Associate Medical Director / Safety Physician

Job Overview:

Provide medical safety expertise, directly and indirectly, to Sponsors undertaking clinical trials of drugs, devices, and combination products, and in the post marketing period.

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Responsible for medical review of serious adverse events and adverse events of special interest from Clinical Trials in support of safety activities for clients.
• Develops new and enhances existing client relationships whenever possible.
• Provides medical/safety expertise to colleagues within PSS, including communicating information regarding safety regulations and any changes that have occurred.
• When applicable, responsible for preparation and medical review of Aggregate Reports (such as Periodic Adverse Drug Experience Reports – PADERs) required by global regulatory agencies for review of safety information for assigned products.
• Provides safety support/expertise to project physicians, as appropriate.
• Presents Safety capabilities to clients as part of a proposal team, when appropriate.
• When applicable, responsible for medical review of serious adverse events and non-serious adverse events from spontaneous reports and reports derived from regulatory authorities and the medical literature during post marketing surveillance in support of safety activities.
• When applicable, responsible for signal detection and evaluation activities and preparation and submission of Ad Hoc Reports reviewing specific safety issues to the global regulatory agencies for assigned products.
• All other duties as needed or assigned.

Qualifications (Minimum Required):

• MD or DO with at least one year of postgraduate training or equivalent, having substantial knowledge of drug / device safety and the underpinning global regulations.
• Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.

Experience (Minimum Required):

• At least 4 years of experience working for a pharmaceutical company, health authority or a contract research organization in Safety or related fields such as QA, Regulatory Affairs, medical writing, or clinical medical monitoring.

Preferred Qualifications Include:

• MD who has completed an accredited residency program or equivalent and is board-eligible or certified with at least 4 years’ experience.

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

• Office Environment or remote.
• Travel is primarily Regional for client meetings, with 5% of the time, and with 75% of that time requiring an overnight stay.

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