Senior Principal Scientist - Pharmacovigilance (Remote)

Merck; Carson City (NV); Remote; USD 282,000 - 444,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Vacation time

Sick days

Job summary

Merck is seeking a CSRM Physician in Rahway, NJ to lead pharmacovigilance and overall clinical risk management for assigned products. You will chair the Risk Management Safety Team and guide safety surveillance across trials, literature, and post-marketing data.

Key responsibilities include developing safety strategy for regulatory filings, reviewing CTD components and risk management plans, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure compliant safety reporting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years clinical experience following post-graduate medical training or other relevant clinical experience.
• Prior experience in drug development (may include clinical development and/or regulatory).
• Experience in clinical safety, pharmacovigilance and/or risk management.
• Demonstrated organizational leadership skills, preferably in the employment areas noted above.
• Excellent communication, writing and analytic skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage in product development through membership on Product Development Teams and chair Risk Management Safety Team.
• Partner with clinical development to ensure robust safety assessment of investigational compounds.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align safety topics with global pharmacovigilance strategies.
• Manage safety data evaluation from trials, literature, and post-approval use.

Skills

Clinical Development, Clinical Risk Mg

Clinical Safety

Pharmacovigilance

Regulatory Documents

Risk Management

Safety Assessment Reports

Education

MD or DO or equivalent

Board Certification preferred

Job description

Merck is seeking a CSRM Physician in Rahway, NJ to lead pharmacovigilance and overall clinical risk management for assigned products. You will chair the Risk Management Safety Team and guide safety surveillance across trials, literature, and post-marketing data.

Key responsibilities include developing safety strategy for regulatory filings, reviewing CTD components and risk management plans, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure compliant safety reporting.