Associate Safety Director

Background: As a group, they are responsible for all aspects of safety science/pharmacovigilance, with accountability The Safety Scientists supports early and late phase development activities as a member of the safety team, providing essential safety oversight and input into all aspects of study management across the entire development and marketed portfolio. In the post-market setting this may include signal evaluation, safety related activities associated with new drug applications/regulatory filings, benefit-risk assessment and safety risk management. The Associate

Safety Director will be expected to work with minimal supervision and apply strong self-leadership. The job holder will be expected to complete the required training.

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 .

• 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.

• Acts independently to manage safety responsibilities on study teams and in activities supporting clinical safety.

• Take on the responsibility for specialized 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.

Must Haves :

• Qualified healthcare professional or Life Sciences graduate. Preferred Qualifications: A relevant

postgraduate qualification (e.g. PHD/MSc in a Life sciences discipline; PharmD or other post-graduate health professional qualifications) would be advantageous.

• Work Experience 4 or more years of drug development experience in the pharmaceutical or related industry.
• At least 3 years in drug safety/PV or a closely related field
• Minimum level required Associate Safety Director
• IT/Tool Skills good excel/word/power point skills; able to extract data from the Safety Database and apply complex data analysis
• Language Skills: Fluent in English, both written and verbal

Role: Drug Safety Associate

Industrie: Manufacturing

Workplace: Basel

Pensum: 100%

Start: 21.08.2026

Duration: 12 months ++

Deadline :24.06.2026