Medical Safety Director - Enterprise Informatics

Job Description

In this role as Medical Safety Director – Enterprise Informatics, you will lead a team (5 FTE) responsible for ensuring patient-centricity in all aspects of medical safety, providing end-to-end oversight and strategic input for pre- and post-approval products as well as organization-supported clinical trials. You will have the opportunity to bring medical safety of Enterprise Informatics to the next level.

Your role:

• Leads succession planning and comprehensive talent management, driving employee selection, performance management, compensation management, and career development in alignment with organizational operational goals.
• Setting clear goals and expectations, providing regular feedback and recognition, direction and goals/KPIs for the team to ensure operational excellence.
• Ensuring open and effective communication, cultivate a positive and motivating work environment to foster engagement, development and retention.
• Develops strategies to ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements related to medical safety, including medical device vigilance guidelines and post-market surveillance regulations.
• Leads the development and maintenance of safety management plans for all products, overseeing activities such as signal detection, risk management, and safety monitoring.
• Coordinates and oversees the review and analysis of adverse event reports, ensuring timely and accurate assessment of potential safety concerns.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to integrate safety considerations into product development processes, from early design stages through post-market surveillance.
• Facilitates the planning and execution of safety-related meetings, including Safety Review Committee meetings, to assess emerging safety issues and determine appropriate actions.
• Monitors and evaluates safety data from clinical trials, post-marketing studies, and real-world evidence sources to proactively identify potential risks and ensure patient safety.
• Provides leadership and guidance to safety team members, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and excellence in medical safety practices.
• Develops and delivers training programs on safety-related topics for internal stakeholders, including medical affairs, regulatory affairs, and sales and marketing teams, to ensure awareness and compliance with safety requirements.
• Participates in strategic initiatives to enhance the overall safety profile of products, including the implementation of risk mitigation strategies and the development of innovative safety monitoring tools and technologies.

You're the right fit if:

• MD (Doctor of Medicine) with specialization in Radiology.
• 10–12 years of professional experience in medical safety, clinical, or related healthcare environments.
• Prior work experience in a hospital or clinical care setting.
• Proven leadership experience in medical safety within the medical device industry.
• Leadership experience, including committee involvement and managing complex organizational structures.
• People management experience is a strong plus.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations. This is field role.

About Philips

We are a health technology company.