Biontech
Location
Cambridge, MA | United States
Job description
Director, Medical Safety
The Director of Medical Safety (Scientist)will lead the medical strategy and clinical risk management planning of multiple complex products within the Oncology Therapeutic Portfolios (Infectious Diseases Portfolio). Reporting to the Head of Medical Safety, you will work collaboratively with the Safety Strategy Lead (SSL), Safety Physician (SP), Safety Managers (SM), and other Scientists and Physicians with leadership in project teams and across matrix organization, including counterparts within Core Teams, Clinical Program Teams, Global Regulatory Affairs, and other cross-functional delivery groups.
The role may span multiple oncology assets and the entire life cycle of drug development and peri-/post-submission, from the early to late phases of development, and include delivery through one or more in-house, outsourced, and alliance delivery models. This role is highly visible in MSPV and in the Global Development Organization (GDO).
This is an exciting time to assume a strategic role in MSPV and help translate science into survival by shaping the culture of patient safety for the wider BioNTech organization. BioNTech’s pipeline, which includes mRNA, CAR-T, cancer vaccines, and other breakthrough technologies across different drug classes poised to revolutionize medicine, provides an intellectual challenge to the safety teams requiring a broad portfolio and scientific management approach to projects.
Key qualities include demonstrated ability to provide safety scientific input and leadership for programs/safety management teams through strategic and operational safety expertise and excellence in stakeholder management. This role requires competent strategic thinking, solution-finding, agility, adaptability, comfort with grey areas, impeccable communication skills, tact, and the ability to lead and drive change.
Required behaviors include effectiveness at building networks of partners and stakeholders, continuous learning and curiosity, and the ability to provide clarity, teach, lead, and inspire others. A track record of effective peer communication and shared learning is critical.
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BioNTech is committed to the wellbeing of our team members and offers a variety of benefits in support of our diverse employee base. We offer competitive remuneration packages which is determined by the specific role, location of employment and also the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.
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Note: The availability, eligibility and design of the listed benefits may vary depending on the location. The final requirements for the individual use of our benefits are based on the company's internal policies and applicable law.
This vacancy is to be hired at one of the following locations – Cambridge Erie Street, Gaithersburg, London, Mainz Goldgrube . Apply now for your preferred job and location through our careers site .
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