Director, Drug Safety – Pharmacovigilance

Travere Therapeutics

Director, Drug Safety & Pharmacovigilance leading safety science across clinical development and commercial products. Provide expert guidance and ensure compliance with global pharmacovigilance regulations.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeSan Diego • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $189,000 - $246,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic leadership for safety surveillance and safety science activities
Lead ongoing benefit-risk evaluations and recommend appropriate risk mitigation strategies
Represent DSPV on cross-functional governance committees and development teams
Perform medical review of ICSRs from clinical trials and postmarket reports
Participate in Medical Data Review
Lead safety signal management activities and oversight of vendor delegated to conduct signal detection
Contribute to the planning, preparation, writing, review and QC of aggregate safety reports
Review and contribute to safety sections of key study documents
Ensure ongoing assessment of risk minimization effectiveness and regulatory compliance
Serve as a subject matter expert during regulatory inspections and audits

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare professional or related field required
Minimum 10+ years of experience in Drug Safety/Pharmacovigilance for a biotech/pharmaceutical company
8+ years of progressively increasing leadership responsibility within Safety Science or related field
Experience leading safety surveillance, signal detection, aggregate reporting, and benefit-risk assessments
Significant experience authoring and/or overseeing DSURs, PSURs/PBRERs, PADERs, and RMPs
Strong understanding of global pharmacovigilance regulations
Strong knowledge of MedDRA, WHO Drug Dictionary and safety databases

Benefits

Comp & perks

premium health
financial, work-life and well-being offerings for eligible employees and dependents
wellness and employee support programs
life insurance
disability
retirement plans with employer match
generous paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

safety surveillancebenefit-risk evaluationrisk mitigation strategiesmedical reviewsignal managementaggregate safety reportsDSURsPSURsPBRERsRMPs

Soft Skills

strategic leadershipcross-functional collaborationcommunicationoversightsubject matter expertise