Medical Safety Officer – Immunology

Johnson & Johnson

Medical Safety Officer leading safety assessments in Innovative Medicine. Oversees risk management and provides medical oversight in a global environment.

Posted 7/10/2026full-timeBeerse • 🇧🇪 BelgiumMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Strategically lead the Safety Management Teams (SMT) for assigned products.
Provide medical and scientific expertise as the GMS representative on the Compound Development Team (CDT) and Clinical Teams.
Anticipate safety concerns and influence other relevant functions including Clinical teams to minimize/mitigate patient impact by active participation in the design of the clinical protocols.
Be an active partner and core contributor of safety input to key regulatory or clinical documents including: Risk management plans, Safety development plan, Clinical Trial Protocols, Informed Consent Forms (ICF), Safety Sections of Investigator’s Brochure (IB) and IB addenda, Clinical Study Reports (CSR) etc.
Effectively communicate (verbally and in writing) important results of medical safety and benefit/risk management evaluations to GMS Leadership Team and other stakeholders.
Provide medical oversight to contractors and non-physician staff involved in preparing written safety evaluations for their assigned products.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Physician (MD or equivalent) with 2-5 years of pharmacovigilance (PV) experience or other relevant experience (e.g., Clinical research, Medical Affairs, clinical) required.
Board Certified/Board Eligible/equivalent preferred.
Medical specialization preferred.
Demonstrated skills in clinical medicine with at least 1 year of clinical practice experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of principles of drug development, pharmacology, clinical trial methodology and design, medical monitoring of trials, assessment of drug risks and benefits, and safety assessment of drugs both on the market and in development and global safety regulations highly preferred.
Ability to influence, negotiate and communicate with both internal and external stakeholders.
Experience with Health Authority presentations is preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions.
vacation days
parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks
bereavement leave
caregiver leave
volunteer leave
well-being reimbursement
programs for financial, physical and mental health.
service anniversary and recognition awards.
participation in several insurance plans, subject to the terms of their respective plans.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Clinical MedicineDrug Development PrinciplesSafety AssessmentMedical MonitoringClinical Research

Soft Skills

InfluencingNegotiatingCommunication

Certifications

Physician (MD or Equivalent)Board Certified/Board Eligible