Associate Safety Director (m/f/d)

For our client, a leading company in the pharmaceutical sector, we are seeking an Associate Safety Director with at least 4 years of drug development experience.

General Information:

• Start date: 21.08.2026
• Contract: temporary contract via Randstad (employment)
• Planned duration: 1 year
• Extension: rather unlikely
• Workplace: Basel
• Workload: 100%
• Home Office: possible only after onboarding (3 months)
• Working hours: Standard

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain an understanding of the safety profile of their assigned product(s) or therapy areas. Develop and maintain an expert understanding of the safety profile of the assigned product(s) as well as understanding of the relevant strategic context (e.g., disease under study, safety profile of competitors, mechanism of action).
• Responsible for individual and aggregate case reporting activities including ICSR case management (medical review) and aggregate reporting (i.e. DSUR, PBRER).
• Responsible for signal detection and management activities. Contribute to the strategy and review of safety assessments and drug safety reports for signals or issues (incl, product quality) or in response to Regulatory Authority requests.
• Provide expert contribution to the development of the product safety strategy.
• Take independent responsibility for risk management activities including preparation and maintenance of CCDS, labeling document maintenance (including IB), risk communications, RMP.
• Review of clinical protocols, study reports, Investigator's Brochure (IB), informed consent form (ICF) and other related documents to ensure alignment with the safety strategy and ensure the appropriateness of risk management strategies and risk communication.
• Take responsibility for safety science contributions to regulatory authority submissions (Investigational New Drug/IND applications, New Drug Applications/NDAs, Marketing Authorization Applications/MAAs, Variations, Renewals, etc.).
• Responsible for the preparation and maintenance of safety sections of the Company Core Data Sheet and/or Reference Safety Information in the IB.
• Participate in and provide input for Drug Monitoring Committees (iDMC) or internal monitoring committee (IMC) meetings, as applicable.
• In partnership with the SSL, support presentation of important safety issues to the Drug Safety Committee (DSC), Development Review. Committee (DRC) and other internal and external review and governance committees as needed.
• Acts independently to manage safety responsibilities on study teams and in activities supporting clinical safety.
• Take on the responsibility for specialised roles with PCS. These may include, but are not limited to; functional business process owner, subject matter expert.
• May be expected to support non-molecule projects, due diligence evaluations and other projects as needed.
• Perform specialized roles with PCS. These may include, but are not limited to; functional business process owner, subject matter expert, safety committee member.
• Responsible for coordination and collaboration with vendors servicing Safety Science.
• Understanding of GxP and regulated processes and end to end clinical trial lifecycle .
• Strong orientation towards process improvement and cross-functional teamwork.
• Effectively work with remote partners on a global team.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Apply complex data analysis / statistical methods to evaluate, interpret and present scientific data with clarity.
• Strong presentation skills, effective at summarizing and presenting the key considerations and decision points.

Must Haves:

• Qualified healthcare professional or Life Sciences graduate. Preferred Qualifications: A relevant postgraduate qualification (e.g. PhD/MSc in a Life sciences discipline; Phar