Medical Safety Lead

In close collaboration with the Global Program Safety Lead (GPSL) provides robust safety evaluation expertise and medical innovation in order to improve patients lives and impact on overall Novartis results. As a member of the Medical Safety organization, prioritizes the safety of patients, ensures optimal patient safety for assigned compounds and shares responsibility for the integration, analysis, and evaluation of internal and external safety information through product lifecycle management, and evaluation of internal and external safety information through product lifecycle management.

• Monitors the clinical safety of projects /products including activities such as literature review, evaluation of individual cases or signal detection, and responds to safety related questions appropriately .
• Performs medical assessment and related activities for cases whenever required, including collecting additional follow-up information as necessary, medical evaluation of product quality defects with adverse events, review of line listings of single cases, and preparation of investigator notifications and periodic medical assessments for ethics committees.
• Identifies safety signals based on the review of solicited or unsolicited single cases.
• Performs signal detection, monitoring and evaluation of all safety signals.
• Provides inputs into responses to inquiries from regulatory authorities or health care professionals on safety issues.
• Prepares safety data for Health Authority review boards.
• Provides inputs to responses for legal queries and Country Organization requests involving safety issues.
• Provides expert evaluation on the clinical context of adverse event reports, assessment of the medical conditions, and the implications on Novartis products.
• Collaborates productively on clinical safety tasks with colleagues from Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, Medical Information, Statistics, Safety Data Management, Epidemiology and other related departments.
• Provides safety inputs for clinical and regulatory deliverables including clinical study protocols, clinical study reports, and investigator brochure. Provides relevant inputs for Global Program/Brand Team (GPT/GBT), Global Clinical Team (GCT), and Clinical Trial Team (CTT) meetings as needed. Provides support as needed for licensing activities, regulatory authority inspections and for project/product recall activities.

• Minimum Requirements:
• Medical Degree (MBBS or MD) required. Medical degree with specialization preferred. Medical degree is essential for associates performing medical review of single case reports whenever business needs require this activity.Relevant experience (e.g., clinical, postdoctoral) after graduation.
• At least 12 years in drug development in a major pharmaceutical company, including 6years in patient safety at an operational or medical position (or equivalent experience) is desirable.
• Experience in drug development, clinical trial methodology, regulatory requirements, scientific methodology, statistics and writing of publication. Proven ability to analyze, interpret, discuss, and present safety information both in writing and orally. Experience in preparing or contributing to preparation of clinical safety. assessments and regulatory reports involving safety information Experience with (safety or others) issue management.

Clinical Trials, Functional Teams, Literature Review, Management Skills, Medical Information, Medical Records, Medical Strategy, Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Safety Science