Develop and maintain an understanding of the safety profile of assigned product(s) and relevant strategic context
Provide Safety Science leadership for clinical development programs and program teams and integrate safety science strategy with clinical development plans
Provide medical review of cases inclusive of case narratives and causality assessments of AE/SAE reports
Contribute to drafting safety assessments and drug safety reports for individual cases or aggregate data and respond to Regulatory Authority requests
Responsible for signal detection and management activities including ISMP maintenance
Prepare and maintain safety sections of the ISMP, DSUR, IND Annual reports and/or Reference Safety Information in the IB
Contribute to regulatory authority submissions and provide medical-scientific input to regulatory documents
Represent Medical Drug Safety in communication with health and regulatory authorities and at Data Safety Monitoring Committee meetings
Evaluate risk minimization strategies and take accountability for medical-scientific content in Risk Management Plans, including REMS as relevant
Review clinical protocols, study reports, Investigator's Brochure, informed consent forms and related documents to ensure alignment with safety strategy
Present important safety issues to program teams for internal and external review
Serve as safety science representative for clinical trial team meetings or investigator/site meetings
Support non-molecule projects, due diligence evaluations, and other projects as needed
Coordinate and collaborate with vendors servicing Safety Science
Accountable for safety components of study reports, publications, aggregate reports, and high-level regulatory documents
Perform duties in keeping with company core values, policies, and applicable regulations
Requirements
Healthcare professional degree required (MD or PharmD highly preferred; other relevant clinical degrees may be considered)
6 or more years of drug development experience in the pharmaceutical or related industry
At least 4 years in drug safety for oncology clinical development
Broad understanding of safety science and pharmacovigilance (including GVP, GCP) and clinical/patient risk management
Expert knowledge of regulations governing pharmacovigilance
Exposure to Safety Operations; experience with drug safety databases (e.g., Oracle Argus) a plus
In-depth knowledge of clinical research, FDA and international regulations, clinical study design; exposure to early clinical development preferred
Experience interacting with regulatory authorities (e.g., FDA, EMA) at type C, B, pre-BLA/MAA meetings, Advisory Committee meetings; filing experience highly preferred
Strong presentation skills; demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines
Strong learning orientation, curiosity, and commitment to science and patients
Benefits
Paid Time Off
Holiday and Sick Leave
Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
Short- and Long-Term Disability
Basic and Voluntary Life/AD&D Coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA, HSA, and Commute)
Critical Illness and Accident Coverage
Pet Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
401(k) Plan with Erasca contribution
Annual bonus and an equity grant at hire and annually (option to purchase stock)
Hybrid or fully remote work options within the United States
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
drug developmentdrug safetysafety sciencepharmacovigilancerisk managementclinical researchregulatory submissionssignal detectioncase narrativescausality assessments
Soft skills
presentation skillsleadershipcollaborationcommunicationaccountabilitycuriositycommitment to scienceability to meet deadlineslearning orientationinterpersonal skills