Senior Patient Safety Physician (m/w/d)

Tasks & responsibilities

• As part of your role, you will design and implement proactive, patient-centric risk management strategies for assigned compounds, ensuring alignment with global safety standards.
• Leading all pharmacovigilance activities for your designated products, you will be responsible for planning, execution, and continuous oversight up to POC.
• To support effective safety monitoring, you will establish and refine safety analyses within clinical trial and safety databases.
• A key aspect of your work involves continuously evaluating and enhancing the benefit-risk profile of your products by integrating clinical data and patient insights.
• You will engage in close collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders to address safety concerns and implement appropriate risk mitigation strategies.
• Your medical-scientific expertise will be essential in preparing regulatory documents such as DSURs, and trial related documents such as investigator's brochure, clinical trial protocols, clinical reports ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• In your senior capacity, you will chair the multidisciplinary Asset Benefit-Risk Team and represent Experimental Medicine Patient Safety in strategic committees and regulatory interactions.

Requirements

• Medical Doctor with long-standing clinical or research experience, experience in CRM (cardio renal metabolic) therapeutic area would be an asset.
• Profound experience in pharmacovigilance and Risk Management in a pharmaceutical company on a global / corporate level, including clinical development and post-marketing safety.
• Thorough understanding of PV regulation in major markets and respective need for compliance
• Experience in clinical development and submissions for marketing authorization would be an asset
• Very good and broad understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, and the future trends and developments including pharmacovigilance
• Strong ethical sense combined with quality and patient safety mindset
• Profund Project Management competencies with good interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent English skills, both written and spoken

As part of our commitment to transparency and fairness, salary information will be shared during the recruitment process. We also offer a comprehensive benefits and wellbeing package.

Applications from persons with severe disabilities are warmly welcomed. In cases of equal qualifications, such applicants will be given preferential consideration in the selection process.

With us, you can develop your own path in a company with a culture that knows our differences are our strengths - and break new ground in the drive to make millions of lives better.

Here, your development is our priority. Supporting you to build a career as part of a workplace that is independent, authentic and bold, while tackling challenging work in a respectful and friendly environment where everyone is valued and welcomed.

Alongside, you have access to programs and groups that ensure your health and wellbeing are looked after - as we make major investments to drive global accessibility to healthcare. By being part of a team that is constantly innovating, you'll be helping to transform lives for generations.

Want to learn more? Visit https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com

Ready to contact us?

If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or via mail:

Recruitment process:

Step 1: Online application

Step 2: Virtual meeting starting from October

Step 3: On-site interviews beginning of November

Please submit your application documents in English.

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Posted Oct 31, 2026

Posted Oct 30, 2026