Vice President Drug Safety (Pharmacovigilance)

Location: Fully remote within the United States; travel to company headquarters and other locations is required as needed. Authority to work in the United States is required.

Salary: $405,000–$430,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing therapies, including treatments for rare diseases.

What you will do

• Develop and execute the strategic vision for the drug safety function across clinical and commercial programs.
• Lead pharmacovigilance operations, including safety data collection, evaluation, analysis, surveillance, and signal detection.
• Oversee expedited and periodic safety reports, benefit-risk assessments, risk management strategies, and regulatory submissions.
• Provide drug safety expertise during health authority interactions, inspections, audits, regulatory responses, and scientific advice meetings.
• Manage PV specialists, external vendors, safety databases, MedDRA updates, systems, budgets, and service-level governance.
• Partner with Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, Quality, Legal, IT, and Commercial teams across product lifecycles.

Requirements

• MD in a relevant clinical or scientific field.
• At least 15 years of pharmacovigilance experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, including 10 years in senior leadership or management roles.
• Experience leading safety operations across clinical development and post-marketing, including regulatory reporting, compliance, surveillance, and signal detection.
• Deep knowledge of GCP and pharmacovigilance regulations and expectations, including FDA, EMA, and ICH requirements.
• Experience with safety databases and pharmacovigilance systems such as ARGUS.
• Must have authority to work in the United States and be willing to travel as needed.

Nice to have

• Experience with rare diseases and/or neuromuscular diseases.
• Experience in a fast-paced biotechnology environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work with travel required to support business operations.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous paid time off.
• Retirement savings plan with company match.
• Collaborative, cross-functional environment focused on quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.