Associate Director, Pharmacovigilance/Product Safety

At Insmed, every moment and every patient counts — and so does every person who joins in. As a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with serious and rare diseases, you’ll be part of a community that prioritizes the human experience, celebrates curiosity, and values every person’s contributions to meaningful progress. That commitment has earned us recognition as Science magazine’s No. 1 Top Employer for five consecutive years, certification as a Great Place to Work® in the U.S., and a place on The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list in the UK.

For patients, for each other, and for the future of science, we’re in. Are you?

About the Role:

We’re looking for an Associate Director, Pharmacovigilance/ Product Safety on the Drug Safety & Pharmacovigilance team to help us expand what’s possible for patients with serious diseases. Reporting to the Executive Director, DSPV Medical Safety, you’ll provide medical expertise regarding the safety and risk assessment of Insmed products at all stages of the product life cycle (clinical to post-marketing). This individual will ensure that the safety data are evaluated medically and put in context thus underpinning risk management initiatives. This individual will have responsibility for medical assessment and medical review activities and may contribute to safety sections of safety and non-safety documents.

What You'll Do:

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to provide medical significance and expectedness assessment of AE/SAE reports and approving AE/SAE case narratives prepared by vendors or Insmed. You’ll also:

• Compile analysis of similar events (AOSE), individual case comments, RMP analyses, and ad-hoc safety analyses as required by health authorities or corporate policy.
• Provide medical input for maintaining RMP and post-marketing safety monitoring commitments
• Provide periodic benefit-risk assessment reports for internal use
• Investigate and review emerging safety data from various sources including individual clinical trial AE/SAE case reports, spontaneous Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reports, published literature, aggregate reports, toxicology reports, non-clinical studies, and other source
• Author, review and provide input and approval for drug-safety related regulatory reports and clinical study documents including clinical study protocols, Informed Consent Forms, Investigator Brochures, Integrated Summary of Safety (ISS), Integrated Summary of Efficacy (ISE), MedDRA coding of AEs, product package and labeling
• Interacts with drug safety vendor for medical review and safety assessment activities
• Be an active member in internal safety review committee meetings

Who You Are:

You have either a Master’s degree in life sciences, an RN, PharmD or MD along with 3-5 years minimum experience in the role of safety officer or similar pharmacovigilance leadership role in the pharmaceutical industry.  You are or you also have:

• Device experience strongly preferred
• Strong skills in the management of safety information originating from both clinical development and post-marketing sources
• Expert knowledge of the regulations governing pharmacovigilance
• Working knowledge of industry standard pharmacovigilance databases and MedDRA
• Strong Leadership skills and ability to communicate with individuals at all levels (administrative to key thought leaders)
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail, clarity, accuracy and conciseness. 

Where You’ll Work

This is a fully remote role. It can be performed effectively from anywhere while staying connected to your Insmed team and community. Occasional travel for team meetings or events will be expected.

 

Travel Requirements

Minimal travel expected - up to 10% annually

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Pay Range:

$179,000.00-232,500.00 Annual

Life at Insmed
 

At Insmed, you’ll find a culture as human as our mission—intentionally designed for the people behind it. You deserve a workplace that reflects the same care you bring to your work each day, with support for how you work, how you grow, and how you show up for patients, your team, and yourself.

Highlights of our U.S. offerings include:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage and mental health support, annual wellbeing reimbursement, and access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Generous paid time off policies, fertility and family-forming benefits, caregiver support, and flexible work schedules with purposeful in-person collaboration

• 401(k) plan with a competitive company match, annual equity awards, and participation in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and company-paid life and disability insurance

• Company Learning Institute providing access to LinkedIn Learning, skill building workshops, leadership programs, mentorship connections, and networking opportunities

• Employee resource groups, service and recognition programs, and meaningful opportunities to connect, volunteer, and give back

Eligibility for specific programs may vary and is subject to the terms and conditions of each plan. 

Current Insmed Employees: Please apply via the Jobs Hub in Workday.

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Applications are accepted for 5 calendar days from the date posted or until the position is filled.