Senior Scientist, Risk Management & Safety Surveillance

Location: Remote, Canada

Salary: $80–$115 CAD

Company

hirify.global is a global full-service contract research organization providing clinical development and functional solutions for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and consumer health companies.

What you will do

• Own and deliver scheduled and ad hoc aggregate safety reports and analyses.
• Plan and oversee internal and external database searches, case-level reviews, and aggregate safety assessments.
• Develop safety strategies with Therapeutic Area Safety Heads, Medical Safety Officers, Safety Surveillance Physicians, and other stakeholders.
• Lead or support Safety Management Team activities, risk management plans, PBRERs, PSURs, DSURs, and product safety strategy updates.
• Lead signal validation and evaluation, health authority query responses, and Level 2 escalation or HHE processes.
• Coordinate vendors, cross-functional contributors, regulatory responses, labeling updates, and other strategic safety documents.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Health or Biomedical Science with six to eight years of industry experience, or an advanced degree with four to six years of experience.
• Physicians may qualify with two to five years of pharmacovigilance or relevant experience; clinical practice experience of at least three years is preferred.
• Experience in pharmacovigilance, clinical or medical writing, drug development, and benefit-risk assessment.
• Knowledge of global safety regulations and safety assessment for marketed and investigational drugs.
• Strong English verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Applicants must be based in Canada for this remote position.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Health or Biomedical Science.
• Clinical medicine experience and demonstrated clinical practice.
• Experience with regulatory assessor comments, prescribing information updates, CCDS, IB safety sections, and literature reviews.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent position within an in-house team.
• Remote work arrangement in Canada.
• Collaborative, quality-focused one-team culture.
• Professional development supported through continuous training and cross-functional initiatives.
• Inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and employment environment.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV and receive an application acknowledgement.
• Qualified applicants are invited to a phone interview as the first step.
• AI screening is used to review keywords and minimum qualifications, with recruiter review of results.