Vice President and Global Head of Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance

Location: Fully remote; can be performed from anywhere. Frequent domestic and international travel of approximately 25% is expected for team meetings, events, and other business needs.

Company

hirify.global is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on transforming the lives of patients with serious and rare diseases.

What you will do

• Set the strategic direction for the global Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance organization and execute a multi-year PV roadmap.
• Lead an enterprise-wide transformation of global PV infrastructure, processes, systems, and technology.
• Oversee global safety surveillance, signal detection, risk management, medical safety deliverables, and benefit-risk communications.
• Ensure pharmacovigilance compliance and inspection readiness across global markets, including FDA, EMA, and PMDA requirements.
• Lead EMEA QPPV and Japan PV operations, REMS activities, global Risk Management Plans, and health authority interactions.
• Build and develop a globally distributed PV organization while managing budgets, vendors, KPIs, and cross-functional partnerships.

Requirements

• MD degree, 15+ years of drug development experience in a pharmaceutical or biotech company, and 10+ years of PV or drug safety leadership.
• At least 5 years of experience as a VP or equivalent with full PV organizational accountability, plus 4+ years of post-doctoral clinical experience.
• Experience leading a global PV organization, including safety strategy, compliance, operations, team performance, and organizational transformation.
• FDA and EMA inspection leadership experience and experience as or supporting an EU/UK QPPV.
• Experience with BLA, NDA, MAA, and JNDA submissions, health authority interactions, PV technology modernization, and AI/ML applications in pharmacovigilance.
• Proficiency with ARISg, Oracle Argus, Veeva Vault Safety, MedDRA coding, and Microsoft Office Suite, along with strong executive leadership, communication, negotiation, and budget management skills.

Nice to have

• Specialty Board Certification.
• Advanced degree in Pharmaceutical Medicine, Epidemiology/Public Health, or Regulatory Science.
• Rare disease experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work with purposeful in-person collaboration and support for flexible work schedules.
• Medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage, wellbeing reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid time off, fertility and family-forming benefits, caregiver support, life and disability insurance, and a 401(k) plan with company matching.
• Annual equity awards, Employee Stock Purchase Plan participation, learning programs, mentorship, and leadership development opportunities.
• Employee resource groups, service programs, recognition initiatives, and opportunities to volunteer and give back.