Associate Director, Program Safety Lead - Job ID: 1908b
Ascendis Pharma
September 05, 2026
Full-time
Remote friendly (Palo Alto, CA)
Worldwide
$215,000 - $215,000 USD yearly
Clinical Research and Development
Role: Program Safety Lead at director level, responsible for overseeing global pharmacovigilance and patient safety strategies for Ascendis Pharma's endocrinology portfolio. Responsibilities include defining safety strategies, ensuring compliance with global regulations, managing safety signal detection and risk management plans, and contributing to regulatory documents and labeling. Collaborates cross-functionally with Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, and Commercial teams to support product safety. Requirements: PharmD degree, 6-8 years industry pharmacovigilance experience, leadership experience in safety management within a matrix organization, and endocrinology therapeutic area expertise; clinical medicine background preferred. HighValue: endocrinology, pharmacovigilance, signal detection, risk management, regulatory reporting, global compliance. WorkSetup: hybrid role, preferably in Palo Alto, CA or Princeton, NJ; travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.