Associate Medical Safety Director

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The Position

At Roche, we advance science so that we all have more time with the people we love. Our Clinical Safety organisation is dedicated to delivering meaningful improvements to patients through medically-differentiated therapies. In this role, you will provide essential safety science and pharmacovigilance support to molecules across the Roche portfolio, ensuring the highest standards of participant safety and data reliability.

As a Portfolio Clinical Safety Scientist (Associate Medical Director), you will be a key member of the safety team, providing medical expertise and safety oversight across the development and marketed portfolio. You will apply your clinical medical knowledge to deliver safety science and pharmacovigilance support, from early and late phase development through post-marketed signal and risk management.  Working under the matrix leadership  of the Safety Strategy Leader (SSL), you will  ensure our medicines reach patients safely and efficiently.

The Opportunity: 

• Develop and maintain an understanding of the safety profile for assigned products, providing clinical input into the interpretation of emerging safety data in the context of experience gained whilst practising in relevant areas of clinical medicine/healthcare..

• Contribute to aggregate case analysis and reporting activities including preparation of periodic safety reports (ie. DSUR, PBRER)  

• Drive signal management activities, including signal detection and assessment, and contribute to risk management activities (e.g.RMPs/REM) and provide advice and interpretation of whether/how risks may impact the overall clinical risk-benefit balance of an asset, in the context of typical clinical medical practice in the territories/countries where the product/asset will be used. 

• Support the preparation and review of safety sections for regulatory filings (IND, NDA, MAA) and labeling documents like the Company Core Data Sheet, or Investigator’s Brochure

• Represent Clinical Safety on development study teams and prepare and/or review safety sections of study documents (e.g. protocol, Informed consent, etc)

• Contribute to and/or and provide input into internal or external Drug Monitoring Committees.

• In partnership with the SSL, support presentation of safety issues to the internal Safety governance committee.

• Coordinate with vendors and may act as a functional business process owner or subject matter expert to improve our safety science practices.

• Partner with functions including Clinical Science, Regulatory, Data Science and Clinical Operations  teams to ensure seamless execution of business initiatives.

• Mentor & Lead: Act as a subject matter expert within the function, coaching junior scientists.

Who You Are:

You are a proactive medical professional with a passion for drug safety and a desire to shape the future of medicine. You thrive in global, matrix environments and bring a collaborative mindset to complex problem-solving. By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to work at the forefront of safety science, benefiting from a culture of continuous learning and the chance to make a measurable impact on patient lives worldwide.

You will also have:

• A formal medical degree (MD, MB BS, MB ChB) with post-graduate clinical experience in relevant medical specialties.

• 5+ years of clinical drug development experience in pharma or biotech, including at least 2 years specifically in clinical drug safety.

• A solid understanding of GxP, regulated processes, and the end-to-end clinical trial lifecycle.

• The ability to apply complex data analysis and statistical methods to interpret and present scientific data with clarity.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present key decision points effectively to diverse audiences.

Relocation Benefits are not available for this job posting.  

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The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Mississauga is 115,328.00 and 151,368.00 of hiring range. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors as determined by the company.

We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess or select applicants for this role.

This posting is for an existing vacancy at Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.