Senior Safety Scientist (m/w/d)
Mainz, Germany; London, United Kingdom; Munich, Germany | full time | Job ID: 9008
As a Senior Safety Scientist (m/w/d), you will provide scientific and strategic expertise to our clinical development programs at a compound level. Core responsibilities include safety data review, periodic report preparation, and oversight of the safety surveillance process.
Your main responsibilities are:
- Provide expert scientific input to clinical safety activities, including safety database analyses, authoring and reviewing trial-related documents (e.g., Safety Management Plans, Reconciliation Plans, structured Benefit-Risk Assessments), and leading the preparation of periodic safety reports (e.g., DSURs) in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Partner with safety physicians to review and contribute to safety-relevant sections of clinical trial protocols, investigator brochures, clinical study reports, and statistical outputs (tables, figures, listings), and to co-author relevant safety documentation for BioNTech compounds.
- Drive the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of safety signal processes and oversee and enhance safety surveillance across clinical programs.
- Actively lead or contribute to BioNTech’s Safety Surveillance Teams (SST) and Safety Management Teams (SMT), including organizing and facilitating meetings to ensure consistent safety oversight and decision-making for assigned compounds.
- Serve as primary scientific point of contact for clinical safety team members assigned to clinical trials including best practice approaches, project-specific mentoring and training.
- Support collaboration by providing training and scientific guidance on safety management practices to colleagues in cross-functional departments.
- Build subject matter expertise in focus areas such as data analytics, signal detection, BRA, or literature review, and support regulatory interactions by contributing to authority requests and safety-related communications.
- Manage and update key standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to safety processes, ensure all safety management activities align with BioNTech’s quality standards, global regulations, and ethical requirements, and act as a Subject Matter Expert during audits and inspections for core safety processes.
What you have to offer:
- Advanced Degree in life sciences, pharmacy, public health or a related field (PhD preferred)
- Minimum 5 years of experience in clinical research and pharmacovigilance within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or CRO industry, including case processing activities
- Strong knowledge of applicable regulatory, GCP, and GVP requirements in key geographies
- Experience in designing and implementing clinical safety processes, support systems, and tools
- Excellent scientific writing, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Strong computer proficiency, including experience in data visualization tools
- Fluent in written and spoken English
Your Benefits:
It's our priority to support you:
- Your flexibility: flexible hours | vacation account
- Your growth: Digital Learning | Performance & talent development | leadership development | Apprenticeships | LinkedIn Learning
- Your value: Your voice at the table | Culture on an equal footing | Opportunities to shape & impact | Support for your full potential
- Your health and lifestyle: Company bike
- Your mobility: Job ticket | Deutschlandticket
- Your life phases: Employer-funded pension | Childcare
Apply now - We look forward to your application!
Apply to our Mainz, Germany; London, United Kingdom; Munich, Germany location by sending us your documents via our online form. For any questions, contact our talent acquisition team on: + 49 (0) 6131-9084-1291 (Monday-Friday from 12 PM to 4 PM CET).
Job ID 9008 (please always specify if you have any questions)
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