Vice President, Drug Safety & Pharmacovigilance

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $380,000-$440,000

Title : Vice President, Drug Safety & Pharmacovigilance

Location : Remote

Position Summary :

We are seeking a Vice President of Drug Safety & Pharmacovigilance who will report into the Chief Medical Officer. You will focus on developing and executing strategic vision for the Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance department, aligning with the companys goals and objectives and industrys best practices for both investigational and marketed products.

Responsibilities :

• Ensure competent medical evaluation of all relevant safety information, including information from business partners, regulatory agencies, clinical trials, scientific literature, and non-clinical studies for ongoing surveillance and signal detection.
• Proactively interact with clinical trial investigators and other medical staff to manage clinically important safety signals arising in clinical trials.
• Work with PV vendor and internal safety team to develop a system for post-marketing safety surveillance (US and EU).
• Lead Celcuitys Safety Management Team and oversee all risk-benefit assessments to ensure oversight of the companys medicinal products throughout their life cycle.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Clinical Development, Regulatory, Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, Quality, and Commercial teams to develop therapeutic area and product expertise.
• Serve as the companys senior safety spokesperson in regulatory inspections, audits, and internal and external meetings.
• Lead the design and continuous improvement of the companys PV system, ensuring compliance with the FDA, EMA, ICH, and other global health authorities.
• Contribute to and ensure timely submission of expedited safety reports, PBRERs, and DSURs.
• Oversee the pharmacovigilance quality management system ensuring full compliance with global safety regulations and internal SOPs.
• Support labelling decisions, safety-related communications, and benefit-risk assessments for regulatory filings.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive PV agreements and ensure compliance with the requirements of the agreements.
• Contribute to the development of company documents including but not limited to IBs, SOPs, protocols, informed consents, clinical study reports, product labels, risk management plans, and safety plans.
• Mentor and develop the drug safety and pharmacovigilance team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and operational excellence.
• Oversee the QPPV and PSMF development and maintenance.
• Develop and manage the PV budgets and staffing projections, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

About Us :

Celcuity is a clinical-stage, publicly traded biotechnology company seeking to extend the lives of cancer patients through the development of targeted therapies for the treatment of multiple solid tumor indications. The company was founded to develop a better way to treat the cellular drivers of tumor growth.

Our lead therapeutic candidate, gedatolisib, is an intravenously administered, potential first-in-class PI3K / AKT / mTOR (PAM) pathway inhibitor. Its mechanism of action and pharmacokinetic properties are highly differentiated from other currently approved and investigational therapies that target PI3K or mTOR alone or together. Gedatolisib phase 3 clinical development programs are focused on the treatment of patients with HR+ / HER2- ABC in the 1L and 2L settings. A Phase 1b / 2 clinical trial evaluating gedatolisib in combination with darolutamide in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer, is on-going.

Celcuity is an Equal-Opportunity Employer.

Celcuity is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices, and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are competitive. For this role, the anticipated base pay range is $380,000 - $440,000. The exact base pay offered for this role will depend on various factors, including but not limited to the candidates geography, qualifications, skills, and experience.

The successful candidate will be eligible for an annual performance incentive bonus and a new hire equity package. Celcuity also offers various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) match, PTO, and paid holidays.

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