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Medical Director, Safety Sciences

Denali Therapeutics
September 29, 2026
Full-time
Remote friendly (South San Francisco, CA)
Worldwide
Clinical Research and Development
Role: Provide senior medical safety leadership across multiple clinical development programs or a therapeutic area within biopharma, focusing on safety strategy, signal detection, and benefit–risk evaluation. Responsibilities: lead safety assessments, manage safety signal detection and risk management activities, oversee safety reporting and regulatory submissions, contribute to safety governance forums, and mentor safety team members. Collaborate with Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, and Biostatistics to develop safety monitoring strategies. Requirements: MD or MD/PhD; 10+ years in drug safety, pharmacovigilance, or clinical development with progressively senior safety leadership experience; strong knowledge of global pharmacovigilance regulations, signal detection methodologies, and safety risk management. HighValue: senior safety leadership, pharmacovigilance, global regulatory compliance, complex safety assessments, cross-functional influence. WorkSetup: not specified, but likely office-based with potential for cross-functional collaboration.