Senior Physician, Patient Safety (Senior Drug Safety Physician)
Pharmacovigilance pays $280k median — is this one competitive?
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Job Description
About the Role
Join Parexel as a Senior Drug Safety Physician – Remote in United States. When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve. At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health.
Key Responsibilities
- provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.
- provide expert safety monitoring, and deliver pharmacovigilance guidance across assigned projects.
- Lead for audits and inspections Provides inputs for process improvements Works closely with Project Lead/.
- Lead for process co-ordination and to ensure meeting all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the proces.
Requirements
- driven approach, proven delivery and trusted execution are accelerating the delivery of life
- changing treatments to patients — With Heart.™
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Remote position - work from anywhere.
Apply to join Parexel as a Senior Drug Safety Physician – Remote.
Key Skills
Position Insights
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Senior Physician, Patient Safety (Senior Drug Safety Physician) at Parexel a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% of all Pharmacovigilance physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.
Pharmacovigilance — Physician Career Context
This Pharmacovigilance position at Parexel is open to physician candidates.
Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.
Remote physician positions in Pharmacovigilance have grown significantly in recent years, offering clinicians the ability to maintain a full patient panel without geographic constraints or commute-related burnout.
Location & Logistics
This is a fully remote physician position. Remote clinicians can practice from any state where they hold an active license, eliminating commute time and offering maximum schedule flexibility. Many remote healthcare positions also allow providers to establish a more sustainable long-term practice pattern.
Why This Position Stands Out
- No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
- No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
- Fully remote — work from anywhere with an active license
Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits
Key skills and qualifications: Medical Review, Safety Monitoring, Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Compliance, Medical Expertise, Case Assessment, Signal Detection, Risk Management. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Pharmacovigilance role.
Core responsibilities: The Senior Physician will serve as the medical authority on safety profiles for assigned products, ensuring compliance with global regulations while performing comprehensive medical reviews and providing expert safety monitoring. Key duties include mentoring junior team members and tackling complex ...
Benefits package: Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, Development Opportunities. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.
About WeekdayDoc
WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Pharmacovigilance physician jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.
Benefits & Perks
Work-Life Balance Score
Protective Factors (3)
Remote work (RR 0.57; 14-23% ↓ burnout)
No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)
No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)
Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.
Job Details
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted
1mo ago
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