Drug Safety Coordinator - Nashville, TN

Sarah Cannon Research Institute; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), a McKesson subsidiary, seeks a Safety Coordinator for its hybrid Nashville-based role. You will monitor, document, and report patient safety data across clinical studies, serving as the primary pharmacovigilance contact among sites, sponsors, and regulators.

The role focuses on safety event review, narrative writing, and regulatory reporting, ensuring compliance with GCP, ICH, and SOPs while protecting patient well-being in trials.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ professional experience in clinical research.
• Experience with ARGUS, Aris-G, Veeva.
• MedDRA experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a Safety Monitoring Plan for clinical trials.
• Review adverse event (AE) and serious adverse event (SAE) reports.
• Enter and maintain safety cases in the ARGUS safety database.
• Write clear clinical narratives describing patient safety events.
• Determine whether safety events are expected and if regulatory reporting is needed.
• Prepare expedited safety reports for regulatory agencies and IRBs.
• Collaborate with study teams to monitor patient safety.

Skills

Clinical research terminology

Regulatory compliance awareness

Medical data entry

Education

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Tools

ARGUS safety database

Aris-G

Veeva

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

EMR systems

MedDRA

Job description

It’s More Than a Career, It’s a Mission.

Our people are the foundation of our success. By joining our growing team at Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), a subsidiary of McKesson, you will have the opportunity to become part of one of the largest community-based cancer programs to advance oncology treatments and improve outcomes for cancer patients across the globe. We look for mission-driven candidates who have a desire to advance the fight against cancer and make a difference in the lives of patients diagnosed with cancer every day.

Our Mission

People who live with cancer – those who work to prevent it, fight it, and survive it – are at the heart of every decision we make. Bringing the most innovative medical minds together with the most passionate caregivers in their communities, we are transforming care and personalizing treatment. Through clinical excellence and cutting-edge research, SCRI is redefining cancer care around the world.

Our Safety Coordinator is responsible for monitoring, documenting, evaluating, and reporting the safety of patients participating in clinical research studies. They serve as the primary pharmacovigilance (drug safety) contact between research sites, study teams, sponsors, and regulatory authorities.

This role is critical because it directly protects the safety and well-being of patients participating in clinical trials.

This is a hybrid position working 2 days onsite at our corporate offices in Nashville, TN; relocation assistance and visa work sponsorship are not available.

Key responsibilities include and are not limited to:

• Developing and maintaining a Safety Monitoring Plan (SMP) that outlines how safety events will be identified, reviewed, and reported throughout a clinical trial.
• Reviewing and processing adverse event (AE) and serious adverse event (SAE) reports.
• Entering and maintaining safety cases in the ARGUS safety database.
• Writing clear clinical narratives that explain patient safety events.
• Determining whether safety events are expected or unexpected and whether they require regulatory reporting.
• Coding medical information using industry-standard dictionaries such as MedDRA and WHO Drug.
• Preparing and submitting expedited safety reports to regulatory agencies (such as the FDA) and Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)/Ethics Committees.
• Performing ongoing reviews of cumulative safety data to identify trends or emerging risks.
• Collaborating with medical monitors, study chairs, sponsors, and regulatory teams to evaluate patient safety.
• Ensuring all safety activities comply with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), ICH guidelines, regulatory requirements, and company SOPs.

Qualifications for success include:

• Bachelor’s Degree highly preferred - work experience may be substituted for education
• 3+ years’ professional experience in clinical research, pharmaceutical or life sciences environment utilizing scientific, medical, and regulatory terminology
• Technology skills will include multiple EMR systems, MS Windows and Office including Excel, Power Point, Outlook, as well as Safety Dabase experience such as ARGUS, Aris-G, Veeva
• Medical data entry experience required - laboratory, clinical, medical systems
• MedDRA experience strongly preferred

About Sarah Cannon Research Institute

Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) is one of the world’s leading oncology research organizations conducting community-based clinical trials. Focused on advancing therapies for patients over the last three decades, SCRI is a leader in drug development. In 2022, SCRI formed a joint venture with former US Oncology Research to expand clinical trial access across the country. It has conducted more than 850 first-in-human clinical trials since its inception and contributed to pivotal research that has led to the majority of new cancer therapies approved by the FDA in the past decade. SCRI’s research network brings together more than 1,300 physicians who are enrolling patients into clinical trials at more than 200 locations in 20+ states across the U.S.

We care about the well-being of the patients and communities we serve, and that starts with caring for our people. That’s why we have a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive benefits to support physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our Total Rewards offerings serve the different needs of our diverse colleague population and ensure they are the healthiest versions of themselves.

As part of Total Rewards, we are proud to offer a competitive compensation package. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.