Merck KGaA Posted September 9, 2026

Senior Specialist / Expert - Safety Medical Writer

Bangalore, Karnataka, India FULL_TIME
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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

Your Role:

Support Global Patient Safety (GPS) Safety Scientists and Safety Strategy Leads with regards to safety medical writing (SMW) activities.

Assist senior staff in developing sections of a wide range of pharmacovigilance documents including but not limited to various Periodic Safety Reports, Signal Assessment Reports, Safety Strategy and Core Benefit-Risk Documents, Risk-Management Plans, Patient Safety Narratives and Health Hazard Reports.

Responsible for proofreading, building and populating tables and drafting appendices.

Produce high quality, accurate and fit-for purpose documents with clear conclusions.

Effectively and clearly communicate technical, medical, and scientific information in critical submission and internal PV documents in order to deliver high quality reports within the specified timelines.

Performs quality control of SMW deliverables for data accuracy, consistency, editing, and ensuring alignment with the processes, templates and regulations.

Participate in meetings related to key PV activities.

Collaborate cross functionally for continuous improvement of standards and best practices for medical writing

Who you are:

Graduate degree or equivalent job experience with comprehensive pharmacovigilance knowledge of theories, principles and concepts, MD/PhD or advanced science degree.

Excellent written and spoken English (including medical terminology) with a familiarity with AMA style guide.

Profound pharmacovigilance experience (including 5 to 8 years’ experience in PSRs) required.

Demonstrated experience in Periodic Safety Reports of interpretation & presentation of aggregate safety data.

Strong knowledge of regulations and guidelines (FDA, EMA, ICH, EU GVP, etc.).

Experience in working in electronic document management systems (EDMS), signal management and benefit-risk assessment is beneficial.

Proven experience in ability to consistently produce documents of high quality and express complex data in a concise and easy-to-read way.

Comprehensive experience in working in cross-functional, global teams, across different regions and time zones.

A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning; readily adapts to changes.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 248 comparable Senior Medical Affairs roles across 70 biopharma companies.

248Comparable roles tracked
208Currently active
70Companies hiring similar roles
26Countries represented

Salary context

102 of 248 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Senior Clinical Research Associate I · Pfizer $82,700/yr – $137,900/yr
Highest disclosed · Senior Global Medical Affairs Leader, Bladder · Johnson & Johnson $196,000/yr – $342,700/yr
Peer group range $110,300 – $269,350 (median $202,475)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 248 comparable roles

United States148
United Kingdom14
Taiwan11
Japan11
Germany11
China10

+ 20 more countries

Seniority mix

248 of 248 peers have a known seniority level

Senior166
Associate Director75
Principal7

Therapeutic area mix

78 of 248 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology25
Dermatology & Aesthetics14
Neuroscience10
Rare Disease7
Gastroenterology6
Cardiovascular / CVRM5
Vaccines & Infectious Disease4
Respiratory3
Immunology3
Ophthalmology1

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