Clinical Safety Scientist

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.
• 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.

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.

Inclusion at GSK: GSK is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, 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.