 ##  [(Senior) Medical Safety Physician](/req-10088068-senior-medical-safety-physician "(Senior) Medical Safety Physician") 

  Job ID REQ-10088068 

 

 Sep 16, 2026 

 

 LOC_CN 

 

 

 

###  About the Role 

Major accountabilities:

- Act as Qualified Delegate of the Country Patient Safety Head, functionally (in terms of responsibility for PV system) for assigned therapeutic areas/ products.
- Ensure robust oversight and compliance in terms of reporting/submission/distribution of safety reports/updates/information (e.g., SAE, SR, IN, SUSAR, PSUR, DSUR, changes in risk-benefit profile) to Local Health Authorities according to regulatory requirements and Novartis procedures.
- Provide medical safety support, including safety deliverables in CTA/ (s)NDA/ License Renewal/ Reimbursement dossier is done according to the timeliness described into the respective procedures or as committed with line functions. Play a joint role with global safety leads for safety relevant issues or requests.
- Represent PS in CTT for Post Approval Commitment (PAC) studies and China bridging clinical trials, with the support by global safety lead if needed.
- Work in close collaboration with other local and global medical safety functions to ensure accurate evaluation of safety data.
- Lead local RMP and RMP China addendum creation and approval, based on local regulatory or LHA requirement, if applicable.
- Conduct local safety signal detection and escalate to global medical safety for potential safety signals identified from all local post-marketing sources per local regulatory requirements.
- Provide scientific expertise during review of all Phase IV Clinical Trial and NIS protocols safety sections including Research Collaborations and if a Contract Research Organization (CRO) is conducting the trial or study, review safety relevant sections of the contract.
- Responsible for responses to inquiries from LHA on safety issues related, involve in the communication on safety topics related to responsible products with the LHA.
- Ensure support for and close-out of audits, corrective action plan, investigation, and Health Authority inspections.

Essential Requirements:

- Medical background
- At least 3 years experience in pharmacovigilance or equivalent field, or at least 2 year safety physician experience.
- Project management skills

Desirable Requirements:

- Excellent communications and negotiation (networking) skills
- Quality and results oriented
- Business mindset



 

###  Role Requirements 

 

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 Division DIV_GD 

 

 Business Unit Development 

 

 Location LOC_CN 

 

 Site Beijing (Beijing) 

 

 Company / Legal Entity CN06 (FCRS = CN006) Beijing Novartis Pharma Co., Ltd 

 

 Alternative Location 1 LOC_CN 

 

 Functional Area FCT_RD 

 

 Job Type Full time 

 

 Employment Type Regular 

 

 Shift Work No 

 

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###  (Senior) Medical Safety Physician 

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