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Medical Director, Mpmd, Pspv

Takeda Pharmaceutical
5+ years
80 LPA - 140 LPA
Bangalore, India
1 June 22, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Pharma/B.Pharma/Life Sciences Skills: CPT, HCPCS Level II, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICD-10-PCS, Medical Billing, Medical Coding

Medical Director, MPMD, PSPV

Location: Bengaluru, India
Company: Takeda
Department: Patient Safety, Pharmacovigilance & Medical Safety (PSPV)
Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Summary

The Medical Director, MPMD, PSPV serves as the Global Safety Lead (GSL) for assigned pharmaceutical, biologic, and drug-device combination products. This role is responsible for developing and executing global safety strategies, leading benefit-risk assessments, overseeing signal detection and risk management activities, and ensuring delivery of high-quality, regulator-ready safety outputs throughout the product lifecycle.

The position partners closely with Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, Quality, Manufacturing, and Regulatory Authorities to ensure patient safety, regulatory compliance, and effective safety communication globally.

Key Responsibilities

Global Safety Leadership

  • Serve as Global Safety Lead (GSL) for assigned products and development compounds.

  • Define and execute global product safety strategies.

  • Lead Global Safety Teams (GST) and Safety Management Teams (SMT).

  • Act as company-wide safety subject matter expert.

  • Drive safety governance and strategic decision-making.

Benefit-Risk Assessment & Safety Surveillance

  • Lead ongoing assessment of product benefit-risk profiles.

  • Analyze and interpret safety data from:

    • Clinical Studies

    • Non-Clinical Studies

    • Post-Marketing Surveillance

    • Real-World Evidence (RWE)

    • Scientific Literature

  • Ensure proactive identification of emerging safety concerns.

  • Recommend and implement risk minimization strategies.

Signal Detection & Risk Management

  • Lead:

    • Signal Detection

    • Signal Evaluation

    • Signal Monitoring

    • Signal Management Activities

  • Conduct safety trend analysis.

  • Ensure compliance with global pharmacovigilance requirements.

  • Support safety governance and risk mitigation initiatives.

Regulatory Safety Strategy

  • Develop and lead responses to:

    • Regulatory Authorities

    • Ethics Committees

    • Health Agencies

  • Support regulatory submissions and inspections.

  • Defend product safety positions during regulatory interactions.

  • Ensure responses are scientifically robust and inspection-ready.

Medical Review & Scientific Authoring

  • Provide medical review and authorship support for:

    • Protocols & Amendments

    • Informed Consent Forms (ICFs)

    • Investigator Brochures (IBs)

    • Clinical Study Reports (CSRs)

    • INDs

    • NDAs

    • BLAs

    • CTAs

    • IMPDs

    • Signal Evaluation Reports (SERs)

    • Health Hazard Evaluations (HHEs)

    • Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

  • Ensure scientific accuracy and consistency of safety documentation.

Clinical Development Support

  • Integrate safety considerations into clinical development programs.

  • Provide input into:

    • Study Design

    • Statistical Analysis Plans

    • Safety Endpoints

    • Clinical Development Strategies

  • Ensure adequate safety characterization of products.

Safety Labeling & Core Safety Documents

  • Maintain and review:

    • Company Core Data Sheets (CCDS)

    • Reference Safety Information (RSI)

    • Investigator Brochures

    • Product Labels

    • Risk Management Plans

  • Ensure safety information remains accurate and current.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Collaborate with:

    • Clinical Development

    • Regulatory Affairs

    • Medical Affairs

    • Quality Assurance

    • Manufacturing

    • Legal

    • Commercial Teams

  • Ensure alignment on safety messaging and risk communication.

  • Support product lifecycle management activities.

Regulatory Compliance & Inspection Readiness

  • Ensure compliance with:

    • FDA Regulations

    • EMA Regulations

    • PMDA Requirements

    • ICH Guidelines

    • Global Pharmacovigilance Standards

  • Support audits, inspections, and regulatory reviews.

  • Maintain inspection-ready safety systems and documentation.

People Leadership & Capability Development

  • Mentor and develop:

    • Pharmacovigilance Physicians

    • Safety Scientists

    • Medical Safety Teams

  • Promote scientific excellence and continuous learning.

  • Build organizational capability in safety science and risk assessment.

Innovation & Advanced Analytics

  • Utilize:

    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)

    • Quantitative Safety Methodologies

    • Advanced Analytics

  • Enhance safety surveillance and signal detection capabilities.

  • Drive innovation in pharmacovigilance processes.

Required Qualifications

Education

One of the Following:

  • MD

  • MBBS + MD

  • DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)

  • Internationally Recognized Medical Degree Equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

  • Board Certification

  • Active Medical License

  • Training in:

    • Epidemiology

    • Biostatistics

    • Clinical Research

    • Drug Safety

Experience

  • Minimum 5+ years of Drug Safety / Pharmacovigilance experience.

  • Minimum 3+ years of Post-Marketing Safety experience.

  • Experience in:

    • Aggregate Reporting

    • Safety Surveillance

    • Signal Management

    • Safety Labeling

    • Benefit-Risk Assessment

    • Risk Management

Preferred Experience

  • Global Safety Lead (GSL) Experience

  • Regulatory Authority Interactions

  • Pharmacovigilance Leadership

  • Clinical Development Programs

  • Global Product Safety Strategy

  • Risk Management Plan Development