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Drug Safety Specialist jobs are open across pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and contract research organizations, from entry-level associates to senior and director levels, with specializations in adverse event reporting, pharmacovigilance, and regulatory submissions. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Who We Are:
Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, psychiatric, endocrine and immunological disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For more than three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit neurocrine.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and YouTube. (*in collaboration with AbbVie)
About the Role:
In this highly visible role, you will serve as a strategic medical safety leader, providing expert medical oversight of our evolving pipeline and safety profiles driving proactive benefit-risk management throughout the product lifecycle.You will partner closely with senior leaders across Drug Safety, Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, and other cross-functional teams to translate complex safety data into actionable insights, inform critical decisions, and ensure a comprehensive, science-driven approach to patient safety.
This opportunity is well suited for a physician with strong pharmacovigilance expertise who enjoys balancing hands-on medical and scientific evaluation with strategic leadership, cross-functional influence, and meaningful product ownership.
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Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to):
Product Safety Strategy & Medical Leadership
- Serve as the medical safety expert for assigned marketed and/or investigational therapies, with accountability for the ongoing evaluation and management of their safety profiles
- Lead the development and execution of global safety surveillance and risk management strategies, ensuring proactive identification, assessment, and mitigation of emerging safety concerns
- Provide strategic medical guidance to senior leadership and cross-functional governance teams on safety-related decisions, evolving benefit-risk considerations, and product lifecycle management
- Drive safety strategy and decision-making through the interpretation of complex clinical and post-marketing safety data
Pharmacovigilance & Signal Management
- Provide medical guidance for signal detection, evaluation, assessment, and management activities, including the investigation of emerging safety trends and potential risks
- Lead aggregate safety data reviews and provide medical interpretation to support ongoing safety surveillance and benefit-risk evaluations
- Oversee and contribute to the medical review of individual case safety reports, including seriousness, expectedness, causality assessments, and clinical interpretation, as needed
- Partner with pharmacovigilance and safety operations teams to ensure robust, compliant, and scientifically sound safety surveillance practices
Regulatory Strategy & Safety Governance
- Provide medical oversight and strategic input into safety-related regulatory submissions and periodic safety reports, including DSURs, PBRERs, PSURs, PADERs, and IND Annual Reports, as applicable
- Contribute to safety-related regulatory documentation, including product labeling, Company Core Data Sheets (CCDS), Investigator Brochures, Integrated Summaries of Safety, clinical protocols, and informed consent documents
- Support responses to regulatory authority inquiries and participate in safety governance discussions to inform product-level decisions
- Develop and refine risk management strategies across development and post-approval settings, ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory expectations
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Organizational Leadership
- Act as a trusted medical safety partner to Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, and other key stakeholders, influencing decisions that impact product safety and patient care
- Represent Drug Safety on multidisciplinary teams, contributing to clinical research strategies, development plans, and ongoing product lifecycle activities
- Provide leadership in strengthening safety surveillance processes, operational practices, and organizational capabilities
- Mentor and guide safety professionals and cross-functional colleagues, with potential responsibility for direct reports and resource management
Requirements:
- M.D. degree plus accredited residency in a relevant clinical specialty (e.g., Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Neurology)
- Board certification and clinical/industry experience required
- 4+ years of relevant experience
- Experience in pharmacovigilance in a pharmaceutical (preferably) or biotechnology company, with experience in signal management (e.g., signal detection, evaluation, assessment)
- Recognized thought leader with deep medical and scientific expertise and comprehensive knowledge of pharmacovigilance, safety surveillance, and risk management
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex safety data, apply sound medical judgment, and develop practical strategies to address emerging safety concerns
- Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate scientific insights into actionable recommendations and business decisions
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders while
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Neurocrine Biosciences is an EEO/Disability/Vets employer.
We are committed to building a workplace of belonging, respect, and empowerment, and we recognize there are a variety of ways to meet our requirements. We are looking for the best candidate for the job and encourage you to apply even if your experience or qualifications don’t line up to exactly what we have outlined in the job description.
