Global Safety Leader

Paladin Labs Inc.; Hazelwood (MO); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Par Health seeks a Global Safety Leader to oversee medical safety assessment and risk management across product lifecycles worldwide. This role requires expertise in pharmacovigilance, signal management, and regulatory collaboration.

Ideal candidates hold an MD/DO with 5–10 years of clinical experience and 2+ years in pharmacovigilance, including FDA/ICH guidance familiarity, plus strong communication and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Education: Health care professional with post graduate medical qualification (MD/DO or equivalent).
• Experience: 5-10 years in a relevant clinical environment with pharmacovigilance exposure.
• 2+ years of Pharmacovigilance in Clinical Safety or Post-Marketing Safety; FDA/ICH familiarity a must.

Responsibilities

• Perform and review medical assessment of CASEs including seriousness, causality and follow-up needs.
• Review and approve aggregate safety reports (PSUR, DSUR, PADER, REMS, etc.).
• Oversee safety aspects of clinical trials and reporting in regulatory submissions.
• Lead safety signal management across product lifecycle with risk mitigation.
• Communicate safety findings to internal/external stakeholders; drive process improvements.
• Mentor on-boarding trainings and maintain drug safety knowledge.

Skills

Advanced analytical skills

Medical judgment

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Office tools (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)

Epidemiology training

Drug safety database knowledge

Project management

Prioritization skills

Education

MD/DO or equivalent

Job description

Why Us?

At Par Health, we believe great healthcare is built on getting the essentials right. We're looking for passionate, talented individuals who share our commitment to improving lives. With a global workforce, we lead with pride and purpose - prioritizing quality and safety while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and teamwork. Elevating the Essentials isn't just our tagline, it's the higher standard we live by every day.

Job Description Summary

The Global Safety Leader (GSL) is responsible, with limited supervision, for all medical aspects of safety assessment and the safety risk management strategy of products in every stage of product life cycle worldwide for Par Health.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Perform and/or review medical assessment of individual case safety reports including seriousness, expectedness/listedness, causality and determination of additional follow up for both post-marketing surveillance and clinical studies.
2. Author and/or review and approve all aggregate safety reports including Periodic Adverse Drug Experience Report (PADER), Periodic Safety Update Report (PSUR), Development Safety Update Report (DSUR), Risk Management Plan (RMP)/ Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), and response documents to safety inquiries from world-wide regulatory agencies.
3. Responsible for safety aspects of clinical trials including evaluation and interpretation of appropriateness of safety monitoring and information collection in protocol and case report form, company/sponsor evaluation on individual Adverse Event (AE) reports, safety findings for Investigational Brochure, clinical study reports, summary of clinical safety, risk and benefit assessments and product labeling in regulatory submissions.
4. Lead safety signal management throughout product lifecycle including signal detection, evaluation, validation and development of risk management strategies. A GSL takes the initiative to evaluate all safety triggers and thresholds and potential safety signals resulting from both quantitative and qualitative methods. Prioritize signals according to public health impact then evaluate them in timely fashion. This includes the following:
   • A. Comprehensive review of all available safety data including current and historical medical and scientific literature, the global safety database and relevant clinical trial data.
   • B. Assessment of the causal association between a product-event pair, using current threshold criteria. Safety results are periodically presented and defended before a management review panel (Safety Review Board).
   • C. Following approval of signals, the GSL along with Regulatory Affairs will coordinate a Label Working Group to update the United States Prescribing Information (USPI) and/or plan public communication for new safety findings. If applicable, along with Regulatory Affairs will coordinate the Company Core Safety Information (CCSI) working groups. CCSI WG may update existing CCSI with new safety findings or create a new CCSI. The GSL will develop project plans and timelines to support the Label WG and CCSI WG activities, assist in drafting USPI and CCSI revisions and provide supporting documentation.
5. Serve as safety expert on inter-departmental teams to assess patient safety impact arising from deviation from product quality specifications by performing Health Hazard Evaluations and by contributing to Corrective Action and Preventative Action Plans (CAPA).
6. Communicate effective and timely on safety and benefit/risk assessment, risk analyses, communication, mitigation, and minimization to internal and external stakeholders. Lead or contribute to project and/or process improvements that support overall strategic safety objectives.
7. Mentor and support on-boarding trainings of new colleagues.
8. Develop and maintain comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of the assigned product portfolio and regulations for safety reporting and surveillance.
9. Develop and maintain audit/inspection readiness for GSL function: Assist in internal and external audits/inspections for Medical Safety for pharmaceuticals and medical devices as needed.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

1. Education: Health care professional with post graduate medical qualification (MD/DO or equivalent)
2. Experience:
   • A minimum of 5-10 years clinical/practical experience in a relevant clinical environment.
   • A minimum of 2 years of Pharmacovigilance experience in Clinical Safety or Post-Marketing Safety including thorough knowledge of FDA and ICH safety reporting regulations and guidelines.
   • Any experience with regional, national and global regulatory authority is a plus.
3. Preferred Skills/Qualifications:
   • Advanced analytical skills
   • Sound medical judgment and decision-making capabilities
   • Strong oral and written communication skills
   • Strategic thinking and facilitative leadership
   • Fluent utility of office computer programs such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
   • Formal training in Epidemiology a plus
   • Knowledge of navigating within a drug safety database a plus
   • Sound organizational and prioritization skills
   • Demonstrated skills for project management

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS/SCOPE:

• Sr. Dir, Pharmacovigilance & Risk Management (PVRM)
• Interact with a variety of Corporate Divisions. These include, but are not limited to, Legal, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Information, Pharmacovigilance, R&D, Marketing, Quality Assurance, Sales, and Customer Service. The degree and scope will vary according to the needs of the departments involved.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Remote eligible
• Occasional travel may be required for such things as training seminars, manufacturing site visits, and professional/trade conventions.

DISCLAIMER:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position.

EEO Statement:

We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment, and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination layoff, recall, transfer leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Come join us! At Par Health, we believe great healthcare is built on getting the essentials right. We're looking for passionate, talented individuals who share our commitment to improving lives. With a global workforce, we lead with pride and purpose - prioritizing quality and safety while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and teamwork. Elevating the Essentials isn't just our tagline, it's the higher standard we live by every day.