Director/Senior Director, Drug Safety & Pharmacovigilance

Faeth Therapeutics

$235K — $310K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 4 years in pharmacovigilance and drug safety within pharma/biotech.
  • Experience in oncology drug development programs.
  • Expertise in medical safety assessment and risk management.
  • Experience overseeing CROs and vendors.
  • Knowledge of global pharmacovigilance regulations.
  • Experience with Phase 2 and/or 3 clinical programs.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced biotech environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead pharmacovigilance activities for clinical development programs.
  • Ensure oversight of safety processes and vendor performance.
  • Review and interpret safety data from clinical trials.
  • Oversee external safety surveillance activities.
  • Ensure compliance in global pharmacovigilance operations.
  • Develop safety sections for clinical documents and regulatory submissions.
  • Support regulatory authority interactions on safety matters.
  • Lead Safety Management Team meetings for cross-functional collaboration.
  • Help evolve the safety team as programs advance through development.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity in a clinical-stage biotech.
  • 100% remote work with a flexible schedule.
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and dependents.
  • Flexible time off policy.
  • Generous parental leave benefits.
  • Traditional and Roth 401k options.
  • Mission-driven, remote-first company culture.
Full Job Description
Faeth Therapeutics is seeking an experienced physician leader to serve as Director/Senior Director, Drug Safety & Pharmacovigilance. This individual will provide medical leadership and strategic oversight for all pharmacovigilance activities across Faeth's clinical-stage oncology programs.

Reports to: Chief Medical Officer

Location: Remote (U.S.)

Responsibilities:
  • Serve as the medical lead for pharmacovigilance and drug safety activities across Faeth's clinical development programs.
  • Ensure appropriate oversight of safety processes and procedures, and vendor performance.
  • Provide medical review and oversight of safety data from ongoing clinical trials and lead safety signal detection, evaluation, interpretation, risk assessment activities, review and provide medical input in the following documents: aggregate safety reports, DSURs, and other regulatory safety submissions.
  • Oversee safety surveillance activities conducted by external CROs, pharmacovigilance vendors, and consultants.
  • Own compliant execution of global safety activities with pharmacovigilance operations and regulatory team.
  • Lead development of safety sections of clinical study protocols, investigator brochures, informed consent forms, clinical study reports, and regulatory submissions.
  • Support interactions with regulatory authorities related to safety matters.
  • Lead Safety Management Team meetings and provide safety expertise to cross-functional development teams.
  • Collaborate with Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, Medical Writing, and Biostatistics to support program advancement.
  • Help evolve Faeth's safety team as programs progress through mid- and late-stage clinical development.

Requirements:
  • Minimum 4 years of pharmacovigilance and drug safety experience within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
  • Significant experience supporting oncology drug development programs.
  • Demonstrated expertise in medical safety assessment, signal detection, and risk management.
  • Experience overseeing CROs, pharmacovigilance vendors, and external consultants.
  • Working knowledge of global pharmacovigilance regulations and safety reporting requirements.
  • Experience supporting clinical development programs in Phase 2 and/or Phase 3 development.
  • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, resource-efficient biotechnology environment.

Preferred:
  • MD degree.
  • Experience in both large pharmaceutical companies and small-to-mid-sized biotechnology organizations.
  • Prior experience serving as the primary or lead medical safety physician for a development program.
  • Experience supporting regulatory agency interactions related to drug safety.
  • Board certification in Oncology, Hematology/Oncology, Internal Medicine, or a related specialty is preferred.

Compensation Range: $235,000 - $310,000 (actual compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications and location)

Working at Faeth

Benefits:
  • Competitive salary and equity in a well-funded, clinical-stage biotech
  • 100% remote work and flexible schedule
  • Health, dental, and vision for you and your dependents
  • Flexible time off
  • Generous parental leave
  • Traditional and Roth 401k
  • Mission-oriented, remote-first culture

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