Senior Director, Patient Safety – MD

Gilead Sciences

Senior Director guiding pharmacovigilance and medical safety strategy for Kite’s CAR T-cell cancer immunotherapies. Leading regulatory decisions, safety surveillance, and risk management.

Posted 8/20/2026full-timeParsippany • California, New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $255,425 - $363,660 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in pharmacovigilance, regulatory compliance, and drug safety, with a strong focus on leadership and strategic input in safety activities. Proven ability to assess safety signals, communicate findings effectively, and lead teams in a pharmaceutical or clinical environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

MD DegreeDrug Safety ExpertisePharmacovigilance KnowledgeLeadership ExperienceEU and FDA PV Guidelines

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Hard Skills

PharmacovigilanceData AnalysisRisk Management PlanningClinical Research MethodologyPharmacoepidemiologyAggregate ReviewSafety Signal AssessmentOncology ExperienceImmunology ExperienceCAR T Experience

Soft Skills

LeadershipProblem-SolvingNegotiationOrganizationPlanningEffective Communication

Tools & Technologies

MS WordMS ExcelMS PowerPoint

Certifications & Qualifications

Board CertificationMD Degree

Industry Keywords

GVPClinical PracticeRegulatory GuidanceSOP UpdatesAdvisory Panels

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide medical strategy and input into key regulatory decisions pertaining to safety of multiple products
Represent safety at advisory panels and meetings with regulators and internal and external stakeholders
Establish direction for pharmacovigilance activities for assigned products
Provide global medical leadership and input into safety activities, including surveillance programs, aggregate review, and risk management planning
Collaborate with drug safety’s risk management team to identify and assess safety signals and trends
Support management of potential safety issues
Execute process changes and initiatives based on GVP and other regulatory guidance
Participate in SOP updates, audits, data analysis, and ad hoc activities
Communicate key pharmacovigilance findings to senior management
Provide global medical leadership for product-focused safety activities
Provide global strategic input to mitigate pharmacovigilance-related risk
Create inclusion, develop talent, and empower teams as a people leader

Requirements

What you’ll need

MD Degree or equivalent; board eligible plus 12 years of relevant experience
8+ years of drug safety/pharmaceutical industry or clinical practice experience with extensive PV expertise in one or more therapeutic areas
Significant knowledge of EU and FDA PV guidelines, GCP, and clinical research methodology
Extensive and demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, negotiation, organization, and planning skills
Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills
Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Proven scientific/clinical and analytical knowledge base with ability to assess data and understand safety/medical implications
Solid understanding of pharmacoepidemiology and ability to provide sound critique of observational studies
Oncology or Immunology experience preferred
CAR T experience preferred
Board certification preferred
People Leader experience/accountabilities

Benefits

Comp & perks

Discretionary annual bonus
Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives
Paid time off
Company-sponsored medical insurance
Company-sponsored dental insurance
Company-sponsored vision insurance
Company-sponsored life insurance
Reasonable accommodation for applicants protected by applicable laws