Lead Physician, Pharmacovigilance & Safety

Merck; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 282,000 - 444,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Merck is seeking a CSRM Physician to provide leadership in pharmacovigilance and safety surveillance for assigned investigational and marketed products. You will chair the Risk Management Safety Team, develop and maintain risk management and pharmacovigilance plans, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust safety assessment.

You will manage safety data evaluation from trials, literature, and post-approval use, and be accountable for scientific strategies in safety

Qualifications

• MD/DO required with relevant clinical background.
• Minimum of 3 years clinical experience post-training.
• Experience in drug development and pharmacovigilance/risk management.
• Strong organizational leadership and communication, analytical writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead pharmacovigilance and risk management for assigned products.
• Chair Risk Management Safety Team and guide pharmacovigilance plans.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across development, epidemiology, regulatory, statistics, and manufacturing.
• Oversee safety data evaluation from trials, literature, and post-approval use.
• Prepare safety summaries for regulatory documents and core data sheets.
• Contribute to labeling recommendations and PM plans, safety signals, and risk minimization strategies.

Skills

Clinical Safety

Pharmacovigilance

Drug Development

Regulatory Documents

Safety Assessment

Leadership

Communication Skills

Medical Writing

Education

MD/DO

Board Certification

Job description

Merck is seeking a CSRM Physician to provide leadership in pharmacovigilance and safety surveillance for assigned investigational and marketed products. You will chair the Risk Management Safety Team, develop and maintain risk management and pharmacovigilance plans, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust safety assessment.

You will manage safety data evaluation from trials, literature, and post-approval use, and be accountable for scientific strategies in safety