Medical Safety Lead – Pharmacovigilance Expert

Netcare; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA seeks an Associate Medical Safety Director - Sponsor Dedicated to join our Lifecycle Safety Medical team across multiple global locations including South Africa. You will provide pharmacovigilance and risk management input, review safety data, and support health authority responses in clinical trials and post-marketing settings.

The role requires a medical degree with about three years of clinical practice and two additional years in pharma, plus knowledge of safety regulations and strong

Qualifications

• Medical degree from an accredited and internationally recognized medical school.
• Around three years of clinical practice experience with two additional years in the pharmaceutical or related industry.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and local regulations and guidelines pertaining to clinical research including safety and GCP.

Responsibilities

• Provide aggregate safety reviews and maintain oversight of a product's safety profile.
• Lead signal detection and analysis, prepare safety reports and contribute to signal evaluations.
• Provide medical review for regulatory submissions (IND/ESR/development safety reports) and risk management plans.
• Contribute to safety reviews of trials and post-marketing setups, and support label development and safety updates.
• Prepare and participate in governance meetings, safety reviews, and cross-functional collaborations.

Skills

Clinical practice experience

Regulatory knowledge

Signal detection

Data synthesis & analysis

Communication

Project management

Mentorship

Education

Medical degree

Job description

IQVIA seeks an Associate Medical Safety Director - Sponsor Dedicated to join our Lifecycle Safety Medical team across multiple global locations including South Africa. You will provide pharmacovigilance and risk management input, review safety data, and support health authority responses in clinical trials and post-marketing settings.

The role requires a medical degree with about three years of clinical practice and two additional years in pharma, plus knowledge of safety regulations and strong