Senior Physician, Patient Safety in India at Jobgether
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Job Description
This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Physician, Patient Safety in India.
This role plays a critical part in ensuring patient safety across global clinical development programs by performing in-depth medical review and pharmacovigilance activities. You will evaluate adverse events, assess clinical data, and provide expert medical judgment to ensure regulatory compliance and patient protection throughout the drug development lifecycle. The position involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams, including clinical operations, regulatory experts, and safety scientists in a matrix environment. You will act as a subject matter expert in therapeutic areas while contributing to process improvements and supporting audits and inspections. In addition to case review responsibilities, you will mentor junior physicians and help strengthen overall pharmacovigilance capabilities within the team. This is a high-impact medical role suited for professionals who want to directly influence patient safety on a global scale.
In this role, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality medical safety reviews and supporting pharmacovigilance activities across clinical and post-marketing programs while ensuring compliance with global regulatory standards.
- Conduct detailed medical review of adverse event cases, including clinical trial, literature, and complex drug-device combination cases.
- Assess seriousness, listedness/expectedness, causality, and clinical relevance of reported safety events.
- Provide medical input into case narratives, coding (MedDRA), and safety documentation to ensure accuracy and consistency.
- Identify, escalate, and resolve case-related issues in collaboration with clients and internal teams.
- Ensure compliance with global drug safety regulations, SOPs, and reporting timelines.
- Support audits, inspections, and bid defense activities as a pharmacovigilance subject matter expert.
- Collaborate with project and functional leads to ensure KPIs and quality standards are consistently met.
- Mentor and guide junior physicians on case evaluation and pharmacovigilance best practices.
- Contribute to process improvements and support cross-functional safety discussions.
The ideal candidate is a medically qualified professional with strong pharmacovigilance expertise, excellent clinical judgment, and the ability to manage complex safety evaluations in a regulated environment.
- MBBS, MD, or equivalent medical qualification from a recognized institution.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in pharmacovigilance or drug safety.
- Strong understanding of clinical medicine, medical terminology, and drug development processes.
- In-depth knowledge of global regulatory frameworks including ICH-GCP, GVP, and related guidelines.
- Experience in medical review of adverse event cases and safety data interpretation.
- Ability to assess clinical relevance of complex medical data and make sound medical judgments.
- Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills in a matrix environment.
- Experience mentoring or guiding junior medical professionals is preferred.
- High attention to detail with ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Competitive compensation package aligned with experience and expertise
- Opportunity to work on global clinical research and pharmacovigilance programs
- Exposure to diverse therapeutic areas and complex medical safety cases
- Professional development and continuous learning opportunities
- Collaborative, science-driven work environment
- Remote flexibility within India
- Direct impact on patient safety and global healthcare outcomes.