Description
The Executive Director, Medical Safety – Eye Health & Emerging Areas is a leading and experienced medical expert with a sound clinical and scientific background combined with deep pharmacovigilance experience. The incumbent has full overall medical strategic accountability for the benefit risk and product risk minimization of activities for a portfolio of investigational compounds or projects on global level. This may include direct product responsibility as well as oversight of a team of physicians.
As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.
Duties & Responsibilities
Leads a team responsible for the development of proactive risk management strategies for a portfolio of investigational products within Eye Health on global level (generally between 3 and 10 compounds and/or projects). This includes the following actions/activities e.g.: accountability for risk benefit profile of relevant products as well as to take medical judgements with a high business impact. This may include “hands on” responsibilities for products as well as oversight of responsible patient safety physicians
Leads and manages a team of risk management physicians responsible for a compound/product or portfolio of products including project management, project- specific training and coaching of team members, review of team output
Provides updates of the assigned drug’s safety profile to senior management and recommends pharmacovigilance / risk management activities to BI decision-making bodies Participate in internal and external committees & bodies with the responsibility to steer and drive relevant discussions concerning benefit – risk assessments of products and other medical safety topics
Contributes to the further development of pharmacovigilance within Boehringer by staying abreast of state-of-the-art methodology, changes in the regulatory environment and developments and trends in healthcare system and society
May support or lead strategic projects within Experimental Medicine
Strategically leads, manages / performs, and medical-scientifically directs a team of risk management physicians responsible for a product or portfolio of products regarding all pharmacovigilance activities, (and may have “hands on” responsibilities for products as well) including:
Continuous monitoring and further development of the product/portfolio safety profile
Safety issue management: medical scientific data analysis, development of strategies to minimize and communicate potential risk to patients and prescribers, set-up of safety analyses in clinical trial databases
Reviewing and providing safety-related medical-scientific input to relevant internal and regulatory documents.
Requirements
Medical Doctor (MD) with a strong medical-scientific background, gained through long-term professional experience in research and/or medical practice
A minimum of 5+years of applicable experience (incl. clinical practice, research, or relevant pharmaceutical industry)
A minimum of 3 years of leadership proven leadership role of global or multidisciplinary teams with the ability to coach and inspire your team to achieve delivery excellence
Expertise in the clinical development of investigational compounds, including patient safety, pharmacovigilance, and risk minimization strategies
Board Certification/Medical experience in Ophthalmology would be a plus
Excellent capability to take sound medical decisions in an environment of high uncertainty and with critical impact for the company and for patients’ well-being
Strategic mindset to drive patient safety and evidence generation within cross-functional and collaborative settings
Strong communication, collaboration, and negotiation skills, combined with intercultural awareness
Excellent and deep medical scientific background
Experience in translational medicine from research to Phase I up to Proof of Concept (POC) ideal
Experience within pharmacovigilance or another related field
Excellent capability to take sound medical decisions in an environment of high uncertainty and with critical impact for the company and for patients’ well-being
Highly ethical personality putting patient safety first
Self-starter and driving personality
Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills
Strong leadership skills
Compensation Data
Compensation: This position offers a base salary typically between $250,000 and $394,000. The position may be eligible for a role specific variable or performance based bonus and or other compensation elements. For an overview of our benefits please click here .
Our Company
Why Boehringer Ingelheim?
With us, you can develop your own path in a company with a culture that knows our differences are our strengths \u2013 and break new ground in the drive to make millions of lives better.
Here, your development is our priority. Supporting you to build a career as part of a workplace that is independent, authentic and bold, while tackling challenging work in a respectful and friendly environment where everyone is valued and welcomed.
Alongside, you have access to programs and groups that ensure your health and wellbeing are looked after \u2013 as we make major investments to drive global accessibility to healthcare. By being part of a team that is constantly innovating, you'll be helping to transform lives for generations.
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