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Senior Medical Safety Expert

0-2 years
Not Disclosed
10 Sept. 26, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Pharma/B.Pharma/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

Senior Medical Safety Expert

Job ID: REQ-10061041
Date Posted: September 25, 2025
Location: Hyderabad, India
Company: Novartis Healthcare Private Limited (IN10)
Division: Development
Business Unit: Innovative Medicines
Functional Area: Research & Development
Job Type: Full-Time | Regular
Shift Work: No


Summary

The Senior Medical Safety Expert is responsible for overseeing drug surveillance programs, including follow-up activities, risk assessment, and product-related adverse reaction evaluations. The role ensures safety oversight across clinical trials and post-marketing programs, supports compliance with global regulations, and contributes to safety signal detection, risk management, and lifecycle safety activities. The incumbent provides expert safety input to clinical development teams and supports responses to regulatory authorities.


Key Responsibilities

Safety Oversight & Signal Management

  • Monitor product safety profiles through literature review, medical case evaluation, and signal detection.

  • Conduct risk assessments and ensure appropriate follow-up on adverse reactions.

  • Support safety signal detection, trending, and risk management throughout the product life cycle.

Regulatory & Clinical Documentation

  • Co-author safety documents and provide safety input to clinical and regulatory submissions.

  • Prepare responses to Health Authority (HA) queries and short-notice requests.

  • Support new indication submissions with regulatory document safety input.

  • Follow up on Health Authority Assessment Reports and manage local deviations.

Collaboration & Support

  • Assist Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Development with safety input and documentation.

  • Prepare responses to internal safety requests and external safety queries.

  • Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Medical Operations and Medical Function teams.

Leadership & Mentorship

  • Lead the training and mentoring of junior team members.

  • Support knowledge sharing and cross-functional collaboration.

Other Responsibilities

  • Support distribution of marketing samples (where applicable).

  • Contribute to maintaining compliance with all internal/external safety regulations.


Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Timeliness & Quality: On-time delivery of high-quality safety analyses and reports.

  • Compliance: Adherence to internal standards, SOPs, and regulatory requirements.

  • Consistency: Uniform and accurate safety deliverables across functions.


Minimum Requirements

Work Experience

  • Demonstrated expertise in:

    • People Management & Crisis Handling

    • Cross-functional Collaboration

    • Operational Excellence & Execution

    • Project Management

    • Functional Breadth across Safety & Clinical Domains

Technical Skills

  • Clinical Research & Clinical Trials

  • Literature Review & Medical Records Analysis

  • Safety Science & Risk Management

  • Regulatory Compliance & Process Safety

  • Cross-functional Team Coordination

Languages

  • Proficiency in English (required)


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