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Senior Physician, Patient Safety

Parexel
3+ years
Not Disclosed
Remote, India, India
1 June 2, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: M.Pharm/B.Pharm or M.Sc. Skills: Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, mRS and EQ-5D-5L., Narrative Writing, Research & Development

Senior Physician, Patient Safety

Location: India (Remote)
Department: Medical Sciences / Pharmacovigilance
Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Overview

The Senior Physician, Patient Safety is responsible for providing advanced medical review, pharmacovigilance, and safety monitoring support across clinical development and post-marketing programs. This role serves as a medical expert for safety evaluation, adverse event assessment, signal detection, risk management, and aggregate safety reporting while ensuring compliance with global regulatory requirements.

The position requires strong clinical judgment, in-depth knowledge of drug safety regulations, and expertise in evaluating complex safety cases. The Senior Physician acts as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders, supports regulatory inspections and audits, and mentors junior safety physicians.


Key Responsibilities

Pharmacovigilance & Drug Safety Oversight

  • Maintain comprehensive knowledge of assigned product safety profiles, risk-benefit information, product labeling, and safety-related regulations.

  • Ensure compliance with global pharmacovigilance regulations, reporting obligations, and client-specific procedures.

  • Monitor evolving global regulatory requirements and implement appropriate safety practices.

  • Act as a safety scientist and pharmacovigilance representative for assigned projects.

  • Participate in bid defense meetings and client discussions as a medical safety expert.

  • Support process improvement initiatives to enhance safety operations and compliance.

Medical Review & Case Assessment

  • Conduct medical review of Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs), including:

    • Spontaneous cases

    • Clinical trial cases

    • Literature cases

    • Post-marketing reports

    • Combination drug-device product cases

  • Evaluate complex and medically challenging safety cases requiring expert clinical judgment.

  • Review case narratives for:

    • Medical accuracy

    • Clinical coherence

    • Scientific consistency

  • Assess:

    • Seriousness

    • Expectedness

    • Listedness

    • Causality

  • Prepare Marketing Authorization Holder (MAH) comments and company causality assessments.

  • Verify adverse event selection from source documentation.

  • Review and validate MedDRA coding accuracy.

  • Raise follow-up queries to healthcare professionals, investigators, or reporters when additional information is required.

  • Identify and resolve case-related medical issues in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Safety Signal Evaluation & Risk Assessment

  • Analyze adverse event trends and emerging safety concerns.

  • Evaluate clinical significance and relevance of safety data.

  • Support signal detection, validation, and assessment activities.

  • Provide expert medical interpretation of safety information.

  • Contribute to benefit-risk evaluations and product safety assessments.

  • Participate in safety review meetings and risk management discussions.

Regulatory Compliance & Reporting

  • Ensure all safety activities comply with:

    • ICH Guidelines

    • Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

    • Good Pharmacovigilance Practice (GVP)

    • FDA Regulations

    • EMA Requirements

    • Local Regulatory Guidelines

  • Support preparation and review of safety documentation and regulatory submissions.

  • Ensure timely completion of adverse event reporting activities.

  • Maintain inspection readiness and compliance standards.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Collaborate with:

    • Pharmacovigilance Teams

    • Clinical Development Teams

    • Regulatory Affairs

    • Medical Affairs

    • Data Management

    • Quality Assurance

    • Legal Teams

    • Sponsors and Clients

  • Discuss medical review findings and safety concerns with project teams.

  • Provide medical guidance on safety-related issues and complex case evaluations.

  • Participate in client meetings, governance meetings, and cross-functional discussions.

Audit & Inspection Support

  • Assist project leadership during:

    • Internal Audits

    • Client Audits

    • Regulatory Inspections

  • Support responses to audit observations and regulatory queries.

  • Ensure adherence to SOPs and quality standards.

  • Contribute to continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Mentoring & Leadership

  • Mentor and coach Patient Safety Physicians and junior team members.

  • Provide training on:

    • Medical case assessment

    • Causality evaluation

    • Safety review methodologies

    • Regulatory requirements

  • Promote knowledge sharing and best practices across teams.

  • Serve as a therapeutic area Subject Matter Expert.

Operational Excellence

  • Coordinate with Project Leads and Functional Leads to meet project objectives.

  • Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

  • Manage multiple safety projects simultaneously.

  • Ensure timely delivery of high-quality medical reviews and safety outputs.


Required Qualifications

Education

One of the following:

  • MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)

  • MD (Doctor of Medicine)

  • Equivalent Medical Degree from a recognized Medical School

Clinical Training

  • Completion of internship, residency, or equivalent clinical training.

  • Active clinical medicine background preferred.