Vice President, Drug Safety/Pharmacovigilance

Crinetics is a pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, California, developing much-needed therapies for people with endocrine diseases and endocrine-related tumors. We were founded by a dedicated team of scientists with the simple belief that better therapies developed from rigorous innovation can lead to better lives. Our work continues to make a real difference in the lives of patients. We have a prolific discovery engine and a robust preclinical and clinical development pipeline. We are driven by science with a patient-centric and team-oriented culture. Crinetics is known for its inclusive workplace culture. We are also a dog-friendly workplace. This is an exciting time to join Crinetics as we shape our organization into the world’s premier fully-integrated endocrine company from discovery to patients. Join our team as we transform the lives of others.
 

Position Summary:

The Vice President of Drug Safety/Pharmacovigilance will be instrumental in supporting the growth of the organization as it continues to build the value of its current products and develop new products. The incumbent will design and develop the Global Crinetics Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance system, ensuring adequate resourcing, efficient and compliant safety reporting, designing implementation of Safety Surveillance Programs, oversight of the safety profiles of Crinetics products and playing a leading role in safety risk management activities.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

These may include but are not limited to:

• Safety reporting processes.
• Ensure the accurate receipt and processing of safety assessment reports.
• Ensure that medical and causality assessments of all clinical and post-marketing adverse event filings to regulatory authorities are consistent with company policies as well as regulatory requirements.
• Review and ensure the completeness and accuracy of safety assessment of aggregated reports as required by regulatory agencies.
• Provide safety support to Clinical Research.
• Oversee the preparation of new drug application safety updates and investigational new drug safety reports.
• Oversee the development and preparation of safety reports for company management as well as external regulatory agencies.
• Manage, coordinate, and provide ongoing assessment, evaluation, and communication with other Crinetics departments and external vendors (CRO, consultants, etc.) to ensure study safety objectives are accomplished.
• Together with Clinical Research, provide drug safety oversight of clinical programs including planning, execution, and completion of clinical trials according to all applicable regulations and guidance, ICH/GCP, and Crinetics SOPs
• Review clinical data from all phases of development and assist in generating study reports and publications.
• Accountable for safety content of protocols, Investigator Brochures, Clinical Study reports, regulatory submissions, and responses, and other program documents
• Accountable for Safety Surveillance Systems.
• Develop and oversee safety surveillance systems for Crinetics drug candidates and products.
• Partner with Clinical Sciences to ensure appropriate drug safety techniques and principles are applied across all stages of development.
• Provide medical safety expertise to publications planning.
• Accountable for Risk Management Activities.
• Partner with Clinical Research when investigations into special safety issues are required, including development of white papers as needed.
• Accountable for the development of appropriate pre- and post-approval safety surveillance plans.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to direct and indirect reports.
• Focus on short-term (<2 years) and medium-term (3-4 years) strategy.
• Develop and implement strategic plans and objectives for the department in alignment with corporate strategy.
• Develop and implement SOPs for regulatory reporting, safety surveillance and related activities as required.
• Support the CMO with oversight and management of the department budget and financial planning.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

Required:

• MD with a minimum of 13 years of drug safety/PV experience in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical drug industry and a minimum of 14 years in a supervisory role.
• Excellent leadership skills and ability to function effectively in a fast-paced, high accountability environment.
• Strong project planning, leadership, negotiation, and presentation skills as well as an ability to contribute creative yet practical solutions to problems.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, prioritizing tasks efficiently and meeting clinical and corporate timelines.
• Thorough knowledge of clinical medicine, clinical pharmacology, and associated disciplines (e.g., biostatistics, data management, medical writing)
• Strong general knowledge of GCP, ICH guidelines and regulatory requirements that apply to clinical drug development.
• Experience in interacting with the FDA and/or EU regulatory agencies.
• Thorough understanding of strategic and operational aspects of clinical research and product development
• Superior interpersonal skills focusing on collaboration and influencing capabilities.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Activities: On a continuous basis, sit at desk for a long period of time; intermittently answer telephone and write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means. Some walking and lifting up to 25 lbs. may be required. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate. The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and responsibilities.

Laboratory Activities (if applicable): Biology and chemical laboratory environment experience needed. Environmental health and safety requirements also apply.

Travel:

You may be required to travel for up to 20% of your time.

The Anticipated Base Salary Range: 

In addition to your base pay, our total rewards program consists of a discretionary annual target bonus, stock options, ESPP, and 401k match. We also provide top-notch health insurance plans for employees (and their families) to include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 20 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays, and a winter company shutdown.

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience and education. Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Crinetics is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and/or expression), pregnancy, race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, religion or similar philosophical beliefs, disability, marital and civil union status, age, genetic information, veteran status or any personal attribute or characteristic that is protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is: $339000 - $424000.

In addition to your base pay, our total rewards program consists of a discretionary annual target bonus, stock options, ESPP, and 401k match. We also provide top-notch health insurance plans for employees (and their families) to include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 20 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays, and a winter company shutdown.