Revolution Medicines

Senior Director, Global Patient Safety Operations

Revolution Medicines$244K — $305K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred in pharmacy, medicine, nursing, life sciences or related field.
  • 10-12+ years of experience in drug safety/pharmacovigilance in pharmaceutical/biotechnology.
  • Extensive leadership experience, preferably managing managers and leading through leaders.
  • In-depth knowledge of US, EU, and global pharmacovigilance regulations and guidelines.
  • Expertise in safety case processing, aggregate reporting operations, and inspection readiness.
  • Demonstrated success in governing multiple CROs or vendors effectively.
  • Strong strategic thinking, operational judgment, and change management abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategic operational direction for Global Patient Safety Operations.
  • Coach and develop team leaders, establishing high-performance culture.
  • Oversee quality and compliance in Individual Case Safety Report operations.
  • Govern pharmacovigilance vendors, managing contracts and performance metrics.
  • Guide the optimization of the global safety database and its technologies.
  • Ensure proper maintenance of pharmacovigilance systems and SOPs.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for timely delivery of safety reports.

Benefits

  • Competitive cash compensation and robust equity awards.
  • Strong benefits package including health, wellness, and retirement options.
  • Significant learning and development opportunities.
  • A supportive environment fostering accountability and career growth.
Full Job Description


The Opportunity:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Director of Global Patient Safety Operations to join our team. Reporting to the Head of Global Patient Safety Operations, this role is a senior operational leader accountable for translating the department's strategy into scalable, compliant, and inspection-ready pharmacovigilance operations. The Senior Director will provide broad oversight across case processing, vendor governance, safety systems and processes, aggregate reporting operations, partner interfaces, and operational readiness while developing leaders and serving as a key advisor to cross-functional stakeholders.

The successful candidate will draw upon their experience to:
  • Provide strategic and operational leadership for Global Patient Safety Operations, translating functional priorities into executable plans, governance, metrics, resource models, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Lead, coach, and develop managers and individual contributors; establish clear accountabilities, succession plans, and an inclusive, high-performing team culture.
  • Oversee end-to-end Individual Case Safety Report operations from all sources, ensuring quality, timeliness, compliance with global reporting requirements, effective deviation and late-case management, and meaningful trend analysis.
  • Own governance of pharmacovigilance vendors and CROs, including selection support, contracts and scope, service-level expectations, quality and compliance metrics, issue escalation, capacity planning, budget oversight, and business continuity.
  • Guide development, validation, configuration, and ongoing optimization of the global safety database and related technology, ensuring the operating model and system controls remain fit for purpose as the portfolio evolves.
  • Direct development and maintenance of the pharmacovigilance system and supporting processes, including SOPs, work instructions, the Pharmacovigilance System Master File, training, inspection readiness, and corrective and preventive actions.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams and support accurate and timely operational delivery of expedited and periodic safety reports, including DSURs and PBRERs, and support preparation of aggregate safety analyses, REMS/RMP deliverables, and health-authority responses.
  • Partner with Safety Science and Clinical Development on case review workflows, narratives, causality assessments, analyses of similar events, individual case comments, and other safety evaluations as needed.
  • Provide senior-level review and input for safety-related regulatory reports and clinical study documents, including protocols, case report forms, informed consent forms, Investigator Brochures, ISS/ISE documents, labeling, and Company Core Safety Information, as applicable.
  • Lead cross-functional operational interfaces with Clinical Operations, Clinical Development, Clinical Data Science, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Medical Affairs, Information Technology, and other functions to resolve complex issues and strengthen end-to-end processes.
  • Oversee clinical-to-safety database reconciliation and other data quality controls, ensuring issues are investigated, documented, trended, and remediated.
  • Partner with the EU QPPV and relevant stakeholders to support European pharmacovigilance compliance and maintain pharmacovigilance agreements and safety data exchange agreements with partners.
  • Lead or play a central role in health-authority inspections, audits, and due diligence activities; ensure commitments and remediation plans are completed on time and remain sustainable.
  • Represent Global Patient Safety Operations in governance forums and cross-functional leadership discussions, communicate risks and options clearly, and deputize for the Head of Global Patient Safety Operations as appropriate.

Required Skills, Experience and Education:
  • Bachelor's degree required. An advanced degree in pharmacy, medicine, nursing, life sciences, or a related field is preferred.
  • Extensive experience (10-12+ years) in drug safety/pharmacovigilance within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, including substantial experience in global safety operations and progressively increasing leadership responsibilities.
  • Demonstrated experience leading people and complex operational programs; experience managing managers or leading through other leaders is strongly preferred.
  • In-depth knowledge of US, EU, and global pharmacovigilance regulations and guidelines, including FDA, EMA, and ICH requirements, and their application across clinical development and marketed products.
  • Expert knowledge of safety case processing, expedited reporting, aggregate reporting operations, safety database workflows, data reconciliation, quality management, and inspection readiness.
  • Proven success governing multiple vendors or CROs, including performance management, issue escalation, resource planning, budgets, and delivery against quality and compliance expectations.
  • Experience interacting with regulatory agencies and leading or supporting pharmacovigilance inspections and audits.
  • Strong strategic thinking and operational judgment, with the ability to identify risk, establish priorities, make sound decisions with incomplete information, and drive sustainable process improvements.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across disciplines, functions, geographies, and leadership levels.
  • Strong program and change management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities, dependencies, and milestones within budget and timelines.
  • Ability to build trust, develop talent, foster accountability, and create a learning-oriented culture.
  • Commitment to patients and the science that drives the shared mission at Revolution Medicines.

Preferred Skills:
  • Experience implementing, migrating, validating, or materially enhancing a global pharmacovigilance safety database or related safety technology.
  • Experience supporting both clinical development and marketed products in a growing biotechnology or pharmaceutical organization.
  • Experience establishing or scaling a global pharmacovigilance operating model, including PSMF, QPPV, partner agreements, and outsourced service delivery.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed environment and influence executive-level decisions.

#LI-Hybrid #LI-SH1

The base pay salary range for this full-time position for candidates working onsite at our headquarters in Redwood City, CA is listed below. The range displayed on each job posting is intended to be the base pay salary range for an individual working onsite in Redwood City and will be adjusted for the local market a candidate is based in. Our base pay salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual base pay salary is determined by multiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, market dynamics, and relevant education or training.

Please note that base pay salary range is one part of the overall total rewards program at RevMed, which includes competitive cash compensation, robust equity awards, strong benefits, and significant learning and development opportunities.

Base Pay Salary Range

$244,000-$305,000 USD

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About Revolution Medicines

Revolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing targeted therapies to inhibit elusive frontier targets within notorious growth and survival pathways, with particular emphasis on RAS and mTOR signaling pathways. The company's proprietary platform enables the discovery and development of small molecules that bind covalently to proteins. Revolution Medicines was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Revolution Medicines
Size
201 employees
Market Cap
$2.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$108.1 million
Revenue
$42.9 million
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