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Associate Director, Safety Enablement & Organizational Readiness - Hyderabad/Bangalore/Mumbai

10 Nov. 18, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Hybrid Education: B.Sc./ M.Sc./ M.Pharm/ B.Pharm/ Life Sciences Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Associate Director, Safety Enablement & Organizational Readiness

Function: Product Safety
Sub Function: Drug & Product Safety Operations
Category: Senior Manager (P8), Drug & Product Safety Operations
Location: Hyderabad / Bangalore / Mumbai, India
Work Pattern: Hybrid
Requisition Number: R-042511
Date Posted: Nov 14, 2025


About Johnson & Johnson

At Johnson & Johnson, health is at the center of everything we do. Through our strengths in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are positioned to innovate across the full healthcare spectrum—preventing, treating, and curing complex diseases. Our mission is to deliver smarter, more personal, and less invasive healthcare solutions that advance human health.


Role Overview

The Associate Director, Safety Enablement & Organizational Readiness supports initiatives that strengthen pharmacovigilance (PV) capabilities, ensure regulatory compliance, and enhance operational excellence within Global Medical Safety Operations (GMSO).
The role focuses on process improvement, change management, training, knowledge management, and stakeholder collaboration, ensuring the organization is prepared for evolving regulatory expectations and technological advancements.


Key Responsibilities


1. Operational Excellence & Process Improvement

  • Support implementation and continuous refinement of standardized PV processes and systems aligned with global regulations.

  • Identify and resolve operational inefficiencies in safety data management, case processing, and reporting workflows.

  • Maintain and update SOPs, work instructions, and process maps with cross-functional partners.

  • Track KPIs and support data-driven decisions to improve compliance and performance.


2. Organizational Readiness & Change Management

  • Assist in executing change management strategies for new systems, processes, and regulatory updates.

  • Conduct stakeholder impact assessments and support communication, training, and adoption activities.

  • Coordinate feedback loops (surveys, focus groups) to evaluate change effectiveness and identify improvements.


3. Training & Knowledge Management

  • Develop and deliver role-specific PV training to ensure staff are aligned with regulatory expectations and internal processes.

  • Support creation and maintenance of knowledge repositories, learning modules, and reference materials.

  • Promote continuous learning across GMSO through structured training programs.


4. Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Partner with Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Development, IT, and Quality Assurance to support integrated safety initiatives.

  • Maintain productive working relationships with internal teams and external partners.

  • Facilitate communication, alignment, and knowledge-sharing across stakeholders.


5. Vendor & Project Support

  • Support vendor oversight activities including performance tracking, issue management, and documentation review.

  • Assist in planning, execution, and monitoring of safety system implementations and process improvement projects.


6. Project Management & Process Excellence

  • Manage one or more projects within scope, cost, quality, and timeline requirements.

  • Ensure alignment, integration, and transparency across GMSO project activities.

  • Maintain project dashboards, trackers, SharePoint portals, and documentation systems.

  • Drive decision-making through structured communication with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.

  • Monitor project progress and identify opportunities for efficiency while maintaining quality.

  • Prepare dashboards, storyboards, and scorecards to improve visibility of departmental progress.

  • Provide project status updates and lead stakeholder communications.

  • Maintain inspection-ready documentation including requirements, objectives, technical files, and lessons learned.


Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree required

  • Master’s, PhD, or MBA strongly preferred

Experience

  • Minimum 7+ years in pharmacovigilance or related field

  • Minimum 2+ years in a leadership or project management role


Knowledge & Skills

  • Strong understanding of global pharmacovigilance regulations and end-to-end PV operations

  • Experience in process improvement and change management methodologies

  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration abilities

  • Proficiency in MS Office tools and familiarity with PV systems and analytics platforms


Required Skills

  • Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

  • Serious Adverse Event Reporting

  • SOP development and management

  • Risk Management & Compliance

  • Quality Control (QC)

  • Safety Investigations

  • Organizing & Project Coordination

  • Technical Credibility

  • Process Improvement & Innovation

  • Safety-Oriented Mindset


Preferred Skills

  • Clinical Operations

  • Compliance Management

  • Research Ethics

  • Medicines/Device Development & Regulation

  • OSHA Compliance

  • Risk Compliance

  • Safety Operations Strategy