Patient Safety Science Lead

Overview

As Patient Safety Science Lead, you will steer safety science activities for assigned products, ensuring proactive, science-driven risk assessment. You'll lead safety surveillance, collaborate cross-functionally, and integrate safety input into development plans and regulatory submissions. You will shape safety strategies, oversee risk management, and support external partnerships to advance patient safety and product quality. This role offers impact in a global, research-led environment focused on sustainable healthcare innovation.

Retribuzione / Benefits

• comprehensive health programs
• work-life balance initiatives
• pension plan
• private medical insurance
• wellbeing programme
• flexible benefits and relocation support

Responsabilità

• Develop and implement a Safety Science strategy for assigned products and oversee safety surveillance and risk management activities
• Maintain access to comprehensive safety data to monitor emerging safety profiles cross-functionally
• Collaborate with Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Quality and other functions within Safety Science and Benefit Risk teams
• Incorporate safety input into clinical development plans, protocols, study documents, and regulatory submissions
• Develop Health Hazard Assessments for quality/compliance events and align with GMP processes
• Contribute to safety surveillance plans, documentation, and logs; support due diligence and partnerships
• Engage with external providers and manage outsourced Safety Science activities to ensure data flow and deliverables
• Support safety communications for Health Authorities and external stakeholders; participate in inspections and regulatory interactions
• Contribute to innovations and best practices to strengthen lifecycle management and scientific credibility
• Engage with external stakeholders and academic groups to integrate emerging science into Safety Science for products

Requisiti fondamentali

• Advanced degree in Life Science, Pharmacy, Medicine, or related field; PhD preferred
• 8+ years in patient safety; 6+ years in safety science within pharma or CRO; post-marketing and clinical development experience
• Proven leadership of global teams and complex safety portfolios across development stages
• Expertise in global pharmacovigilance regulations, governance, and cross-functional collaboration
• Experience with multiple product modalities and therapeutic areas
• Strategic, enterprise mindset with ability to translate safety science into decision-ready insights
• Strong judgment to lead through complexity and risk; ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Crisis leadership, issue escalation, and resolution capabilities
• Mentorship and development of diverse teams; excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work across organizational boundaries and manage data-driven decisions
• Strong planning, organizational, and analytical skills; detail- and results-oriented
• High ethical standards with a commitment to patient safety and quality
• Collaborative mindset
• Clear and impactful communication
• Stakeholder influencing and relationship-building
• Safety science strategy
• Safety surveillance and risk management
• Regulatory affairs and pharmacovigilance governance