Senior Oncology Safety & Risk Director

GSK; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK is seeking a Senior Scientist to lead safety evaluation and risk management for oncology assets in clinical development. The role focuses on identifying, assessing, and communicating safety risks to protect patients globally.

The position requires extensive pharmacovigilance experience, strong scientific judgement, and the ability to influence across global matrix teams. It offers exposure to regulatory interactions and strategic safety planning.

Qualifications

• Degree in health or life sciences or equivalent.
• Extensive pharmacovigilance/drug safety experience in pharma/biotech.
• Experience with signal detection and risk management across development and post-marketing.
• Knowledge of global pharmacovigilance requirements and drug development processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead pharmacovigilance activities and risk mitigation for oncology assets and trials.
• Drive evaluation/interpretation of safety data, including signal detection.
• Develop strategic safety evaluation approaches for clinical development programs.
• Contribute to safety sections of global regulatory submissions (INDs/DSURs/IBs).
• Mentor junior team members and represent Safety on cross-functional teams.
• Present safety recommendations to senior governance committees.

Skills

Pharmacovigilance

Risk management

Signal detection

Safety data interpretation

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory interactions

Education

Bachelor in health or life sciences

Advanced degree (PharmD/MD/PhD)

Tools

Safety databases

Regulatory submissions

Job description

GSK is seeking a Senior Scientist to lead safety evaluation and risk management for oncology assets in clinical development. The role focuses on identifying, assessing, and communicating safety risks to protect patients globally.

The position requires extensive pharmacovigilance experience, strong scientific judgement, and the ability to influence across global matrix teams. It offers exposure to regulatory interactions and strategic safety planning.