Job title: Clinical Safety Scientist
Location: GSK HQ
Contract: 6 months
Overview
GSK is a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer. We are on an audacious journey to impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next decade. Our R&D division is at the forefront of this mission, dedicated to the discovery and development of groundbreaking vaccines and medicines. We are transforming the landscape of medical research by integrating cutting-edge science and technology and harnessing the power of genetics and new data. By fostering a collaborative environment that unites the talents of our people, we are revolutionizing R&D to pre-empt and defeat diseases. Join us in our commitment to uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.
Role Overview
Provides in‑depth scientific expertise in the safety evaluation and risk management of assigned GSK assets across clinical development and/or post‑marketing settings. The role is responsible for ensuring scientifically robust review, interpretation, and communication of safety data to support global patient safety and informed benefit–risk decision‑making.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide scientific leadership in the safety evaluation and risk management of assigned clinical and/or marketed products.
* Ensure high‑quality review, analysis, and interpretation of safety data from clinical trials, post‑marketing surveillance, literature, and external data sources.
* Identify, assess, and escalate safety issues through established safety review and governance processes, ensuring timely communication to senior management as required.
* Make scientifically sound recommendations for the characterization, management, and communication of safety risks across the product lifecycle.
* Support global pharmacovigilance and ongoing benefit–risk assessment activities to ensure patient safety worldwide.
* Contribute to safety sections of regulatory documents, risk management plans, and responses to health authority inquiries.
* Collaborate with cross‑functional partners including Clinical Development, Medical, Regulatory, and Epidemiology to ensure consistent and aligned safety strategy execution.
Qualifications & Experience
* Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, or a related scientific discipline.
* Experience in pharmacovigilance, drug safety, or benefit–risk management within a pharmaceutical or biotechnology environment.
* Demonstrated understanding of global safety regulations, safety governance, and lifecycle product safety management.
* Experience supporting assets in clinical development and/or the post‑marketing environment.
Skills & Competencies
* Strong scientific and analytical capability in safety data evaluation
* Expertise in pharmacovigilance and benefit–risk assessment principles
* Clear and effective written and verbal scientific communication
* Sound judgment and decision‑making in complex safety situations
* Ability to influence and collaborate effectively within global, matrixed teams
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
Inclusion at GSK
GSK is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.
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