Safety Physician
Job Description
About the Role
Join Fortrea as a Safety Physician in United States.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake primary medical review of cases, including medical assessment of the case for seriousness, listed/labeling, causality, adverse event coding and narrative review.
- Update and document daily case data, case-feedback in appropriate trackers/tools to facilitate tracking and workflow management.
- Assume complete responsibility for all assigned deliverables in line with expected quality, compliance, and productivity SLAs and KPIs.
- Provide training and guidance to the case processing team on medical aspects of case processing.
Requirements
- (Minimum Required): Bachelor’s degree in medical science or MD or DO or equivalent degree.
- Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.
- Language Skills: Speaking: English at ILR level 3+ or higher.
- Writing / Reading: English at ILR level 4+ or higher.
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Remote position - work from anywhere.
- Day shift only - no nights.
This position offers day shifts only. Work with Fortrea in United States.
Key Skills
Position Insights
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Safety Physician at Fortrea 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, no night shifts, 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 Fortrea 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
- No night shifts — a daytime-only schedule
- Fully remote — work from anywhere with an active license
Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits
Key skills and qualifications: Medical Review, Case Processing, Adverse Event Coding, Labeling Assessment, Causality Assessment, Signal Detection, Aggregate Review, Pharmacovigilance. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Pharmacovigilance role.
Core responsibilities: The primary role involves providing medical safety expertise to sponsors for post-marketing drugs, devices, and combination products, which includes undertaking primary medical review of adverse event cases for seriousness, labeling, causality, and coding. Additionally, the physician will be respons...
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Work-Life Balance Score
Protective Factors (4)
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)
No nights (Independent predictor ↓ burnout)
Interpretation: Position demonstrates all major evidence-based lifestyle protective factors.
Job Details
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted
1mo ago
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