Lead Medical Safety Physician

Corcept Therapeutics; United States; On-site; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Lead Medical Safety Physician to oversee global safety assessments, signal detection, and benefit–risk evaluations across the portfolio. You will define safety strategies and ensure high-quality medical oversight of clinical and post-marketing safety activities.

The role requires MD with board certification, 12+ years in Medical Safety/pharmacovigilance, and oncology expertise, with full-time remote work options and leadership responsibilities across global teams.

Qualifications

• MD with board certification; 12+ years industry experience with leadership in Medical Safety or pharmacovigilance
• Oncology expertise essential
• Experience managing safety signal management, safety reviews, and regulatory interactions

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for medical safety and oversee a team of Medical Safety Physicians
• Evaluate safety signals and conduct benefit–risk assessments
• Oversee medical input into regulatory safety submissions
• Collaborate with Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and Safety Science teams to ensure safety governance and risk management

Skills

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

MD with board certification

Job description

Role

Lead Medical Safety Physician responsible for overseeing global safety assessments, signal detection, and benefit–risk evaluations across Corcept's portfolio of treatments for hypercortisolism and oncology. Objectives include defining safety strategies, ensuring high-quality medical oversight of clinical and post-marketing safety activities, and integrating safety insights into development and regulatory processes.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership for medical safety, lead and develop a team of Medical Safety Physicians, evaluate safety signals and conduct benefit–risk assessments, and oversee medical input into regulatory safety submissions. Collaborate with Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and Safety Science teams to ensure safety governance and effective risk management.

Required Qualifications

MD with board certification preferred; 12+ years industry experience with significant leadership in Medical Safety or pharmacovigilance; oncology expertise essential. Extensive experience managing safety signal management, safety reviews, and regulatory interactions; strong understanding of global pharmacovigilance regulations.

Preferred Skills

Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior leadership, organizational leadership in fast-growing settings, strategic communication skills, and stakeholder management.

High-Value specifics

Focus on oncologic and endocrine indications, global safety oversight, risk management, pharmacovigilance regulations, and regulatory agency interactions. Position reports to VP of Patient Safety & Pharmacovigilance, based in the U.S., with full-time remote work options.