[Hiring] Associate Director, Pharmacovigilance @Worldwide Clinical Trials

Role Description

As an Associate Director, Pharmacovigilance, you will play a critical leadership role in delivering high-quality global pharmacovigilance services that support clinical development programs across a variety of therapeutic areas and trial phases. Your expertise will help ensure patient safety, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence while guiding teams through complex safety reporting challenges.

• Provide strategic and operational oversight of pharmacovigilance projects and staff.
• Partner with global stakeholders to drive quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the evolution of department processes, technology, and talent development.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients and internal teams on global safety requirements and best practices.
• Lead global pharmacovigilance projects and teams, ensuring compliance with regulations, quality standards, and project timelines.
• Guide teams on complex safety reporting scenarios and sponsor requirements.
• Enhance processes, implement efficiencies, and support ongoing technology and operational improvements.
• Contribute to proposal development, budget reviews, bid defense meetings, and scope management activities.
• Support team growth through coaching, training, recruitment, onboarding, and development of pharmacovigilance professionals.
• Represent Pharmacovigilance during sponsor audits, client consultations, and other external-facing activities.
• Participate in business development initiatives, including conference presentations and marketing efforts.
• Act as a key contributor to departmental and company-wide initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a science-related field, nursing, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of global pharmacovigilance experience supporting pre-approval clinical trials across multiple therapeutic areas and study phases.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including at least 2 years in a people, project, or departmental leadership capacity.
• Strong knowledge of global pharmacovigilance regulations, safety reporting requirements, adverse event assessment, and clinical trial best practices.
• Proven experience managing budgets, scope, timelines, quality standards, and cross-functional stakeholder relationships.
• Strong understanding of pharmacovigilance systems, relational databases, and Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in written and verbal English.

Requirements

• Ability to influence, mentor, and guide teams in a matrix environment.

Benefits

• Salary range for this position: $112,000.00 - $223,000.00 annually.
• Competitive benefits package depending on location.

Company Description

At Worldwide Clinical Trials, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace by providing transparent compensation. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and creativity.