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Associate Director, Patient Safety Scientist

US - Gaithersburg - MDFull-time$132k–$199k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Lead safety science activities for cell therapy assets, integrating data to support benefit-risk decisions and manage patient risks across the product lifecycle.

Role type

Senior IC patient safety scientist (cell therapy)

Builds

Safety documentation, aggregate reports, risk-management plans, and regulatory submissions for cell therapy products

Domain

Biotechnology / Cell Therapy / Pharmacovigilance

Required skills

Safety surveillance and signal detection, MedDRA coding and search strategies, benefit-risk assessment, regulatory reporting (DSUR, PBRER, RMP), protocol and clinical study report safety sections, governance support, project management, scientific writing, AI workflow automation and validation

Preferred skills

Immunology or cell/gene therapy product development, pharmacoepidemiology, real-world evidence, quantitative safety methods, regulatory submission support, agentic AI configuration in regulated environments

Technologies

MedDRA, agentic AI tools, large language models, safety databases

Responsibilities

Conduct safety surveillance and signal detection; translate safety data into recommendations; lead pharmacovigilance planning; author aggregate safety reports; coordinate safety content for protocols and clinical reports; support regulatory submissions; present analyses to governance bodies; mentor junior scientists; apply AI tools to safety workflows; improve safety processes

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC