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Associate Medical Safety Director

IQVIA
5+ years
preferred by company
Bengaluru, India
1 May 18, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: MBBS/MD/ BAMS/ BDS/ MDS Skills: Data Analysis, Document Management, Life Science, Regulatory Compliance, Waterfall Model, Environment, Experiments Design, Health And Safety (Ehs), Laboratory Equipment, Manufacturing Process, Materials Science, Process Simulation, Sop (Standard Operating Procedure), Technical Writing, Wat, GCP guidelines, gmp knowledge, HSE Knowledge , Logistics and Transportation Management, Master Data, Operational Excellence, Sap Erp, supply chain management, Supply Planning, Warehouse Management, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes

Associate Medical Safety Director – Remote Pharmacovigilance Physician Jobs in Bengaluru | IQVIA

Location: Bengaluru, India
Company: IQVIA
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: Home-Based / Remote
Department: Pharmacovigilance / Medical Safety / Drug Safety / Clinical Safety
Experience Required: Minimum 5+ years total relevant experience (3+ years clinical medicine + pharma / pharmacovigilance experience preferred)
Job Reference ID: R1514647


About IQVIA

IQVIA is a globally recognized healthcare intelligence and clinical research leader delivering advanced solutions across clinical development, pharmacovigilance, medical safety, healthcare analytics, and life sciences consulting. The company partners with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcare organizations to accelerate innovation while ensuring patient safety and regulatory excellence.

This opportunity is ideal for physicians seeking leadership-focused careers in medical safety, pharmacovigilance, aggregate safety reporting, signal detection, drug safety governance, and global clinical safety oversight.


Job Overview

IQVIA is hiring an Associate Medical Safety Director for a remote home-based opportunity in Bengaluru, India. This physician-level leadership role is designed for experienced medical professionals with expertise in pharmacovigilance, clinical safety review, aggregate safety reporting, signal management, adverse event assessment, and global regulatory safety compliance.

The selected candidate will provide strategic medical oversight across clinical and post-marketing safety programs, supporting AE/SAE review, safety surveillance, aggregate reporting, benefit-risk evaluation, product safety governance, medical monitoring, and client-facing pharmacovigilance leadership.

This is an excellent opportunity for physicians looking to grow into senior medical safety leadership and pharmacovigilance physician roles within a global CRO environment.


Key Responsibilities

Medical Safety Review & Clinical Safety Oversight

  • Perform physician-led review of:
    • Trial-related Adverse Events (AEs)
    • Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
    • Post-marketing Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs)
    • Safety narratives
    • Medical queries
    • Coding accuracy
    • Expectedness assessments
    • Seriousness evaluations
    • Causality assessments
    • Company safety summaries
  • Ensure scientific validity and regulatory compliance of pharmacovigilance deliverables.

Aggregate Safety Reporting & Benefit-Risk Evaluation

  • Provide aggregate safety oversight and review for:
    • Development Safety Update Reports (DSUR)
    • Risk Management Plans (RMP)
    • Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Reports (PBRER)
    • Ad-hoc regulatory safety reports
    • Product safety surveillance summaries
  • Review:
    • Clinical safety data
    • Post-marketing surveillance information
    • Literature safety evidence
    • Observational study findings

Medical Case Assessment & AOSE Review

  • Compose, edit, and medically review Analysis of Similar Events (AOSE) for expedited safety cases.
  • Review medical coding for:
    • AEs
    • SAEs
    • SADRs
    • Medical history
    • Concomitant medications
    • Safety listings
  • Serve as internal consultant to pharmacovigilance case processing teams.

Clinical Trial Safety & Medical Monitoring

  • Review:
    • Clinical study protocols
    • Investigative Brochures
    • Case Report Forms (CRFs)
    • Medical Monitoring Plans
    • Project Safety Plans
  • Ensure accurate safety content capture and medical monitoring oversight.

Signal Detection & Product Surveillance

  • Support:
    • Signal detection initiatives
    • Safety surveillance strategy discussions
    • Product watch list updates
    • Expectedness list management
    • RSI / labeling updates
    • Emerging risk monitoring

Leadership & Team Management

  • Act as:
    • Lead Safety Physician
    • Backup medical safety expert
    • Medical escalation contact
  • Lead:
    • Product transitions
    • Training programs
    • Audit readiness
    • Knowledge-sharing initiatives
    • Team capability development
  • Drive quality, compliance, productivity, and timely delivery.

Client & Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Attend:
    • Project governance meetings
    • Medical safety team discussions
    • Client safety review meetings
    • Clinical data review sessions
  • Represent medical safety findings to stakeholders.
  • Support EU QPPV and medical escalation activities where required.

Operational Support

  • Provide 24-hour physician medical support for assigned programs where required.

Required Qualifications

Educational Qualification (Mandatory)

  • Medical degree from an accredited and internationally recognized medical school

Eligible qualifications include:

  • MBBS
  • MD
  • Equivalent recognized medical qualification