Merck KGaA Posted November 11, 2026

Safety Strategy Lead _ Biopharma

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Full time
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About this opportunity

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Your Role

Drug safety is at the heart of protecting patients and sustaining the integrity of medicines throughout their entire lifecycle. As Safety Strategy Lead Japan, you will serve as the senior medical safety authority for the Japanese affiliate, shaping and driving proactive safety strategies across both clinical development programs and marketed products. You will own the medical safety leadership for regulatory submissions, including New Drug Application dossiers and post-marketing activities, and act as the primary expert interface with the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency. Operating with a high degree of independence, you will interpret complex safety signals, lead benefit-risk evaluations, and develop innovative solutions to critical safety challenges, directly influencing the strategic direction of patient safety in Japan. You will also provide scientific and technical guidance to colleagues within the local patient safety team, contributing to their professional development, while representing the function externally at regulatory authority meetings, advisory boards, and with business partners.

Who You Are

You hold a medical degree and bring substantial clinical experience, ideally in oncology, immunology, or internal medicine, combined with a minimum of five years of industry experience in pharmacovigilance and/or clinical development.

You have a strong track record in medical safety evaluation, benefit-risk assessment, and safety decision-making grounded in sound clinical judgment.

You bring hands-on experience with regulatory submissions, such as New Drug Application or Biologics License Application dossiers, or equivalent experience reviewing submission files at a regulatory agency; familiarity with Japan-specific submission requirements, including Risk Management Plans and Development Safety Update Reports, is a strong advantage.

You are fluent in both written and spoken English; proficiency in Japanese is essential for this role.

You demonstrate proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional stakeholders without formal authority, navigating complex internal and external environments with confidence and maturity.

You are solutions oriented and results driven, with the ability to manage competing priorities, meet strict timelines, and maintain high standards under pressure.

You bring excellent communication and presentation skills, with demonstrated experience representing a function at regulatory authority meetings, advisory boards, or with external partners.

You are willing and able to travel domestically and internationally, up to approximately 15% of working time.

Location: Tokyo, Japan – Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower

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今すぐ応募して、発見を促し、人類の発展を高めることに専念するチームの一員になりましょう!

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
BD&L & Strategic Planning
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active BD&L & Strategic Planning role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 397 comparable BD&L & Strategic Planning roles across 86 biopharma companies.

397Comparable roles tracked
371Currently active
86Companies hiring similar roles
38Countries represented

Salary context

116 of 397 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

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Peer group range $78,000 – $380,750 (median $205,000)

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Seniority mix

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Manager87
Director85
Associate Director48
Senior Director27
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc17
Senior12
Principal7
Executive/VP6
Associate6

Therapeutic area mix

57 of 397 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

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Immunology8
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Respiratory3
Cardiovascular / CVRM3
Ophthalmology2
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Rare Disease1

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