Associate Medical Safety Director: Signal & Risk Strategy

IQVIA; Oeiras; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA is seeking an Associate Medical Safety Director to join its Lifecycle Safety Medical team in Portugal. You will oversee safety data reviews, lead signal detection, and contribute to regulatory safety reports.

The role requires a medical degree and about three years of clinical practice plus industry experience, strong regulatory knowledge, and the ability to communicate complex safety analyses to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Medical degree from an accredited international medical school.
• Around three years of clinical practice with two additional years in the pharmaceutical or associated industry.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and local regulations and guidelines pertaining to clinical research including safety, GCP and trials.
• Maintain knowledge of assigned product portfolio, therapeutic area, and literature.
• Experience in Signal detection, Aggregate reports and Risk management.
• Capability to synthesize and critically analyze data from multiple sources and communicate complex clinical issues orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and meet priorities, deadlines, and objectives.
• Demonstrated skills in contributing to multiple assignments under pressure with initiative and flexibility.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers, and clients, including mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Providing aggregate reviews of safety information to oversee a product’s safety profile.
• Leads signal detection and analysis, reviews reports, raises potential signals for team discussion, and presents evaluation data.

Skills

Medical safety

Signal detection

Risk management

Data analysis

Communication

Time management

Mentorship

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Medical degree

Job description

IQVIA is seeking an Associate Medical Safety Director to join its Lifecycle Safety Medical team in Portugal. You will oversee safety data reviews, lead signal detection, and contribute to regulatory safety reports.

The role requires a medical degree and about three years of clinical practice plus industry experience, strong regulatory knowledge, and the ability to communicate complex safety analyses to stakeholders.