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Sr Safety Specialist (Literature Review)

0-2 years
Not Disclosed
10 Nov. 11, 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 Safety Specialist (Literature Review)

Location: Gurugram, India
Updated: Oct 29, 2025
Job ID: 25102421
Company: Syneos Health®


About Syneos Health®

Syneos Health is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization operating across 110+ countries with 29,000 employees, focused on accelerating clinical development through innovation, collaboration, and patient-centered practices.


Position Overview

The Senior Safety Specialist (Literature Review) is responsible for performing global and local literature surveillance, identifying reportable safety information, processing cases when required, maintaining compliance, training stakeholders, and supporting pharmacovigilance documentation across clinical and post-marketing programs.


Key Responsibilities

1. Literature Search & Safety Surveillance

  • Conduct systematic and ad-hoc literature searches in databases such as Embase, PubMed, Medline.

  • Identify ICSRs, NICRs, signals, and safety-relevant information from literature sources.

  • Extract and summarize key safety information with accuracy.

  • Create, optimize, and validate literature search strategies for global and local PV requirements.

  • Perform local literature screening and review according to regulatory expectations.

  • Maintain strong understanding of global and local literature regulations.

2. Project Coordination & Documentation

  • Coordinate workflow to ensure timely delivery of project tasks.

  • Prepare the Safety Management Plan (SMP).

  • Participate in internal project review meetings.

  • Ensure accurate entry of literature findings into PV quality/tracking systems.

  • Maintain audit-ready documentation in TMF (clinical trials) and PSMF (post-marketing).

  • Ensure proper distribution of expedited and periodic safety reports to the Safety Submissions team.

3. ICSR Processing (as required)

  • Process ICSRs according to SOPs and project-specific safety plans.

  • Perform:

    • Triage and evaluation of completeness and regulatory reportability

    • Safety database entry

    • Medical coding of events, history, medications, and tests

    • Narrative writing

    • Query generation and follow-up

  • Support expedited reporting activities as per global regulatory timelines.

  • Coordinate with data management for safety–clinical database reconciliation.

4. Compliance, Training & Oversight

  • Maintain full compliance with SOPs, WIs, ICH-GCP, GVP, clinical trial regulations.

  • Train investigators in ICSR reporting requirements.

  • Participate in audits and inspections.

  • Lead internal meetings, quality checks, and workflow monitoring.

  • Ensure strong understanding of the drug development lifecycle (Phases II–IV).


Requirements

Education

  • Bachelor’s/Postgraduate degree in a health-related field (Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Nursing, etc.)

  • Equivalent education/experience combinations considered.

Experience

  • Minimum 5 years of PV experience, including:

    • Literature case review (Global + Local)

    • Identification of NICR, signals, and adverse reactions

    • Quality checks, citations, and workflow oversight

    • Mentoring/training and work allocation

Technical Skills

  • Strong knowledge of:

    • Medical terminology

    • Literature review methodologies

    • Safety databases

    • ICH GCP, GVP, global clinical trial regulations

  • Proficient in:

    • MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

    • Outlook

    • Visio

    • TeamShare or similar content management tools

Soft Skills

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Strong organizational and multitasking ability

  • High attention to detail and accuracy

  • Ability to make effective decisions

  • Independent and team-oriented work approach

  • Ability to meet tight deadlines

  • Minimal travel required (up to 10%)


Additional Notes

  • Responsibilities listed are not exhaustive and may change as needed.

  • Syneos Health provides a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace.

  • Applicants with transferable skills are encouraged to apply.