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Senior Medical Safety Scientist

San Diego, CA / Princeton, NJFull-time$145k2026-10-01 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid · United States

Core

Scientific safety expert leading pharmacovigilance, signal detection, and benefit-risk evaluations for assigned products across the product lifecycle.

Role type

Senior Medical Safety Scientist (Pharmacovigilance)

Builds

Safety surveillance plans, signal assessments, aggregate safety reports, and regulatory submissions

Domain

Pharmaceutical industry, Drug Safety & Pharmacovigilance

Required skills

Signal detection and management, Aggregate safety data review, Benefit-risk assessment, Regulatory safety document authoring, Global pharmacovigilance regulations knowledge, Safety signal validation, Pharmacovigilance database management, MedDRA coding, Adverse event analysis

Preferred skills

Experience with Argus Safety, Clinical trial safety monitoring, Post-marketing surveillance

Technologies

Argus Safety, Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities

Lead signal detection, validation, and aggregate safety analyses; Author safety narratives, AOSEs, and Safety Surveillance Plans; Support regulatory submissions and health authority responses; Review safety listings and adverse event summaries; Provide scientific expertise to cross-functional governance committees; Ensure compliance with GVP during audits and inspections.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC