Otsuka Pharma GmbH

Director, Medical Safety Physician Product Lead (m/f/d)

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About the role

As Medical Safety Physician Product Lead (Director), you will play a key role in ensuring the safety of our products across their entire lifecycle. You will combine medical expertise with strategic leadership to drive global pharmacovigilance activities, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and shape robust safety and risk management strategies. This position offers broad exposure to international stakeholders and the opportunity to directly contribute to patient safety and regulatory excellence.

Lead medical safety strategy for assigned products across the full lifecycle (Phase 1–4)

Have special focus on Early Development programs and regulatory filing experience, ensuring robust safety strategies are integrated from first-in-human studies through proof-of-concept and supporting timely, high-quality safety deliverables for global submissions (IND, NDA, MAA)

Oversee safety profile, benefit-risk evaluation, and signal detection activities

Drive and chair Safety Management Team (SMT) meetings

Ensure execution of global pharmacovigilance (PV) activities and governance processes

Provide safety leadership in cross-functional global teams (e.g. Regulatory, Clinical, Quality)

Act as key contact for Health Authorities (e.g. EMA, FDA) on safety matters

Lead preparation and review of safety documents (e.g. PSURs, DSURs, Risk Management Plans, SmPC)

Ensure scientific accuracy and regulatory compliance of safety-related submissions

Support global regulatory filings and safety-related responses (e.g. NDA, MAA)

Contribute to clinical trial activities as PV representative

Coach and support team members on safety strategy and deliverables

Act as subject matter expert for audits, inspections, and process improvements

Medical Doctor with clinical experience

Multiple years of experience in pharmacovigilance / medical safety

Strong knowledge of global PV regulations (EU GVP, FDA requirements)

Experience with global development programs and regulatory submissions

Solid understanding of benefit-risk evaluation and safety science

Strong analytical thinking and structured working style

Excellent communication skills and ability to work in international teams

Fluency in English and willingness to travel / collaborate across time zones

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