Director, Clinical Development

Pfizer

. Accountable for safety across the study .

Posted 5/21/2026full-timePearl River • New York, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $239,900 - $399,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Accountable for safety across the study
Provide study team with medical advice for all medical issues during risk assessment and mitigation planning to enable quality, compliance and patient safety at the trial, site and patient level
Ensures development of and adherence to the Safety Surveillance Review Plan (SSRP)
Performs and documents regular review of individual subject safety data, and performs review of cumulative safety data with the safety risk lead
Monitor study safety issues and provide input to serious adverse events (SAEs) reports
Provides appropriate medical context in terms of risk factors, medical history and other important medical factors required to put the SAE or AE into appropriate medical context required for benefit-risk assessments
Participates in the Safety Review Team to evaluate medical benefits/risks to support targeted clinical indications
Communicates safety information to sites across the study and provides responses to questions on safety
Provide medical input during development and updates to the clinical development plan
Designs clinical studies to meet the stated objectives
Ensure that documents (protocol, Informed Consent Document [ICD], etc.) meet regulatory requirements and company policy and have been reviewed by IRB/IECs
Provides medical input into country feasibility

Requirements

What you’ll need

Medical degree (M.D./D.O. or equivalent)
4+ years’ work experience
Licensed by a health authority to prescribe medicines (independent of supervision) for at least two years (post "intern/houseman" year) and has utilized the license to prescribe medicines in a patient care setting for an aggregate duration of at least one year
Possesses the ability to critically evaluate medical/scientific information
Understands the design, development, and execution of clinical programs and studies
Documented experience in the pharmaceutical industry related to clinical research programs and registration activities
Responsible for managing multiple studies

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
Paid vacation
Holiday and personal days
Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage

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Hard Skills & Tools

medical degreeclinical researchsafety surveillancerisk assessmentbenefit-risk assessmentclinical study designregulatory complianceadverse event reportingdata reviewmedical input

Soft Skills

communicationcritical evaluationteam collaborationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsattention to detaildecision-makinginterpersonal skillsadaptabilityleadership

Certifications

M.D.D.O.licensed to prescribe medicines