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Director, Medical Safety Assessment Physician

3+ years
Not Disclosed
10 April 20, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: MD Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

 


Job Title:
Director, Medical Safety Assessment Physician

Location:
Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Position Summary:

  • Lead safety activities and benefit-risk strategies for assigned compounds and chair the Product Safety Management Team(s).

  • Oversee and review aggregate safety documents, clinical trial safety sections, and regulatory filings.

  • Lead evaluation and management of safety signals emerging from various data sources.

  • Drive safety labeling activities and act as the Safety Subject Matter Expert for regulatory labeling input.

  • Support process improvement initiatives within Pharmacovigilance (PV) and R&D departments.

  • Represent Patient Safety (PS) at Health Authority and Data Monitoring Committee meetings.

  • Mentor peers and promote teamwork within the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

General Product Support:

  • Prepare, review, and oversee periodic safety reports and clinical trial safety documentation.

  • Develop strategies for signal evaluation and document safety findings.

  • Support regulatory product labeling processes and provide safety insights into publications.

  • Act as safety lead for post-marketing safety activities.

Clinical Development:

  • Serve as the global safety lead for assigned compounds under development.

  • Provide strategic safety input into clinical development plans and documents.

  • Lead the development and execution of benefit-risk management strategies.

  • Support safety strategy planning for regulatory submissions and advisory meetings.

Post-Marketing Support:

  • Oversee safety activities for marketed products and global post-marketing submissions.

  • Lead execution of risk management strategies and risk minimization activities.

  • Conduct safety signal evaluations and review emerging post-marketing safety information.

  • Collaborate on post-marketing safety studies and ensure regulatory compliance.

Departmental Activities:

  • Lead process improvement projects in PV.

  • Support regulatory inspection readiness and issue management.

  • Promote collaboration across safety teams and support new hire orientation.

Cross-Functional Activities:

  • Contribute to strategic plans for safety differentiation.

  • Provide safety training and act as a liaison across Legal, Business Development, Operations, and Marketing.

  • Support integrated health hazard assessments for manufacturing quality.

Qualifications:

Education:

  • MD or equivalent degree required.

  • Postgraduate specialization in internal medicine, immunology, oncology, or a related field is preferred.

Experience:

  • Minimum of 3 years in Pharmacovigilance or a related pharmaceutical/biomedical field (Medical, Clinical, Regulatory).

  • Clinical research and observational research experience will be considered.

Skills and Abilities:

  • Strong understanding of drug development and pharmacovigilance regulations.

  • Proficiency in safety data evaluation and risk minimization strategies.

  • Excellent scientific analytical reasoning and problem-solving abilities.

  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with attention to detail.

  • Strong communication and leadership skills, with ability to work in complex matrix environments.

  • Ability to utilize real-time data management to influence decision-making.

Travel Requirement:

  • Not Applicable.

About Bristol Myers Squibb:
At BMS, employees are empowered to make a meaningful impact through challenging and life-changing work. Our values — passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion, and integrity — drive us to transform patients’ lives through science.

On-Site Work Requirement:
This is a site-by-design role requiring at least 50% onsite presence at the assigned facility.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
BMS is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We value diversity and provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

For more information, visit: careers.bms.com