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IQVIA

Associate Medical Safety Director

IQVIA

. Provide medical expertise on pharmacovigilance services to divisions as requested.

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeSão Paulo • BrazilLeadWebsite

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in pharmacovigilance and medical safety, with a strong background in clinical trial oversight, regulatory compliance, and risk management. Capable of providing medical consultation and conducting thorough reviews of safety documentation and clinical data.

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Medical Degree7+ Years Clinical Practice ExperiencePharmaceutical Industry ExperienceKnowledge of Clinical TrialsValid Medical License

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Hard Skills
Pharmacovigilance ServicesMedical Review of Adverse EventsAggregate Safety ReviewsRegulatory Safety ReportsRisk Management PlansData Safety MonitoringSignal Management ActivitiesClinical Trial Document ReviewCoding Review of Medical DataBenefit-Risk Assessments
Soft Skills
Effective CommunicationConsultation SkillsInitiativeFlexibilityRelationship Building
Certifications & Qualifications
Valid Medical License
Industry Keywords
Clinical Research RegulationsGood Clinical PracticeSafety DocumentationIntegrated Safety SummariesCommon Technical Documents

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide medical expertise on pharmacovigilance services to divisions as requested.
  • Participate in all aspects of Medical Safety’s involvement on assigned trials and standalone safety projects with appropriate oversight.
  • Perform medical review and clarification of trial-related Adverse Events and post-marketing adverse drug reactions, including narratives, queries, coding, expectedness, seriousness, causality and company summary.
  • Compose, edit and medically review Analyses of Similar Events for expedited cases.
  • Serve as an internal consultant to pharmacovigilance case processing teams.
  • Provide aggregate reviews of safety information and clinical data to maintain oversight of product safety profiles.
  • Provide coding review of adverse events, medical history, concomitant medications and other medical data listings.
  • Represent safety and clinical data review findings during client meetings.
  • Review and edit regulatory safety reports, risk management plans, benefit-risk assessments and related safety documentation.
  • Provide medical oversight for label development, review and change.
  • Support Data Safety Monitoring Board meetings and Safety Monitoring Committees.
  • Contribute to Integrated Safety Summaries and Common Technical Documents.
  • Review and sign off on Project Safety Plans and Medical Monitoring Plans.
  • Review protocols, Investigative Drug Brochures and Case Report Forms for appropriate safety content and data capture.
  • Act as Global Safety Physician, Assistant or Back-up on assigned projects.
  • Attend project, medical safety team and client meetings as requested.
  • Ensure coverage for medical safety deliverables within regulatory or contracted timelines.
  • Provide medical escalation support for medical information projects and EU Qualified Persons for Pharmacovigilance projects.
  • Provide 24-hour medical support as required on assigned projects.
  • Maintain awareness of medical-safety-regulatory industry developments.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Medical degree from an accredited and internationally recognized medical school (Bachelor's Degree in Medicine necessary).
  • 7+ years of clinical practice experience: Signal management activities, review clinical trial documents, creation, analysis, and presentation of reports (aggregate reports), client facing activities, risk management.
  • 9+ additional years in the pharmaceutical or associated industry.
  • Knowledge of applicable federal and local regulations and guidelines pertaining to clinical research including knowledge of regulations and guidelines pertaining to safety and good clinical practice.
  • Knowledge of clinical trials and pharmaceutical research process.
  • Ability to establish and meet priorities, deadlines, and objectives.
  • Skills in providing consultation and advice on multiple assignments required, as well as initiative and flexibility.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients.
  • A valid medical license, or equivalent, from the country or region in which he/she resides and works.