Erstellt am 19. Juni 2026
Director, Medical Safety Physician Product Lead (m/f/d)
Otsuka Pharma GmbH
Frankfurt am Main, Hessen 60327, Germany
Vollzeit
Reference: 924711421
As Medical Safety Physician Product Lead (Director), you will play a key role in ensuring the safety of our products across their entire lifecycle. You will combine medical expertise with strategic leadership to drive global pharmacovigilance activities, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and shape robust safety and risk management strategies. This position offers broad exposure to international stakeholders and the opportunity to directly contribute to patient safety and regulatory excellence.
- Lead medical safety strategy for assigned products across the full lifecycle (Phase 1-4)
- Have special focus on Early Development programs and regulatory filing experience, ensuring robust safety strategies are integrated from first-in-human studies through proof-of-concept and supporting timely, high-quality safety deliverables for global submissions (IND, NDA, MAA)
- Oversee safety profile, benefit-risk evaluation, and signal detection activities
- Drive and chair Safety Management Team (SMT) meetings
- Ensure execution of global pharmacovigilance (PV) activities and governance processes
- Provide safety leadership in cross-functional global teams (e.g. Regulatory, Clinical, Quality)
- Act as key contact for Health Authorities (e.g. EMA, FDA) on safety matters
- Lead preparation and review of safety documents (e.g. PSURs, DSURs, Risk Management Plans, SmPC)
- Ensure scientific accuracy and regulatory compliance of safety-related submissions
- Support global regulatory filings and safety-related responses (e.g. NDA, MAA)
- Contribute to clinical trial activities as PV representative
- Coach and support team members on safety strategy and deliverables
- Act as subject matter expert for audits, inspections, and process improvements
- Medical Doctor with clinical experience
- Multiple years of experience in pharmacovigilance / medical safety
- Strong knowledge of global PV regulations (EU GVP, FDA requirements)
- Experience with global development programs and regulatory submissions
- Solid understanding of benefit-risk evaluation and safety science
- Strong analytical thinking and structured working style
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in international teams
- Fluency in English and willingness to travel / collaborate across time zones