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Senior Medical Reviewer
Roles and Responsibilities
- Work cross-functionally with team members in other service lines.
- Perform data review by analyzing all data including demographics, efficacy, and safety.
- Provide expertise as the primary medical reviewer of individual adverse event reports.
- Guide adverse event coding, retrieval, and analysis activities in drug safety and clinical trials.
- Conduct case aggregation, safety summaries, and safety signal generation.
- Lead safety activities on assigned product(s), including interactions with other functional groups within the company.
- Prepare reports for submission to domestic and international regulatory agencies.
- Develop strategies for pre- and post-marketing risk management, staying updated on pharmacovigilance methods, trends in literature, and global regulations.
- Monitor and analyze cumulative safety information.
- Manage drug safety crises and develop risk management plans (RMPs).
- Review safety sections of NDA submissions.
- Oversee regulatory reporting, including ICSRs, NDA annual reports, and PSURs.
- Coordinate the preparation of ad-hoc benefit-risk assessments.
- Plan cumulative safety information analysis, such as signal detection from databases.
- Update safety information in company core data sheets and local product labels.
- Guide regulatory strategy and prepare safety data for authorities and advisory committees.
- Contribute to clinical writing tasks.
- Work independently and collaboratively with client clinical and safety teams.
Job Requirements
- Medical degree (MD or equivalent) or PharmD.
- Experience with protocol amendments and ICF updates is beneficial.
- Experience with aggregate data review for ongoing clinical trials.
- Experience as a clinical scientist responsible for timely clinical data assessment and safety surveillance in Phase I-III studies, including review of medical history, labs, vital signs, and medications.
- Experience in Oncology is required.
- 2+ years' experience in medical or technical writing is preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years of clinical or research experience.
- Strong knowledge of medical terminology, clinical pharmacology, and regulatory guidelines (ICH, FDA, EMA).
- Excellent scientific writing skills.
- Ability to interpret clinical data effectively.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications.
- Deep understanding of current regulatory practices and international regulations.
Note: Only candidates from South Africa will be considered for this role.
If you do not receive a response within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.