Safety Operations Advisor 1

Company: Novo Nordisk, Global Business Services

Department: Safety Operations, Global Patient Safety

Location: Bangalore, India

Protect patients worldwide by ensuring the highest standards of drug safety – where your medical expertise directly impacts millions of lives.

Your new role

As a Safety Operations Adviser, you'll play a critical role in safeguarding patients by ensuring the comprehensive evaluation and reporting of adverse events from clinical trials and marketed products worldwide. Your medical expertise will be essential in maintaining Novo Nordisk's commitment to patient safety and regulatory excellence.

Day-to-day Your Responsibilities Will Include

Conducting thorough medical interpretation and evaluation of adverse events reported from worldwide sources, including clinical trials and post-marketing surveillanceEnsuring compliance with global regulatory requirements for the collection, evaluation, and expedited reporting of serious adverse events to health authoritiesPerforming medical reviews and causality assessments of serious adverse events, determining potential relationships to Novo Nordisk productsParticipating in clinical project teams to ensure all safety aspects are appropriately addressed from protocol design through trial conductLeading cross-functional groups and chairing safety meetings to drive consistency in case handling across projects and geographiesEstablishing improved methods and sharing best practices to enhance safety deliverables and ensure accurate MedDRA codingTraining investigators, clinical safety associates, and affiliate partners on safety data handling and adverse event management

Your new department

You'll be part of a unit that explores bold scientific ideas and advances them into clinical testing. We combine curiosity, AI tools, and human data to develop transformative therapies. Through collaboration and operational excellence, we shape and deliver an innovative pipeline to meet future patient needs.

Within Global Patient Safety, the Safety Operations Advisers team serves as the medical backbone of our pharmacovigilance operations. Working across time zones and therapy areas, our team collaborates closely with Global Development, Regulatory Affairs, Data Management, and affiliates worldwide to ensure every adverse event is expertly evaluated and reported. Your role will directly contribute to maintaining the highest safety standards for the millions of patients who depend on our medicines.

Your Skills & Qualifications

We're looking for a medically qualified professional with strong drug safety expertise who thrives in a dynamic, international environment. You'll bring with you:

Medical degree (MBBS or equivalent) with postgraduate medical qualification preferredDocumented experience in drug safety evaluation, pharmacovigilance, or pharmacoepidemiology with strong knowledge of international regulatory requirements (ICH-GCP, EMA, FDA guidelines)Comprehensive understanding of clinical manifestations, disease management, and medical treatment across various therapeutic areasProven ability to perform independent medical causality assessments and make critical decisions regarding drug safety issuesStrong analytical and systematic approach with excellent attention to detail and ability to work under tight regulatory timelinesFluency in English (written and spoken) with excellent communication skills for collaborating across cultural and linguistic differencesSelf-motivated team player with flexibility to manage multiple priorities and ability to train and mentor others

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. In patient safety, this commitment takes on even greater significance – your expertise directly protects the patients who trust our medicines. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What We Offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind. You'll have access to continuous professional development, international exposure, and the chance to work with cutting-edge safety systems and methodologies in one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies.

Deadline

5th october 2026

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