Reports, or ICFs) Provide medical safety support for the preparation of responses to regulatory authority inquiries. Assure that safety information is timely, complete, and accurate Lead the overall preparation of periodic safety reports (e.g. PSUR, DSUR); provide medical safety content and ensure consistency and quality of these documents Oversee the medical assessment of individual case safety reports (ICSR) Confirm criteria and content for expedited reporting and unbinding (e.g. SUSAR or urgent safety issues) Lead or actively contribute to the preparations and presentation of safety information to the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) Provide medical safety contributions at internal audits and regulatory inspections Support the development of and updates to GPS Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other controlled documents (e.g. work instructions, forms, templates) Support adverse event reporting training and pharmacovigilance awareness activities cross functionally Support the preparation of pharmacovigilance agreements with clinical development or commercial business partners Participate in cross-functional teams and initiatives Keys to Success: Strong scientific and analytic skills Ability to complete multiple tasks concurrently and deliver results in a fast-paced environment Strong ability to lead, motivate, influence, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams Excellent presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly Education and Experience: MD required. History of an active medical license highly preferred. Candidates should have: Clinical experience in having direct responsibility for diagnostic and treatment decisions (2+ years); Direct experience in medical review and assessment of safety information/Pharmacovigilance (5+ years). Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Working knowledge of relevant pharmacovigilance regulatory requirements and guidance documents Demonstrated ability to perform medical assessments of safety data from multiple sources Experience with authoring complex documents and contributing to regulatory submissions Knowledge of adverse event reporting systems Experience in epidemiology, biostatistics, clinical development, or medical affairs is a plus Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued. Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. Apply To This Job