Medical Safety Officer – Solid Tumors Oncology

Johnson & Johnson

Medical Safety Officer at Johnson & Johnson assessing the medical safety of Innovative Medicine products. Leading cross-functional teams and ensuring proactive safety assessments and communication.

Posted 7/11/2026full-timeHorsham • New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $199,000 - $343,850 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assess the medical safety of Innovative Medicine products and lead cross-functional teams responsible for product safety and benefit risk oversight.
Ensure proactive and timely assessments of safety data to characterize safety profiles and benefit risk of products.
Communicate potential and known risks to relevant stakeholders.
Lead the Safety Management Teams (SMT) for assigned products.
Provide medical and scientific expertise on relevant development teams.
Anticipate safety concerns and influence other functions to mitigate patient impact.
Collaborate on safety input for key regulatory and clinical documents.
Participate in meetings with Health Authorities and contribute to due diligence teams for Licensing & Acquisition opportunities.
Review and approve medical assessment reports and align safety processes across TAs.

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

medical, dental, vision, life insurance
short- and long-term disability
business accident insurance
group legal insurance
consolidated retirement plan (pension)
savings plan (401(k))
vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
participation in the Company’s long-term incentive program

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Hard Skills & Tools

Safety AssessmentBenefit Risk OversightClinical Trial MethodologyMedical MonitoringRisk AssessmentSafety Data AnalysisRegulatory ComplianceMedical Assessment ReportsDrug PharmacologyClinical Research

Soft Skills

InfluencingNegotiatingCommunicating

Certifications

Board CertifiedBoard Eligible