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Associate Medical Safety Director – Pharmacovigilance

Iqvia
IQVIA
5+ years
preferred by company
Thane, India
1 May 18, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: MBBS/MD/ BAMS/ BDS/ MDS Skills: ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding

Associate Medical Safety Director – Pharmacovigilance Physician Jobs in India | Remote / Home-Based | IQVIA

Location: Thane, India
Company: IQVIA
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: Home-Based / Remote
Department: Pharmacovigilance / Medical Safety / Drug Safety / Medical Affairs
Experience Required: Minimum 5+ years (3 years clinical practice + 2 years pharmaceutical / CRO / drug safety industry experience)
Job Reference ID: R1532084


About the Company

IQVIA is a globally recognized leader in clinical research, healthcare intelligence, pharmacovigilance, medical safety, and life sciences technology solutions. The company partners with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcare organizations to accelerate drug development, optimize patient safety, and improve healthcare outcomes worldwide.

This opportunity is ideal for qualified medical professionals seeking senior careers in pharmacovigilance, medical safety leadership, drug safety physician roles, medical monitoring, benefit-risk evaluation, and global regulatory safety operations.


Job Overview

IQVIA is hiring an Associate Medical Safety Director for a remote home-based opportunity in India. This senior physician-level role is designed for medical professionals with strong expertise in pharmacovigilance, clinical safety review, medical monitoring, regulatory safety reporting, benefit-risk assessment, and global drug safety leadership.

The selected candidate will provide medical oversight across clinical trials and post-marketing safety programs, supporting adverse event review, safety strategy, aggregate reporting, risk management planning, medical monitoring, safety governance, and client-facing medical safety leadership.

This is an excellent opportunity for physicians seeking strategic careers in medical safety, pharmacovigilance leadership, and global drug safety operations.


Key Responsibilities

Medical Safety Review & Pharmacovigilance Oversight

  • Perform physician-led review of:
    • Trial-related adverse events (AEs)
    • Post-marketing adverse drug reactions (ADRs)
    • Safety narratives
    • Medical coding accuracy
    • Expectedness assessments
    • Seriousness evaluation
    • Causality review
    • Safety query resolution
  • Provide high-quality medical oversight for pharmacovigilance deliverables.

Aggregate Safety Review & Benefit-Risk Evaluation

  • Conduct aggregate safety reviews of:
    • Clinical safety data
    • Product safety profiles
    • Benefit-risk assessments
    • Safety signal evaluation
  • Prepare or medically review:
    • Analyses of Similar Events (AOSE)
    • Drug Safety Reports
    • Integrated Safety Summaries
    • Common Technical Document (CTD) safety sections

Regulatory Safety Documentation

  • Provide medical review and edits for:
    • IND Annual Reports
    • Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Reports (PBRER)
    • Periodic Safety Update Reports (PSUR)
    • Development Safety Update Reports (DSUR)
    • US Periodic Reports
    • Risk Management Plans (RMP)
    • REMS documentation
    • Product label safety content

Medical Monitoring & Clinical Trial Safety

  • Support:
    • Medical Monitoring Plans
    • Project Safety Plans
    • Protocol safety review
    • Investigator Brochure safety review
    • CRF safety content review
  • Provide medical safety oversight for ongoing clinical development programs.

Safety Governance & Committee Participation

  • Participate in:
    • Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) meetings
    • Safety Monitoring Committees
    • Client safety review meetings
    • Internal pharmacovigilance governance meetings
  • Represent safety findings and clinical data review insights in client discussions.

Global Safety Leadership

  • Act as:
    • Global Safety Physician
    • Backup Safety Physician
    • Medical escalation lead for assigned projects
  • Provide support for:
    • EU Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV) escalations
    • Medical information escalations
    • Safety decision-making

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Serve as internal medical consultant for:
    • Pharmacovigilance case processing teams
    • Clinical safety operations
    • Regulatory safety teams
    • Client stakeholders
  • Ensure timely delivery of contracted safety deliverables.
  • Provide 24-hour medical support when required.

Required Qualifications

Educational Qualification

  • Medical degree (Mandatory) from an accredited and internationally recognized medical school
  • Preferred:
    • MBBS
    • MD
    • Equivalent recognized medical qualification

Required Experience

  • Minimum 3 years of clinical practice experience
  • Minimum 2 additional years in pharmaceutical, CRO, pharmacovigilance, clinical safety, or related industry roles
  • Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered

Preferred

  • Valid medical license in country of practice (preferred)