Safety Physician

Precision Medicine Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision for Medicine is seeking an experienced Drug Safety Physician to lead pharmacovigilance, medical review, and risk management activities across multiple territories.

The role requires MD-level medical expertise with 7+ years in drug safety, oncology safety experience, and strong regulatory knowledge. You will collaborate with CROs, lead DSMBs, and ensure inspection readiness while driving safety reporting standards.

Qualifications

• MD required with at least 7 years in drug safety activities.
• Experience with SAE processing and regulatory reporting.
• Strong knowledge of FDA, EU, ICH guidelines for safety reporting.
• Ability to lead safety reviews and DSMBs; cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety data review and signal detection in pharmacovigilance.
• Provide medical support for risk-benefit assessment and SAE reviews.
• Coordinate with CRO Safety Physicians and Medical Directors on safety monitoring.
• Contribute to responses to safety questions from regulators (regulatory agency, IRBs).
• Set up and run DSMBs or safety data review meetings.
• Oversee safety systems to ensure compliance across territories.

Skills

Pharmacovigilance

Medical review

Regulatory compliance

Safety data management

Excellent communication

Education

MD/DO in Medicine

7+ years in Drug Safety

Experience in oncology safety

Tools

ARGUS Safety Suite

Safety databases

Job description

Precision for Medicine is hiring an experienced Drug Safety Physician to join our team. Candidates can be based in the UK, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia or Slovakia.

Position Summary

The Drug Safety Physician will be responsible for the pharmacovigilance function, including medical review and oversight of processing for all types of safety events. The individual will provide clinical support of drug safety data management and interpretation and risk management activities for the company, including oversight of clinical trial Serious Adverse Event (SAE) processing and safety data analysis to support signal detection and risk/benefit profile evaluation. This individual will ensure timely, consistent, and accurate safety reporting in accordance with FDA, EMA, and ICH guidelines, applicable regulatory requirements, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Responsibilities (including But Not Limited To)

• Manage all aspects of Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance, including leadership of safety data review, signal detection, risk communication including safety information updates, and mitigation of potential risks
• Provide medical and drug safety expertise to enable decision‑making based on ongoing risk‑benefit assessment, clinical trial data interpretation, and medical review of individual case reports of SAEs
• Work with CRO Safety Physicians/Team and Dragonfly’s Medical Directors, Clinical Scientists and other functions on safety monitoring, assessment and reporting activities (case and aggregate)
• Input on safety sections in cross‑functional documents (eg, study protocols, study reports, IBs, ICFs) and on responses to safety‑related questions from regulatory agency, IRBs and Ethics Committees
• Act as the point of contact accountable for setting up and running DSMBs or safety data review meetings
• Participate in routine safety cohort reviews for ongoing Phase 1 dose escalation studies
• Perform event coding review and clinical & safety database reconciliation for consistent coding
• Oversee and manage Drug Safety system(s) to ensure compliance with safety data management and reporting requirements in all relevant territories and optimized safety database ownership and access for safety monitoring, signal detection and reporting
• Ensure effective SOPs and strong safety vendor governance are in place
• Proactively recommend and plan for future development of Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance to enable regulatory filings and commercialization, including acquiring QPPV support and the participation in creating Risk Management Plans and a Pharmacovigilance System Master File
• Ensure audit and inspection readiness of the function at all times

Education And Skills Required

• MD required, with a minimum of 7 years in Drug Safety related activities in pharma/biotech
• Clinical trial experience, including oncology drug safety with least 3 years being in early clinical development
• Experience authoring, reviewing, and providing input to drug‑safety related regulatory reports
• Successful involvement in regulatory agency interactions or inspections
• Strong knowledge of FDA, EU, ICH and other global regulatory requirements for safety reporting and safety data and risk management
• Solid medical knowledge and familiarity with medical concepts and terminology used in hematology/oncology clinical trials and safety monitoring
• Proficiency with using standard computer applications (eg Microsoft Office, Windows) and safety databases
• Possesses a sense of urgency and an ability to anticipate and respond quickly to emerging information
• Excellent oral and written communication skills for effectively interfacing with vendors and internal stakeholders
• Fosters strong relationships and values collaboration to develop and execute on plans
• Ability to multi‑task in a fast‑paced environment
• Self‑motivated, conscientious, and enthusiastic about curing human diseases

Other Required

• Experience with case processing in ARGUS
• Experience of Analysis of Similar Events (AoSE) and patient safety narratives
• Demonstrated ability to challenge existing practices to become more effective.
• Ability to effectively adapt to a variety of situations.
• Meet quality and performance standards.
• Strong influencing skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Work effectively as a team member and promotes collaboration.
• Demonstrate ownership, initiative and accountability.
• Less than 20% travel.

Competencies

• Ability to deliver on commitments and understanding of service culture.
• Communicates effectively and efficiently on safety issues to internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain consistency of safety assessments.
• Serve in cross‑functional teams as Drug Safety expert.
• Monitor regulatory compliance of safety reporting throughout trial.
• Lead and contribute to process development and/or process improvements that support Drug Safety

Precision medicine is revolutionizing the attack on cancer—and we are passionate about helping you harness its power. We strike tumors on a molecular level using biomarkers to link specific mutations to specific treatments. We combine deep science with deep data from advanced technological platforms, then layer on specialized expertise in the design and execution of targeted, adaptive clinical trials. Ultimately, we deliver robust insights that inform real‑time decisions—and optimize the oncology development pathway.

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