Global Safety Medical Director

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Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer.  As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Global Safety Officer, Medical Director, Obesity and related conditions

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will serve as the strategic safety leader for assigned the Obesity and related conditions therapeutic area within Amgen's global development organization. You will be accountable for the overall benefit-risk profile, safety strategy, signal management, and safety governance of clinical programs.

This role is ideal for a physician who has served as a Global Safety Officer (GSO), Clinical Safety Lead, Safety Lead Physician, or equivalent accountable safety leader for development-stage assets and has directly influenced key clinical development decisions through safety leadership.

You will establish the strategy, direction, and priorities of pharmacovigilance activities and will be accountable for the overall safety profile and safety-related decisions for assigned products.

You will lead the Safety Analysis Team (SAT), Global Safety Team (GST), and serve as a core member of the Executive Safety Committee (ESC). You will partner closely with Clinical Development, Translational Medicine, Regulatory, Biostatistics, and Medical Affairs to influence development strategy and support innovative therapies for patients with rare diseases and high unmet medical need.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the accountable physician safety leader for assigned Obesity development programs.
• Lead global safety strategy for clinical development programs.
• Partner with Clinical Development and Translational Medicine teams to inform dose-escalation, cohort expansion, proof-of-concept, and development decisions.
• Provide medical safety leadership and contribute to benefit-risk evaluations throughout clinical development.
• Review and interpret emerging safety data and communicate safety implications to development teams and governance committees.
• Lead Safety Analysis Team (SAT), Global Safety Team (GST), and participate in Executive Safety Committee (ESC) discussions.
• Review and contribute to Safety Review Committees (SRCs), Data Monitoring Committees (DMCs), and other safety governance forums.
• Validate safety signals and lead signal detection, assessment, and risk evaluation activities.
• Develop and maintain Core Safety Information including Core Data Sheets and informed consent safety language.
• Prepare and review Risk Management Plans (RMPs), risk minimization strategies, and aggregate safety reports.
• Lead safety review and provide strategic input into protocol development, CRF design, Statistical Analysis Plans, Clinical Study Reports, and safety monitoring plans.
• Prepare and review safety sections of regulatory submissions including INDs, CTAs, BLAs, NDAs, and other global submissions.
• Serve as the safety representative on Evidence Generation Teams and other cross-functional development teams.
• Support regulatory inspections and inspection readiness activities.
• Domestic and international travel up to 10%.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Global Safety Medical Director we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
  AND
  2 years of clinical research experience and/or basic science research

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience in Drug Safety, Clinical Safety, Pharmacovigilance, or Clinical Development.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a Global Safety Officer (GSO), Clinical Safety Lead, Safety Lead Physician, or equivalent accountable safety role.
• Direct experience influencing clinical development through protocol development, CRF design, safety monitoring plans, dose-escalation decisions, and benefit-risk assessments.
• Expertise in signal detection, signal assessment, benefit-risk evaluation, risk management, and safety governance.
• Experience supporting regulatory submissions and interactions with health authorities, including INDs, CTAs, BLAs, NDAs, MAAs, and responses to regulatory questions.
• Experience presenting safety assessments and recommendations to governance committees, development teams, and regulatory authorities.
• Experience supporting Obesity clinical development programs strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional matrix organizations with the ability to influence development strategy and drive decision-making.
• Experience with both clinical development and post-marketing safety activities preferred.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans
• Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities, consistent with legal requirements. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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