Medical Safety Officer - Solid Tumors

Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Company

Johnson & Johnson MedTech develops healthcare solutions and medicines focused on preventing, treating, and curing complex diseases.

What you will do

• Lead Safety Management Teams for assigned solid tumor products across clinical development and marketed use.
• Conduct proactive safety surveillance, signal detection, benefit-risk assessments, and risk management activities.
• Provide medical and scientific expertise to Compound Development Teams and Clinical Teams.
• Contribute safety input to clinical protocols, risk management plans, regulatory filings, periodic safety reports, and health authority responses.
• Communicate medical safety findings to senior leaders, health authorities, prescribers, patients, and external experts.
• Provide medical oversight to contractors and non-physician staff and lead cross-functional safety initiatives.

Requirements

• Physician with an MD or equivalent and 2–5 years of pharmacovigilance or relevant clinical, medical affairs, or clinical research experience.
• At least one year of clinical practice experience; board certification or eligibility and a medical specialization are preferred.
• Knowledge of drug development, pharmacology, clinical trial methodology, medical monitoring, benefit-risk 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.
• Ability to lead global cross-functional teams, evaluate safety data from multiple sources, influence stakeholders, and communicate findings clearly.
• Fluent written and spoken English required.

Nice to have

• 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.
• Opportunity to contribute to healthcare innovation across medicines and MedTech.
• Collaboration with global clinical, regulatory, medical, and safety functions.