Supernus Pharmaceuticals

Associate Director Drug Safety and Medical Monitor

Supernus Pharmaceuticals$157K — $186K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in a medical field (MD, DO, MBBS, or equivalent) required.
  • Minimum of five years of relevant experience in drug safety or medical monitoring.
  • Knowledge of medical and therapeutic terminology essential.
  • Familiarity with ICH guidelines and global safety regulations necessary.
  • Understanding of FDA regulations related to patient safety and adverse event reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Lead medical monitoring and coding review activities for clinical trials.
  • Conduct comprehensive evaluations of safety data, including CRFs and adverse events.
  • Author and review key regulatory documents such as Clinical Trial Protocols and Investigator's Brochures.
  • Prepare and review safety documents for regulatory submissions in collaboration with other teams.
  • Ensure accuracy and completeness of safety data outputs and submissions.
  • Act as point of contact for contract medical monitoring vendors to resolve inquiries.
  • Develop and update SOPs to enhance medical monitoring processes.
  • Support signal detection and provide medical input on safety trends.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • Paid time off and 401k company match.
  • Company-paid life insurance.
  • Health and wellness benefits included.
  • Participation in stock equity awards and employee stock purchase programs.
Full Job Description
Job Summary:

The Associate Director, Drug Safety and Medical Monitoring is responsible for leading medical monitoring and medical review activities across all clinical trials, as well as overseeing patient safety surveillance and signal detection throughout clinical development programs. The individual collaborates closely with cross-functional teams, including Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Biometrics, Regulatory, and Pharmacovigilance, to identify and resolve safety-related issues, ensure high-quality data handling, and support regulatory compliance. The role also contributes to the authoring and review of key regulatory and safety documents, including Clinical Tial Protocols (CTP), Informed Consent Forms (ICF), Investigator's Brochures (IB), Clinical Study Reports (CSR), DSURs/PSURs/PBRERs, and other regulatory submissions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Lead medical monitoring and medical review and coding review activities across all clinical trials, ensuring high-quality safety oversight and compliance with regulatory standards.
  • Perform comprehensive and timely evaluations of safety data, including medical and coding review, CRFs, TFLs, and adverse events/serious adverse events/adverse events of special interest.
  • Author and contribute to key regulatory and safety documents, including CTP, ICF, IB, CSR, and publications.
  • Prepare and review DSURs/PSURs/PBRERs for regulatory submissions in collaboration with Regulatory Affairs and cross-functional teams.
  • Review safety data outputs/TFLs for accuracy, completeness, and consistency prior to internal and external submissions; collaborate closely with Clinical, Regulatory, Biometrics, and Pharmacovigilance teams to ensure integrated safety evaluation.
  • Serve as a key point of contact for contract medical monitoring vendors (e.g., medical monitoring, medical review, 24/7 call centers) to address and resolve medical monitoring-related inquiries and questions from the sites/CRA/study team.
  • Develop, implement, and update SOPs and procedure manuals to enhance medical monitoring processes to ensure safety oversight and regulatory compliance.
  • Support signal detection activities and provide medical input on safety trends and risk evaluation for both investigational and commercial products.
  • Manage and mentor drug safety and medical monitoring teams, fostering high-performance and compliance-driven culture.
  • Maintain deep therapeutic area knowledge to support clinical development and safety decision-making, maintain up-to-date knowledge of FDA and global regulations and industry best practices.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
  • N/A.

Knowledge & Other Qualifications:
  • Degree in a medical field, MD, DO, MBBS, Nurse Practitioner, or equivalent is required with a minimum of five years of relevant experience.
  • Knowledge of medical and therapeutic terminology.
  • Working knowledge of ICH guidelines and other worldwide safety regulations.
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of FDA regulations relevant to Patient Safety and adverse event reporting, including periodic safety reporting.
  • Working knowledge of the MedDRA and WhoDrug dictionaries.

Other Characteristics:
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team and maintain high ethical standards of integrity and quality.
  • Ability to have an innovative and dynamic approach to work.
  • A self-starter able to work independently but comfortable working in a team environment.
  • Ability to consistently exhibit Supernus Values in interactions with employees at all levels of the organization, vendors, customers and others.
  • Capable of performing other duties as assigned by Management.
  • Authorized to legally work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment/Travel Requirements:
  • Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or carrying objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
  • The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer screen, iPad, or other electronic device; and extensive reading.
  • The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Compensation:

At Supernus, we offer a competitive compensation package that reflects your experiences and contributions. The expected salary range for fully qualified candidates applying for this role is $157,000 to $186,000. This range is what the Company reasonably expects to offer for the position and is not reflective of the full compensation scale of the role. This range may be modified in the future. An individual's salary within the range is based on multiple factors, which may include and are not limited to education, relevant experience, knowledge, length of industry experience and organizational needs.

You also will be able to participate in a competitive benefits package, including but not limited to: health, dental, vision, paid time off, 401k company match, company paid life insurance and health and wellness benefits. The total compensation package for this position also includes other compensation elements such as stock equity awards, employee stock purchase programs and participation in our Company's discretionary annual bonus program.

About Supernus Pharmaceuticals

Supernus Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in developing and commercializing drugs for central nervous system disorders. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. Supernus Pharmaceuticals has a portfolio of products that includes treatments for epilepsy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other neurological conditions. The company's products are sold in the United States and other countries, and Supernus Pharmaceuticals has partnerships with other pharmaceutical companies to develop and market new drugs. Supernus Pharmaceuticals is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol SUPN.
Learn more about Supernus Pharmaceuticals
Size
575 employees
Market Cap
$1.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$126.9 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+21.9%
Revenue
$520.4 million
NASDAQ

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