Medical Safety Officer - PALM

Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom; additional posting location: Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Company

Johnson & Johnson MedTech develops healthcare solutions and medicines intended to prevent, treat, and cure complex diseases.

What you will do

• Lead Safety Management Teams for assigned marketed and investigational products.
• Conduct proactive safety surveillance, signal detection, benefit-risk assessments, and risk management activities.
• Provide medical and scientific expertise to Compound Development Teams, Clinical Teams, and clinical protocol design.
• Contribute safety input to risk management plans, clinical trial documents, regulatory filings, periodic safety reports, and health authority responses.
• Communicate important safety and benefit-risk findings to internal leadership, health authorities, prescribers, patients, and external experts.
• Oversee contractors and non-physician staff preparing safety evaluations and lead cross-functional process improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Physician with an MD or equivalent qualification.
• 2–5 years of pharmacovigilance or relevant clinical research, Medical Affairs, or clinical experience.
• At least one year of clinical practice experience.
• Knowledge of drug development, pharmacology, clinical trial methodology, medical monitoring, drug safety assessment, and global safety regulations.
• Experience with Good Clinical Practices, pharmacovigilance requirements in the US and EU, clinical trials, regulatory filings, and risk management plans.
• Fluent written and spoken English required.

Nice to have

• Board certification, board eligibility, or equivalent.
• Medical specialization.
• Experience presenting to health authorities.
• Publication or journal article writing experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive work environment focused on individual dignity, diversity, and merit.
• Collaboration across global medical safety, clinical, regulatory, and business functions.
• Opportunity to contribute to healthcare innovation and the safe use of medicines.