Associate Medical Safety Director - Global PV & Risk

Company : Pick N Pay; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,400,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence. We seek an Associate Medical Safety Director to provide medical safety expertise across pharmacovigilance activities, including signal detection, safety reviews, and regulatory submissions.

The role requires medical training and clinical/pharma experience, with strong ability to synthesize complex data and work across multiple safety domains.

Qualifications

• Medical degree from an accredited and internationally recognized medical school.
• About three years of clinical practice with two additional years in pharma or related industry.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and local regulations pertaining to clinical research and safety.
• Maintain knowledge of assigned portfolio, therapeutic area, and literature.
• Experience in signal detection, aggregate reports and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide aggregate safety reviews to oversee a product's safety profile.
• Lead signal detection and analysis including strategy, frequency and timing.
• Provide medical review for regulatory reports (IND, EU/US safety reports).
• Contribute to risk management plans and pharmacovigilance activities.
• Review benefit-risk in trials and post-marketing, and assist with safety oversight for labeling.
• Prepare safety documentation for internal and external meetings.

Education

Medical degree

Clinical practice 3 years

Pharmaceutical industry experience 2 years

Signal detection

Aggregate reports

Risk management

Critical data synthesis

Communication skills

Prioritization

Job description

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence. We seek an Associate Medical Safety Director to provide medical safety expertise across pharmacovigilance activities, including signal detection, safety reviews, and regulatory submissions.

The role requires medical training and clinical/pharma experience, with strong ability to synthesize complex data and work across multiple safety domains.