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The annual base salary we reasonably expect to pay is $292,600.00-$399,000.00. Individual pay decisions depend on various factors, such as primary work location, complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus with a target of 35% of the earned base salary and eligibility to participate in our equity based long term incentive program. Benefits offered include a retirement savings plan (with company match), paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.Who We Are:
Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, psychiatric, endocrine and immunological disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For more than three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit neurocrine.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and YouTube. (*in collaboration with AbbVie)
About the Role:
In this highly visible role, you will serve as a strategic medical safety leader, providing expert medical oversight of our evolving pipeline and safety profiles driving proactive benefit-risk management throughout the product lifecycle.You will partner closely with senior leaders across Drug Safety, Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, and other cross-functional teams to translate complex safety data into actionable insights, inform critical decisions, and ensure a comprehensive, science-driven approach to patient safety.
This opportunity is well suited for a physician with strong pharmacovigilance expertise who enjoys balancing hands-on medical and scientific evaluation with strategic leadership, cross-functional influence, and meaningful product ownership.
_
Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to):
Product Safety Strategy & Medical Leadership
- Serve as the medical safety expert for assigned marketed and/or investigational therapies, with accountability for the ongoing evaluation and management of their safety profiles
- Lead the development and execution of global safety surveillance and risk management strategies, ensuring proactive identification, assessment, and mitigation of emerging safety concerns
- Provide strategic medical guidance to senior leadership and cross-functional governance teams on safety-related decisions, evolving benefit-risk considerations, and product lifecycle management
- Drive safety strategy and decision-making through the interpretation of complex clinical and post-marketing safety data
Pharmacovigilance & Signal Management
- Provide medical guidance for signal detection, evaluation, assessment, and management activities, including the investigation of emerging safety trends and potential risks
- Lead aggregate safety data reviews and provide medical interpretation to support ongoing safety surveillance and benefit-risk evaluations
- Oversee and contribute to the medical review of individual case safety reports, including seriousness, expectedness, causality assessments, and clinical interpretation, as needed
- Partner with pharmacovigilance and safety operations teams to ensure robust, compliant, and scientifically sound safety surveillance practices
Regulatory Strategy & Safety Governance
- Provide medical oversight and strategic input into safety-related regulatory submissions and periodic safety reports, including DSURs, PBRERs, PSURs, PADERs, and IND Annual Reports, as applicable
- Contribute to safety-related regulatory documentation, including product labeling, Company Core Data Sheets (CCDS), Investigator Brochures, Integrated Summaries of Safety, clinical protocols, and informed consent documents
- Support responses to regulatory authority inquiries and participate in safety governance discussions to inform product-level decisions
- Develop and refine risk management strategies across development and post-approval settings, ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory expectations
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Organizational Leadership
- Act as a trusted medical safety partner to Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, and other key stakeholders, influencing decisions that impact product safety and patient care
- Represent Drug Safety on multidisciplinary teams, contributing to clinical research strategies, development plans, and ongoing product lifecycle activities
- Provide leadership in strengthening safety surveillance processes, operational practices, and organizational capabilities
- Mentor and guide safety professionals and cross-functional colleagues, with potential responsibility for direct reports and resource management
Requirements:
- M.D. degree plus accredited residency in a relevant clinical specialty (e.g., Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Neurology)
- Board certification and clinical/industry experience required
- 4+ years of relevant experience
- Experience in pharmacovigilance in a pharmaceutical (preferably) or biotechnology company, with experience in signal management (e.g., signal detection, evaluation, assessment)
- Recognized thought leader with deep medical and scientific expertise and comprehensive knowledge of pharmacovigilance, safety surveillance, and risk management
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex safety data, apply sound medical judgment, and develop practical strategies to address emerging safety concerns
- Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate scientific insights into actionable recommendations and business decisions
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders while
#LI-KM1
Neurocrine Biosciences is an EEO/Disability/Vets employer.
We are committed to building a workplace of belonging, respect, and empowerment, and we recognize there are a variety of ways to meet our requirements. We are looking for the best candidate for the job and encourage you to apply even if your experience or qualifications don’t line up to exactly what we have outlined in the job description.
