(Senior) Patient Safety Physician CRM (Ingelheim, Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz)
About this opportunity
The Position
Are you a Medical Doctor who is passionate about patient health and safety? If yes, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
Our dedicated TA CRM Team is seeking experienced (Senior) Patient Safety Physicians to join us on our journey. You'll have the chance to work on a variety of products, either in late-stage clinical development or post-marketing drug safety. We're particularly interested in physicians with expertise in cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, and/or metabolic diseases.
Ready to make a real difference in patient safety? We look forward to your application!
Tasks & Responsibilities
In this role as a (Senior) Associate Director / (Senior) Patient Safety Physician for Cardio-Renal-Metabolism, you will lead or contribute to integrated Patient Safety and Pharmacovigilance (PSPV) activities for compounds in clinical development or in the market. In more detail, your tasks may include:
Designing and implementing strategies to generate appropriate safety evidence
Developing and contributing to proactive, patient-centric risk minimization strategies for assigned compounds
Planning, managing, and monitoring PV activities for assigned drugs, including: Setting up safety analyses in clinical trial and safety databases for monitoring
Continuously monitoring and further developing the product safety and benefit/risk profile
Managing safety signals
Collaborating with various departments, including Clinical Development and Global Patient Engagement, to develop patient-centric benefit-risk profile assessment strategies for developmental compounds
Working with Global Epidemiology and Medical Affairs to develop safety-focused post-authorization studies
Interpreting clinical trial safety data for clinical trial reports and submission documents
Reviewing and providing medical-scientific input to regulatory documents (e.g., IBs, PSURs, DSURs, RMPs, Clinical Overview Statements)
Updating senior management on the assigned drug’s safety profile and recommending PV/RM activities to BI decision-making committees
For the Senior position, additional responsibilities include:
Chairing Boehringer Ingelheim internal multidisciplinary Asset Benefit Risk Teams
Representing PSPV in internal and external committees
Contributing to the further development of PSPV within BI by staying abreast of state-of-the-art methodology and technology, changes in the regulatory environment, and developments and trends in the healthcare system and society
Requirements
Medical Doctor with clinical and/or clinical research experience
PV experience and good understanding of PV regulations in major markets
Experience in clinical development and submissions for marketing authorization would be an asset
Clinical or research experience in the field of cardio-renal-metabolism areas would be a plus
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
A strong ethical sense combined with quality and patient safety mindset
Excellent English skills, both written and spoken
For the Senior position, you need to meet the additional requirements:
Extensive experience in PSPV and Risk Management in a pharmaceutical company on a global/corporate level, including clinical development and post-marketing safety
A very good and broad understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, as well as future trends and developments in pharmacovigilance
Thorough understanding of PV regulations in major markets and the respective need for compliance
Project management and leadership competencies
Ready to contact us?
If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or per mail: hr.de@boehringer-ingelheim.com
Recruitment process:
Step 1: Online application - The job posting is presumably online until April 30th, 2026. We reserve the right to take the posting offline beforehand.
Step 2: Virtual meeting
Step 3: On-site interview
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How this role compares
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We currently track 18 comparable Senior Pharmacovigilance roles across 10 biopharma companies.
Salary context
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Seniority mix
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Therapeutic area mix
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