Director Safety Scientist

Job Title: Director Safety Scientist

Location: Welwyn, with Hybrid work

Salary: £competitive market salary

Type: Permanent

CK Group are recruiting for a Director Safety Scientist, to join a growing global pharmaceutical company, on a permanent basis, in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, UK.

Director Safety Scientist will require you to:

• Provide safety science and pharmacovigilance support across the drug development lifecycle, from early-phase trials to post-marketing.
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the safety profile of assigned products or therapy areas.
• Lead and contribute to signal detection and management activities.
• Oversee safety-related documents including CCDS, RMPs, REMS, DSURs, and PBRERs.
• Act as a key safety contributor on study teams and within global regulatory submissions (INDs, NDAs, MAAs, variations, renewals).

Further Responsibilities will include:

• Reviewing and medically assessing individual and aggregate case safety reports.
• Supporting labelling document updates and risk communication strategies.
• Participating in study teams and cross-functional safety discussions, including input on study protocols and post-authorization safety studies (PASS).
• Ensuring compliance with quality systems and applicable global regulations.

Your Background:

• A degree in a healthcare or life sciences discipline is required; a postgraduate qualification (e.g. MSc, PharmD, MD, PhD) is preferred.
• Significant experience in pharmacovigilance, clinical development, or medical affairs within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong understanding of GxP standards, global regulatory requirements, and safety reporting frameworks.
• Experience with signal management systems, regulatory safety submissions, and drug safety databases.

Apply:

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