Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
The Associate Director (AD) Safety Analysis Scientist (SAS) provides scientific expertise and leads the
safety assessment of assigned products. The AD SAS, in partnership with the Medical Safety Officer
(MSO), is responsible for the preparation of scientific safety analysis and evaluations, which are required
for regulatory compliance and to aid in safety-related decisions for marketed products and products in
development.
The AD SAS will support product Safety Management Teams (SMTs) and work in close collaboration with
other cross-functional safety partners to determine a product's safety strategy, complete safety analyses
and evaluations, proactively review safety data/lead safety data review meetings and interpret safety
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information to make a recommendation, supporting SMT deliverables as required.
The AD SAS will assist the Medical Safety Officer (MSO) with activities related to the SMT and with
contributions to key safety and clinical documents.
The AD SAS will have in-depth product knowledge, will serve as product point of contact, and will provide
training to, and oversight of deliverables prepared by, other team members as needed (for complex
reports).
The AD SAS will function with a high level of independence, with minimal guidance from the Director,
Safety Analysis Scientist (SAS) Therapeutic Area Lead (TAL), be able to link discussions to content, and
consistently deliver high quality results with minimal guidance. The AD SAS will quickly build alliances
and be able to independently influence other safety partners to shape strong decisions/outcomes.
• Lead safety evaluations including strategy discussions, collaborating with Therapeutic Area
Safety Head (TASH)/MSO and other stakeholders as necessary, data retrieval, data analysis,
report writing, and report revision.
• Ensure high quality safety evaluations and reports with minimal comments from stakeholders and
minimal revisions required.
• Provide input and review of key regulatory or clinical documents as appropriate.
• Demonstrate leadership in the SMT and support the MSO.
• Support SMT activities (e.g., preparing and presenting data, compiling meeting minutes, updating
signal tracking information).
• Lead proactive safety data reviews, if applicable and form a safety position across Global Medical
Safety (GMS) which can be leveraged for aggregate safety reports.
• Provide support for Health Authority interactions regarding safety and risk management, both
written and verbal.
• Assume responsibility for novel projects, create value and innovate without defined processes.
May seek guidance from Directors (i.e., SAS TAL) for complex projects.
• Lead cross-functional training of relevant stakeholders.
• Act as product or process Subject Matter Expert (SME) for audits/inspections.
• Participate in, or lead, department and/or cross-functional initiatives.
• Explore innovative ways of presenting data, preparing reports, and improving efficiencies within
the programs they own.
• Assist Directors in the creation, review and implementation of controlled documents and other
related tools.
• Management of unscheduled reports within the Aggregate Report Calendar.
• Management activities within smaller Therapeutic Areas, as applicable.
• Line-management of contractor positions within the team, as applicable.
• Act as backup to TAL as needed (e.g., Director SAS TAL is unavailable).
• Oversight of deliverables by other team members (e.g., complex reports), as needed.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification
• Bachelor's Degree Required: Healthcare-related or Biomedical Science (11+ years industry
experience or equivalent).
• Advanced Degree Preferred: Healthcare-related or Biomedical Science (8+ years industry
experience or equivalent).
• Medical writing or Pharmacovigilance (PV) experience required.
• Clinical experience preferred.
Required Skills:
• Working knowledge of medical concepts and familiarity with safety activities in drug development
and post marketing and global safety health authority requirements.
• Ability to understand and analyze complex medical-scientific data from a broad range of
disciplines.
• Ability to interpret and present complex data to determine benefit-risk impact.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively interact with stakeholders, including business partners.
• Ability to work in a matrix environment, proven leadership skills.
• Ability to plan work to meet deadlines and effectively handle multiple priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications (e.g., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Ability to independently influence, negotiate and communicate with both internal and external
customers.
Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.