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Director-Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance

Soterius
15-20 years
INR 60 LPA – 90 LPA
Bangalore, India
1 June 19, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Pharma/B.Pharma/Life Sciences Skills: ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, mRS and EQ-5D-5L, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Director – Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance

Location: Noida, India
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience Required: 15–20 Years

Role Summary

The Director – Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance provides strategic, medical, and operational leadership across global pharmacovigilance and clinical safety activities for clinical development and post-marketing products. This role is accountable for end-to-end oversight of safety surveillance, medical review, signal management, aggregate reporting, quality compliance, regulatory interactions, and team leadership.

The position serves as a senior medical authority responsible for ensuring patient safety, regulatory compliance, scientific integrity, and operational excellence across pharmacovigilance programs while driving organizational growth and client satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Operational Leadership

  • Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for assigned Pharmacovigilance (PV) and Clinical Safety programs.

  • Ensure successful planning, execution, and delivery of safety activities in accordance with:

    • Client Agreements

    • Regulatory Requirements

    • Quality Standards

    • Project Timelines

  • Serve as a senior medical and scientific advisor for safety-related decisions.

  • Drive operational excellence, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.

  • Contribute to business growth through innovation, best practices, and scalable pharmacovigilance solutions.

Medical Review & Safety Assessment

  • Conduct and oversee medical review of:

    • Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs)

    • Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    • Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs)

    • Post-Marketing Safety Reports

  • Assess:

    • Case Reportability

    • Seriousness

    • Expectedness

    • Causality/Relatedness

  • Review:

    • Case Narratives

    • Source Documents

    • Adverse Event Selection

    • MedDRA Coding

  • Ensure medical accuracy, consistency, and compliance with global safety regulations.

  • Provide expert clinical interpretation of safety data across products and therapeutic areas.

Signal Detection, Signal Management & Risk Assessment

  • Lead signal detection and management activities for clinical and marketed products.

  • Implement and oversee signal detection methodologies aligned with global regulatory guidance.

  • Evaluate emerging safety concerns and determine appropriate escalation pathways.

  • Contribute to:

    • Benefit-Risk Assessments

    • Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

    • Safety Surveillance Strategies

  • Support proactive identification and mitigation of safety risks throughout the product lifecycle.

Aggregate Reporting & Regulatory Deliverables

  • Provide medical oversight and review of aggregate safety reports including:

    • Development Safety Update Reports (DSURs)

    • Periodic Safety Update Reports (PSURs)

    • Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Reports (PBRERs)

    • Regulatory Safety Submissions

  • Ensure timely delivery of high-quality regulatory documents.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support regulatory filings and authority responses.

  • Maintain compliance with global reporting requirements and submission timelines.

Quality, Compliance & Inspection Readiness

  • Ensure compliance with:

    • Global Pharmacovigilance Regulations

    • ICH Guidelines

    • GVP Requirements

    • Internal SOPs

    • Client-Specific Procedures

  • Maintain oversight of quality systems and documentation across PV programs.

  • Author, review, approve, and maintain:

    • SOPs

    • Work Instructions

    • Safety Procedures

    • Functional Documents

  • Represent the pharmacovigilance function during:

    • Internal Audits

    • Client Audits

    • Regulatory Inspections

  • Ensure inspection readiness and timely CAPA implementation.

Project & Stakeholder Management

  • Lead project governance activities for assigned safety programs.

  • Manage:

    • Workload Planning

    • Resource Allocation

    • Risk Management

    • Issue Resolution

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with:

    • Clients

    • Regulatory Authorities

    • CROs

    • Vendors

    • Internal Stakeholders

  • Escalate quality, compliance, resource, and timeline risks appropriately.

People Leadership & Talent Development

  • Provide direct leadership and line management for pharmacovigilance teams.

  • Coach, mentor, and develop team members to achieve high performance.

  • Identify capability gaps and implement training and development plans.

  • Support succession planning and talent retention initiatives.

  • Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, quality, and continuous learning.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Collaborate with:

    • Clinical Development

    • Medical Affairs

    • Regulatory Affairs

    • Biostatistics

    • Data Management

    • Quality Assurance

    • Commercial Teams

  • Support integrated benefit-risk decision-making across development and marketed products.

  • Ensure alignment between safety strategy and organizational objectives.

Required Qualifications

Education

  • MBBS (Mandatory)

Preferred:

  • MD (Highly Preferred)

  • Additional specialization in Clinical Pharmacology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Neurology, or related therapeutic areas is advantageous.

Experience

  • Minimum 15+ years of progressive experience in:

    • Pharmacovigilance

    • Drug Safety

    • Clinical Safety

    • Risk Management

  • Extensive experience in:

    • Medical Review of ICSRs

    • SAE Assessment

    • Signal Detection & Management

    • Aggregate Safety Reporting

    • Regulatory Safety Compliance

  • Experience supporting:

    • Clinical Trial Safety

    • Post-Marketing Pharmacovigilance

    • Innovator Molecules

    • Global Product Portfolios

  • Experience across multiple therapeutic areas is preferred.