Remote Senior Physician Job at Parexel | MBBS & MD Graduates Apply
Looking for a senior-level physician job in pharmacovigilance? Parexel is offering an exciting opportunity within Parexel careers for a Senior Physician, Patient Safety role based in India with flexible remote job options. This role allows experienced physicians to lead safety monitoring, mentor teams, and contribute to global drug safety initiatives.
- Job Title: Senior Physician, Patient Safety
- Primary Location: India, Remote
- Job ID: R0000036744
- Category: Medical Sciences
About the Company
Parexel is a leading global clinical research organization offering diverse opportunities through Parexel careers, including physician jobs in pharmacovigilance, medical sciences, and drug safety. Known for its strong global presence and flexible remote jobs, Parexel supports innovation in patient safety and regulatory excellence across the drug development lifecycle.
Qualifications
Education
- MBBS / MD from a recognized medical school
- Completion of clinical training, such as an internship or residency
Knowledge and Experience
- Minimum two years of experience in pharmacovigilance or medical monitoring
- Strong understanding of medical terminology
Skills
- Strong clinical medicine experience relevant to physician jobs
- Excellent knowledge of drug safety and the drug development process
- Ability to evaluate complex medical data and regulatory requirements
- Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Experience working in matrix environments and remote jobs
- Knowledge of ICH GCP, GVP, and international drug regulations
- Experience mentoring junior physicians
Job Description
This physician job at Parexel involves performing medical, safety monitoring, and pharmacovigilance activities for assigned projects. The Senior Physician, Patient Safety, provides medical reviews, analysis, and guidance in safety reports while acting as a Subject Matter Expert. This role within Parexel careers also includes mentoring junior physicians and handling complex safety evaluations in a remote job environment.
Key Responsibilities
General
- Maintaining a good working knowledge of the Adverse event/Safety profile of assigned products, labeling documents, data handling conventions, client’s guidelines and procedures, and global drug safety regulations and guidelines.
- Maintaining an awareness of global regulatory requirements, reporting obligations, and organizing workload to ensure compliance with internal and regulatory timelines for adverse event reporting.
- Communicating and discussing issues related to the review process with the Line Manager/ Project Leader/Designee.
- Interacting with internal and external stakeholders for resolving issues.
- Attending and/or presenting at client/cross-functional meetings along with other stakeholders. Working as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
- Assisting the Project Lead/Functional Lead for audits and inspections.
- Provides inputs for process improvements.
- Works closely with the Project Lead/Functional Lead to coordinate processes and ensure all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are met.
Case Report Medical Review
- Performing medical review of cases, including complex and challenging cases requiring expert judgment, clinical trials, and literature cases.
- Writing Pharmacovigilance/Marketing Authorization Holder (MAH) comments and assessing company causality.
- Review the medical content in the narrative for medical coherence.
- Assessing seriousness, listedness/expectedness of reported events.
- Providing medical inputs to the case processing team.
Literature Review
- Review of literature for product safety assessment and potential safety issues.
- Expert in reviewing literature references, including triaging, summarizing, and providing MAH comments for aggregate reports and various signal management activities.
Provide Medical Guidance to PV Team/Study Team
- Provide medical guidance to safety staff during the case processing cycle.
- Provide input as necessary to Feasibility Studies, Data Monitoring Committees (DMCs), Clinical Endpoint Committees (CECs).
Therapeutic Area Expert
- Serve as a subject matter expert within the designated Therapeutic Area, providing specialized knowledge to support drug safety initiatives.
- Collaborate with the TA Lead to implement strategic plans and enhance expertise within the Therapeutic Area.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of targeted training programs.
