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Dir, Medical Safety

IQVIA
5+ years
INR 45 LPA – 70 LPA
Bangalore, Kolkata, India
2 June 17, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: MBBS/MD Skills: CPC Certified, CPT, Data Analysis, Document Management, Life Science, Regulatory Compliance, Waterfall Model, GCP guidelines, HCPCS Level II, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes

Director, Medical Safety

Location: Bangalore, India / Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Employment Type: Full Time


Job Overview

The Director, Medical Safety is a senior medical leadership role responsible for providing strategic oversight of medical safety, pharmacovigilance, and medical monitoring activities across clinical development programs. The role ensures patient safety, regulatory compliance, risk management, and scientific integrity throughout the clinical trial lifecycle.

The position requires strong clinical expertise, leadership capabilities, stakeholder management skills, and extensive experience in medical safety within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO, or clinical research environments.


Key Responsibilities

Medical Safety Leadership

  • Provide strategic medical safety leadership across clinical development programs.

  • Oversee medical safety and pharmacovigilance activities throughout the product lifecycle.

  • Ensure patient safety is maintained across all assigned studies and programs.

  • Support benefit-risk evaluation and safety signal assessment activities.

  • Provide medical guidance on safety-related matters to internal and external stakeholders.

Medical Monitoring & Clinical Oversight

  • Review and evaluate safety data from clinical trials.

  • Monitor adverse events, serious adverse events, and emerging safety concerns.

  • Assess medical trends and identify potential safety signals.

  • Provide medical input into protocol development and study conduct.

  • Support clinical study teams with medical expertise and risk assessments.

Regulatory Compliance & Governance

  • Ensure compliance with:

    • ICH-GCP Guidelines

    • Global Pharmacovigilance Regulations

    • Local Regulatory Requirements

    • Sponsor Requirements

  • Support regulatory submissions and safety reporting activities.

  • Participate in regulatory inspections, audits, and health authority interactions.

  • Ensure inspection readiness across assigned programs.

Risk Management & Safety Evaluation

  • Lead safety review activities and benefit-risk assessments.

  • Support development and implementation of risk management strategies.

  • Evaluate safety concerns and recommend appropriate mitigation plans.

  • Ensure timely escalation and resolution of safety-related issues.

Stakeholder & Client Management

  • Act as a trusted medical advisor to clients and project teams.

  • Collaborate with:

    • Clinical Operations

    • Pharmacovigilance

    • Regulatory Affairs

    • Data Management

    • Biostatistics

    • Sponsors and Investigators

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders.

Leadership & Team Development

  • Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to medical safety teams.

  • Support professional development of team members.

  • Contribute to departmental growth and strategic initiatives.

  • Drive a culture of quality, compliance, and scientific excellence.

Project & Financial Management

  • Support planning and execution of medical safety deliverables.

  • Contribute to project strategy and operational planning.

  • Manage priorities, timelines, and resource allocation effectively.

  • Support business development and client engagement activities where required.

Continuous Improvement

  • Identify opportunities to improve medical safety processes and operational efficiency.

  • Drive implementation of best practices and quality initiatives.

  • Support innovation and process optimization across safety functions.


Qualifications

Education

  • Medical Degree (MBBS or equivalent) from an accredited and internationally recognized medical school.

Licensure

  • Valid medical license (or equivalent) in the country or region of residence and practice.


Experience (Minimum Required)

  • Minimum 5 years of clinical practice experience after obtaining a medical degree.

OR

  • Combination of:

    • Clinical practice experience

    • Graduate medical training

    • Pharmaceutical physician experience

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in:

    • Medical Safety

    • Pharmacovigilance

    • Medical Monitoring

    • Drug Safety

    • Clinical Development

  • Experience within:

    • Pharmaceutical Companies

    • Biotechnology Organizations

    • Clinical Research Organizations (CROs)

    • Healthcare Research Environments