argenx is seeking a Medical Safety Lead to provide strategic leadership in patient safety within their innovative biotech environment, focused on autoimmune disease treatment. The role demands extensive pharmacovigilance experience and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to ensure safety communication and compliance throughout the product lifecycle
Job Summary
The Medical Safety Lead provides strategic medical safety leadership, serving as the single point of contact for all aspects of patient safety.
Responsibilities include offering expert medical safety contribution and oversight, ensuring comprehensive ownership of safety activities, and leading the assessment of safety data to support informed decision‑making.
The role also requires close collaboration with internal stakeholders such as Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Development, and Medical Affairs, as well as external partners including key opinion leaders and regulatory agencies.
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argenx is seeking a Medical Safety Lead to provide strategic leadership in patient safety within their innovative biotech environment, focused on autoimmune disease treatment. The role demands extensive pharmacovigilance experience and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to ensure safety communication and compliance throughout the product lifecycle.
Salary
Base: $292,000.00 - $401,500.00 USD; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for short-term and long-term incentive programs; Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Strategic medical safety leadership
Safety signal management
Benefit risk assessment
Pharmacovigilance regulations
Medical assessment of safety data
Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS)
Nice-to-have
Inspire and grow company
Science-based start-up roots
Cross-functional collaboration
Interpersonal skills
Global and intercultural environment
Key Requirements
MD degree or equivalent required
At least 10 years of experience
At least 7 years in pharmacovigilance/drug safety
Global experience is a plus
Experience in clinical practice or academic medicine is a plus
Experience in epidemiology, biostatistics, clinical development, or medical affairs is a plus