Associate Director, Pharmacovigilance (US)

Join a global Contract Resource Organization (CRO) where innovation meets purpose. As an Associate Director, Pharmacovigilance, you will play a critical leadership role in delivering high-quality global pharmacovigilance services that support clinical development programs across a variety of therapeutic areas and trial phases. Your expertise will help ensure patient safety, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence while guiding teams through complex safety reporting challenges. This is a REMOTE role open to candidates based in US. You will collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones.

Responsibilities

Lead global pharmacovigilance projects and teams, ensuring activities are delivered in compliance with applicable regulations, quality standards, and project timelines; Provide strategic oversight of staff and project performance, addressing risks, issues, and escalations to support successful study execution; Guide teams on complex safety reporting scenarios and sponsor requirements, serving as a key point of expertise and decision-making; Partner with department leadership to enhance processes, implement efficiencies, and support ongoing technology and operational improvements; Contribute to proposal development, budget reviews, bid defense meetings, and scope management activities; Support team growth through coaching, training, recruitment, onboarding, and development of pharmacovigilance professionals; Represent Pharmacovigilance during sponsor audits, client consultations, and other external-facing activities as needed; Participate in business development initiatives, including conference presentations, marketing efforts, and thought leadership activities; Act as a key contributor to departmental and company-wide initiatives while providing backup support to senior pharmacovigilance leadership when required

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a science-related field, nursing, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience; Minimum of 8 years of global pharmacovigilance experience supporting pre-approval clinical trials across multiple therapeutic areas and study phases; Demonstrated leadership experience, including at least 2 years in a people, project, or departmental leadership capacity; Strong knowledge of global pharmacovigilance regulations, safety reporting requirements, adverse event assessment, and clinical trial best practices; Proven experience managing budgets, scope, timelines, quality standards, and cross-functional stakeholder relationships; Strong understanding of pharmacovigilance systems, relational databases, and Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; Excellent organizational, interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills with the ability to influence, mentor, and guide teams in a matrix environment; Proficiency in written and verbal English

Benefits

Competitive benefits package depending on location