Safety Physician

Barrington James; Greater London; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive pay

12-month contract

Full-time

Job summary

Barrington James is seeking a Freelance Safety Physician to provide medical and clinical oversight across the drug lifecycle from early development to post-marketing. You will lead medical review, causality assessment and benefit-risk evaluation while ensuring patient safety.

This remote, 12-month contract offers competitive pay for an experienced safety physician. Strong clinical judgment and pharmacovigilance expertise are essential, along with MD or equivalent and experience in global teams.

Qualifications

• MD or equivalent required; strong pharmacovigilance background.
• Experience in drug safety review and signal detection.
• Knowledge of GxP and regulatory expectations.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical oversight of drug safety activities across the product lifecycle.
• Lead medical review, causality assessment and signal evaluation.
• Support preparation and review of safety reports and regulatory documents.
• Contribute medical expertise to benefit-risk decisions and risk management.
• Collaborate with global teams to uphold patient safety standards.

Skills

Clinical pharmacovigilance

Medical review

Regulatory knowledge

Pharmacovigilance systems

Education

MD or equivalent

Job description

FREELANCE SAFETY PHYSICIAN

I am partnered with a leading Biopharmaceutical company who have a strong commitment to innovation and a wide variety of therapeutic areas who are looking to add an experienced and medically driven Safety Physician to their expanding team.

• Remote Work structure
• Competitive pay rate
• 12 Month contract
• Full time

In this role as a Safety Physician, you will provide medical and clinical oversight across the drug lifecycle, from early clinical development through to post marketing, leading medical review of adverse events, causality assessment and benefit-risk evaluation. This role is vital to people who want to bring strong clinical judgement to patient safety and people with an eager attitude to protecting patients throughout a product's life.

Key responsibilities

• Provide medical oversight of drug safety activities across the product lifecycle.
• Lead medical review, causality assessment and signal evaluation for individual and aggregate safety data.
• Support preparation and review of safety reports and regulatory documents.
• Contribute medical expertise to benefit-risk decisions and risk management plans.
• Work with global cross-functional teams to maintain patient safety standards.

Experience you should bring

• Strong clinical and pharmacovigilance experience within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Knowledge of GxP, regulatory requirements, and clinical trial processes.
• Experience with medical review, safety signal evaluation, and benefit-risk assessments.
• Ability to interpret complex clinical and safety data and communicate findings clearly.
• A medical degree (MD or equivalent) required, with experience working in global teams.