Global Safety Officer
Cambridge, MassachusettsMorristown, Tennessee Permanent Posted on Jan. 05, 2026
Job Title: Global Safety Officer
Location: Morristown, NJ Cambridge, MA
About the Job
Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions.
About Sanofi:
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Main Responsibilities
Internal & External Safety Expert with a clear and contemporary understand of Benefit Risk:
Provide PV and risk management expertise to internal and external customers
Safety expert for product must have an attitude of continuous learning and understand the product attributes and science
Maintain knowledge of product, product environment, and recent literature
Maintain expertise in drug safety and PV, and understanding of international safety regulations and guidelines
Lead cross functional Safety Management Teams (SMTs) and GPV internal Safety Analysis Teams (SATs)
Communicate with and represent PV position within project/product teams, with external partners, key opinion leaders, and Health Authorities, and during internal and external negotiations
Provide strategic and proactive safety input into development plans
Support due diligence activities and pharmacovigilance agreements
Impact:
Ongoing assessment of the safety status of the product
Review, preparation, contribution and/or approval of clinical development documents including clinical development plans, SAPs, study protocols, investigator brochures, data monitoring plans, study reports, integrated summary of safety, summary of clinical safety, and labeling
Review, preparation, and/or contribution to questions/requests from health authorities, ethics committees/ IRBs, external partners
Management of product safety alerts
Ensuring the GPV’s position is well articulated to and understood by its internal and external stakeholders
Continued visibility and Establishment of the credibility of GSO role/function and consequently GPV Signal Detection and Assessment:
Responsible for overseeing from multiple contributors signal detection and analysis
Collaborate with Center of Excellence for Signal Detection and Data Mining and the Safety Epidemiology group
Identify and implement proactive safety analysis strategies to further define the safety as well as Benefit Risk profile.
Lead the review of aggregate safety data and related activities as well as coordinate safety surveillance activities
About You
Knowledge and Skills
Excellent clinical judgment
Articulate and clearly understood in telephone communications
Capability to synthesize and critically analyze data from multiple sources supported by sound clinical reasoning
Ability to communicate complex clinical issues and analysis orally and in writing
Able to develop and document sound risk assessment
Demonstrates initiative and capacity to work under pressure and with a good sense of Prioritization of business critical deliverables
Demonstrates leadership within cross-functional team environment
Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills are required
Fluency in English (written and spoken).
Formal Education And Experience Required
M.D., D.O. or equivalent
Board Certified/Board eligible, or equivalent, is preferred
Minimum 3 years' total experience in international pharmacovigilance, or equivalent relevant industry experience (e.g. clinical development) with relevant clinical experience considered. Exceptionally, candidates may be considered if they have proven excellence in a similar prior position, even if they have less than 3 years international PV experience
Why Choose Us?
Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.
Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.
At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
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