Corcept Therapeutics

Corcept Therapeutics

Lead Medical Safety Physician

Redwood City, California, United States · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$298k-$351kDetected 1 day ago
Product ManagementStakeholder ManagementClinical TrialsFDA RegulatoryPharmacovigilanceLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationRegulatory Affairs

About the role

  • For more than 25 years, Corcept has been singularly focused on the science of cortisol, a powerful hormone that when unregulated, can play a role in a broad range of diseases.
  • Our commercial portfolio includes treatments for hypercortisolism and oncology, and the company has discovered more than 1,000 proprietary selective cortisol modulators and glucocorticoid receptor antagonists.
  • With advanced clinical trials in patients with hypercortisolism, solid tumors, ALS and liver disease, Corcept is unlocking the power of cortisol modulation to help address some of the most devastating diseases patients face today.

Responsibilities

  • Scale the organization to support portfolio and geographic growth
  • Partner with Clinical Development to integrate safety into development strategy

Requirements

  • oncology experience required
  • Strong understanding of global pharmacovigilance regulations and industry best practices
  • MD required; board certification in a relevant specialty strongly preferred
  • 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, including significant experience in Medical Safety and pharmacovigilance; oncology experience required
  • Demonstrated success leading Medical Safety organizations and managing teams of Medical Safety Physicians
  • Deep expertise in safety signal management, medical review, aggregate safety assessment, and benefit-risk evaluation across clinical development and post-marketing products
  • Extensive experience interacting with global health authorities and leading safety-related regulatory activities
  • Proven ability to influence cross-functional and executive-level decision-making and build effective partnerships across Patient Safety/Pharmacovigilance, Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs and Biometrics
  • Experience building, scaling, or leading Medical Safety functions in fast-paced or growing organizations preferred

Nice to have

  • Preferred Skills, Qualifications and Technical Proficiencies:
  • board certification in a relevant specialty strongly preferred

Skills

  • https://www.corcept.com/
  • Corcept is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Compensation

  • The pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this headquarters-based position is $298,000 – $350,600; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on legitimate considerations, including geographic location, job-related knowled

Benefits

  • Strategic medical leadership and executive presence
  • Clinical judgment and benefit-risk decision-making
  • Medical governance and patient safety leadership
  • Regulatory/ health authority engagement
  • Define and drive the medical safety strategy across the portfolio
  • Provide senior medical safety leadership for safety interpretation and benefit-risk assessment
  • Ensure consistent medical oversight of clinical and post-marketing safety activities
  • Lead, build, and develop a team of Medical Safety Physicians
  • Set standards for medical review quality and consistency
  • Lead medical evaluation of safety signals in partnership with Safety Science
  • Ensure robust benefit-risk assessment across programs
  • Partner with Medical Affairs to ensure consistent safety messaging

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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