_
The annual base salary we reasonably expect to pay is $292,600.00-$399,000.00. Individual pay decisions depend on various factors, such as primary work location, complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus with a target of 35% of the earned base salary and eligibility to participate in our equity based long term incentive program. Benefits offered include a retirement savings plan (with company match), paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.See All 20 Drug Safety Specialist Jobs
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Healthcare & Medical Services
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in drug safety specialist jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in life sciences, pharmacy, nursing, or a related health field
- Experience processing and reporting adverse events under FDA or ICH E2A guidelines
- Proficiency with safety database systems such as Argus, ARISg, or Veeva Vault Safety
- Working knowledge of MedDRA terminology for coding adverse event narratives
- Familiarity with CIOMS and ICSRs for expedited and periodic safety reporting
- Strong medical writing skills for narratives and regulatory submission documentation
Tips for Your Drug Safety Specialist Job Search
Tailor your resume to signal pharmacovigilance depth
Drug safety hiring managers look for direct experience with adverse event case processing, MedDRA coding, and regulatory databases. Quantify your case intake volume or submission turnaround where you can, and name the specific safety systems you have worked in.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists drug safety specialist openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Get your RAPS or DIA credentials on record
Employers increasingly list Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society credentials or DIA training as preferred qualifications. If you hold either, place them prominently in your resume header, not buried in an education section at the bottom.
Target postings by regulatory region experience
Many listings specify FDA, EMA, or ICH guideline familiarity rather than a generic safety background. Filter your search by those regulatory keywords to find openings that match your actual compliance experience and avoid roles where your background won't translate.
Prepare for scenario-based case processing questions
Drug safety interviews frequently include mock case narratives where you walk through how you would assess causality, assign seriousness, and meet submission timelines. Practice narrating your decision logic out loud, not just recalling definitions from guidelines.
Negotiate start dates around training cycle timing
Drug safety teams often onboard new hires before a product's safety reporting cycle peaks. If you have flexibility, signal it during the offer stage, since teams that are mid-cycle will value a candidate who can start quickly over one who needs six weeks.
Drug Safety Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most drug safety specialists?
Merck, Biogen, and Precigen are hiring the most drug safety specialists right now, with openings concentrated in New Jersey, California, and Maryland, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Contract research organizations and large pharmaceutical manufacturers tend to post the highest volume of openings consistently throughout the year.
How many drug safety specialist jobs are remote?
About 89% of drug safety specialist openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how much of the core case processing work can be done without being on-site. Roles focused on individual case safety report entry and narrative writing are the most likely to be offered remotely, while positions requiring lab coordination or in-person regulatory meetings tend to require at least partial on-site presence.
How do you become a drug safety specialist?
Start with a bachelor's degree in a life science, nursing, or pharmacy field, then gain exposure to clinical or regulatory environments through entry-level roles in clinical research, medical affairs, or quality. Build hands-on familiarity with adverse event workflows and safety databases, and pursue coursework or certification through the Drug Information Association or Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society to strengthen your candidacy for dedicated drug safety positions.
Can you get hired as a drug safety specialist with little experience?
Yes, entry-level drug safety associate roles are specifically designed for candidates coming from clinical research coordination, nursing, or pharmacy technician backgrounds with no direct pharmacovigilance experience. Emphasize your exposure to patient safety documentation, medical terminology, and any adverse event reporting you touched in prior roles. Contract research organizations tend to hire more entry-level candidates than in-house pharmaceutical teams and often provide structured case processing training.
What does the drug safety specialist interview process look like?
Most drug safety interviews begin with a recruiter screen covering your regulatory background and system experience, followed by a technical interview with the safety team where you walk through case processing scenarios and demonstrate knowledge of reporting timelines and causality assessment. Some employers add a written exercise where you code or narrate a mock adverse event case. Final rounds typically involve a hiring manager conversation focused on regulatory judgment and cross-functional communication skills.
Where can I find and apply to drug safety specialist jobs?
You can find and apply to drug safety specialist jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your regulatory background and experience level, then apply directly to each listing that fits your situation.
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