Medical Job: Medical Director – Patient Safety Physician Job at AstraZeneca
Looking for a senior medical job in the pharmaceutical industry? The Medical Director – Patient Safety Physician Job at AstraZeneca offers an excellent opportunity for experienced professionals seeking physician jobs, MBBS jobs, and MD jobs in clinical safety and pharmacovigilance. This role focuses on patient safety strategy, risk management, and regulatory compliance while contributing to the development of life-changing medicines within a global biopharmaceutical environment.
Job Details:
- Job Title: Medical Director, Patient Safety Physician
- Contract Type: Full-time
- Job ID: R-243649
- Location: Bengaluru or Chennai, India
About the Company:
AstraZeneca is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative medicines. With more than 45 years of presence in India, the company continues to expand access to affordable and sustainable healthcare solutions. AstraZeneca works on cutting-edge science and technology to develop transformative treatments for complex diseases, making it a strong destination for professionals searching for medical jobs, physician jobs, MBBS jobs, and MD jobs in the pharmaceutical industry.
Job Description:
The Medical Director – Patient Safety Physician role is a senior medical job responsible for leading clinical safety strategy and ensuring patient protection across development programs. The position involves safety surveillance, risk management planning, regulatory safety reporting, and collaboration with global project teams. This role is suitable for professionals seeking advanced physician jobs, MBBS jobs, and MD jobs in pharmacovigilance and drug safety within the pharmaceutical sector.
Qualifications:
- Medical degree or equivalent (MD, MBBS).
- At least 2 years of clinical experience post-registration preferred.
- Clinical or pharmaceutical industry experience in nuclear medicine or Radioligand Therapy preferred.
- Strong knowledge of clinical research, pharmacovigilance, and global regulatory safety requirements.
- Expertise in signal generation, safety evaluation, and risk management.
- Strategic leadership and collaborative working skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reviews and endorses the core Patient Risk Management Plan (PRMP).
- Represents Patient Safety on cross-functional Clinical Teams and Project Teams.
- Provides medical input to ensure risk-minimisation strategies are implemented appropriately.
- Provides strategic clinical safety input into Clinical Development planning activities.
- Provides strategic and medical input to project-specific safety requirements (PSSR).
- Reviews investigator brochures, protocols, informed consents, final study reports, and external data monitoring committees.
- Provides input on cross-functional teams addressing urgent safety issues.
- May present safety information at clinical investigator and commercial meetings.
- Facilitates establishment of Safety Management Team Safety Review Team.
- Involved in all safety surveillance activities including signal detection and evaluation.
- Provides medical input to regulatory documentation for labelling updates.
- Collaborates with external provider representatives in routine signal management activities.
- Discusses results of data evaluation with Surveillance Team and collaborators.
- Provides medical input to safety evaluation documents.
- Provides strategic input into regulatory responses for label deviations.
- May prepare Developmental Core Safety Information (DCSI) for assigned products.
- Provides medical input and review of periodic reports such as PBRERs, PSURs, DSURs.
- Contributes to patient safety in global regulatory submissions (NDA, BLA, MAA).
- Participates in internal and external regulatory meetings.
- May assist in due diligence activities and support product liability litigation when required.
- Participates in process improvement initiatives within Patient Safety.
- Mentors and trains junior team members in safety evaluation methodology and risk management.
Closing Date: 30-Mar-2026.
