Manager, Safety Analysis Scientist – Cell Therapy

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Job Function:

Product Safety

Job Sub Function:

Product Safety Risk Management

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine:

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for a Manager, Safety Analysis Scientist – Cell Therapy based in Raritan, NJ, Titusville, NJ, or Horsham, PA.

Candidates must already have authorization to work in the country of employment. Immigration sponsorship and relocation support are not available for this position. Candidates authorized to work pursuant to a short-term status (e.g., F-1) who require future immigration sponsorship are not eligible.

Purpose:

The Manager SAS, in partnership with the Medical Safety Officer (MSO), is responsible for the preparation of scientific safety analysis and evaluations, which are required for regulatory compliance and to aid in safety-related decisions for marketed products and products in development.

The Manager SAS will support product Safety Management Teams (SMTs) and work in close collaboration with other cross-functional safety partners to determine a product’s safety strategy, complete safety analyses and evaluations for ad hoc and scheduled reports, proactively review safety data, and lead safety data review meetings, supporting SMT deliverables.

Your will be responsible for:

• Lead safety evaluations, including strategy discussions, collaborating with Therapeutic Area Safety Head (TASH)/MSO and other stakeholders as necessary, data retrieval, data analysis, report writing, and report revision.
• Ensure high-quality safety evaluations and reports with minimal-to-moderate comments from stakeholders and minimal-to-moderate revisions required.
• Provide support to Associate Director (AD) SASs for novel projects without defined processes.
• Provide input and review of key regulatory or clinical documents as appropriate.
• Demonstrate leadership in the SMT and support the MSO.
• Support SMT activities (e.g., preparing and presenting data, compiling meeting minutes, updating signal tracking information).
• Lead proactive safety data reviews, if applicable and form a safety position across Global Medical Safety (GMS) which can be leveraged for aggregate safety reports.
• Provide support for Health Authority interactions regarding safety and risk management, both written and verbal.
• Contribute to cross-functional training of relevant stakeholders.
• Mentor other SASs on activities within the role.
• Participate in department and/or cross-functional initiatives and explore innovative ways of presenting data, preparing reports, and improving efficiencies.
• Assist in the creation, review and implementation of controlled documents and other related tools.
• Support audits/inspections.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare-related field or biomedical science is required
• Advanced degree is preferred

Required:

• Minimum of 6 years of relevant clinical and/or industry experience.
• Working knowledge of medical concepts and familiarity with safety activities in drug development and post marketing and global safety health authority requirements.
• Ability to understand and analyze complex medical-scientific data from a broad range of sources.
• Ability to interpret and present complex data to determine benefit-risk impact.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively interact with stakeholders, including business partners.
• Ability to work in a matrix environment, proven leadership skills.
• Ability to plan work to meet deadlines and effectively handle multiple priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications (e.g., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

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