Medical Safety Officer – Solid Tumors Oncology

Johnson & Johnson

Medical Safety Officer assessing the medical safety of Innovative Medicine products at Johnson & Johnson. Leading cross-functional teams for product safety oversight and strategic risk management.

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

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assess medical safety of Innovative Medicine products
Lead cross-functional matrix teams for product safety and risk oversight
Ensure assessments of safety data to characterize safety profiles
Communicate potential and known risks to relevant stakeholders
Lead design and implementation of risk mitigation strategies
Lead Safety Management Teams (SMT) for assigned products
Provide medical expertise on Compound Development and Clinical Teams
Anticipate safety concerns and influence relevant functions
Contribute to regulatory or clinical documents
Communicate results of medical safety evaluations to leadership
Participate in meetings with Health Authorities and external key opinion leaders
Provide oversight to contractors and non-physician staff for safety evaluations
Assist in the creation and implementation of SOPs and guidelines

Requirements

What you’ll need

Physician (MD or equivalent) with 2-5 years of pharmacovigilance (PV) experience or other relevant experience 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))
long-term incentive program
up to 120 hours vacation per year
up to 40 hours sick time per year
up to 13 days holiday pay per year
up to 40 hours personal and family time

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Hard Skills & Tools

Medical Safety EvaluationDrug Development PrinciplesClinical Trial MethodologySafety Assessment of DrugsRisk AssessmentMedical MonitoringSOP Creation and ImplementationRegulatory Document ContributionSafety Data AnalysisInfluencing and Negotiating

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsStakeholder EngagementTeam LeadershipCross-Functional CollaborationProblem-Solving

Certifications

Physician (MD or Equivalent)Board Certified/Board Eligible