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# Senior Medical Safety Physician

Senior individual contributor Healthcare & Clinical 

Listed on Novartis’s official careers site. Listed as of October 18, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Novartis’s careers site →](https://www.novartis.com/careers/career-search/job/details/req-10088068-senior-medical-safety-physician)

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## Job description

Act as the deputy of the Local Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance in Novartis Country Organization to fulfill medical safety oversight and provide safety deliverables for assigned therapeutic areas/ products in China in full drug life-cycles.

## Responsibilities

### Major accountabilities

Act as Qualified Delegate of the Country Patient Safety Head, functionally (in terms of responsibility for PV system) for assigned therapeutic areas/ products.Ensure robust oversight and compliance in terms of reporting/submission/distribution of safety reports/updates/information (e.g., SAE, SR, IN, SUSAR, PSUR, DSUR, changes in risk-benefit profile) to Local Health Authorities according to regulatory requirements and Novartis procedures.Provide medical safety support, including safety deliverables in CTA/ (s)NDA/ License Renewal/ Reimbursement dossier is done according to the timeliness described into the respective procedures or as committed with line functions.

Play a joint role with global safety leads for safety relevant issues or requests.Represent PS in CTT for Post Approval Commitment (PAC) studies and China bridging clinical trials, with the support by global safety lead if needed.Work in close collaboration with other local and global medical safety functions to ensure accurate evaluation of safety data.Lead local RMP and RMP China addendum creation and approval, based on local regulatory or LHA requirement, if applicable.Conduct local safety signal detection and escalate to global medical safety for potential safety signals identified from all local post-marketing sources per local regulatory requirements.Provide scientific expertise during review of all

Phase IV Clinical Trial and NIS protocols safety sections including Research Collaborations and if a Contract Research Organization (CRO) is conducting the trial or study, review safety relevant sections of the contract.Responsible for responses to inquiries from LHA on safety issues related, involve in the communication on safety topics related to responsible products with the LHA.Ensure support for and close-out of audits, corrective action plan, investigation, and Health Authority inspections.

### Essential Requirements

Medical backgroundAt least 3 years experience in pharmacovigilance or equivalent field, or at least 2 year safety physician experience.

### Project management skillsDesirable Requirements

Excellent communications and negotiation (networking) skillsQuality and results orientedBusiness mindset

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Not stated
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
- Listed for: 7 days[Apply on Novartis’s careers site →](https://www.novartis.com/careers/career-search/job/details/req-10088068-senior-medical-safety-physician)

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