Clinical Safety Manager - Pharmacovigilance / Drug Safety

Medpace; Stirling; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Competitive compensation and benefits

Competitive PTO packages

Structured career paths with growth

Company-sponsored employee events

Job summary

Medpace is hiring a Clinical Safety Manager in Stirling, UK to lead pharmacovigilance activities within the UK team. The role focuses on safety case management, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional collaboration with sponsors and internal stakeholders.

You will review study documents, contribute to safety plans, and support business development through scope of work and cost estimates while mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Formal pharmacovigilance knowledge and project management experience.
• Experience writing SOPs and Work Instructions.
• Global clinical safety regulatory requirements knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage Clinical Safety activities and multiple large programs.
• Manage relationships with clients and internal stakeholders with expert safety knowledge.
• Oversee clinical safety case management and aggregate reporting.
• Provide safety review of protocols, study reports, and marketing components.
• Create safety management plans per client requirements.
• Attend sponsor presentations, audits, and cost-estimate workups.
• Write departmental SOPs and Work Instructions.

Skills

Pharmacovigilance

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Mentoring

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in life sciences

Job description

Clinical Safety Manager - Pharmacovigilance / Drug Safety

Overview

Our European activities are growing rapidly, and we are currently seeking a full-time, office-based Clinical Safety Manager to join our UK team and to be based at our growing UK office in Stirling. This position plays a key role in the pharmacovigilance process at Medpace. Working in a team to accomplish tasks and projects that are instrumental to the company’s success.

If you want an exciting career where you use your previous expertise and can develop and grow your career even further, then this is the opportunity for you.

Responsibilities

• Manage Clinical Safety activities and multiple large programs
• Manage relationships with clients and internal stakeholders by providing expert safety knowledge
• Oversee clinical safety case management and aggregate reporting responsibilities to ensure client needs are fulfilled to a high quality
• Provide safety review of clinical study documents, including protocols, study reports; and marketing application components
• Create safety management plans dependent upon client
• Attend business development activities such as presentations to prospective Sponsors, participation in Sponsor audits, generation of scope of work and cost estimates
• Write departmental SOPs and Work Instructions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and clinical safety experience, including project management and ideally line management experience
• Previous experience of managing clinical safety activities for multiple programmes
• Experience in writing departmental SOPs and Work Instructions
• Experience in PSMF generation and maintenance
• Experience in CCDS/RMP/SmPC writing and maintenance
• Comprehensive knowledge of global clinical safety regulatory requirements
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and motivational skills
• Exceptional teamwork skills
• Ability to work independently

Medpace Overview

Medpace is a full-service clinical contract research organization (CRO). We provide Phase I-IV clinical development services to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Our mission is to accelerate the global development of safe and effective medical therapeutics through its scientific and disciplined approach. We leverage local regulatory and therapeutic expertise across all major areas including oncology, cardiology, metabolic disease, endocrinology, central nervous system, anti-viral and anti-infective. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, employing more than 6,000 people across 40+ countries.

Why Medpace?

People. Purpose. Passion. Make a Difference Tomorrow. Join Us Today.

The work we’ve done over the past 30+ years has positively impacted the lives of countless patients and families who face hundreds of diseases across all key therapeutic areas. The work we do today will improve the lives of people living with illness and disease in the future.

Medpace Perks

• Flexible work environment
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Competitive PTO packages
• Structured career paths with opportunities for professional growth
• Company-sponsored employee appreciation events