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Relay Therapeutics
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Medical Director/Senior Medical Director, Patient Safety & Risk Management

Medical AffairsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$201k-$351k

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Job Description

The Opportunity:

The Medical Director, Patient Safety & Risk Management at Relay Therapeutics will serve as the Global Medical Safety Lead (GSL) and provides strategic and medical leadership for the safety surveillance and risk management of Relay Therapeutic assigned products throughout the product lifecycle.

This role is responsible for the evaluation, interpretation, and communication of safety information; signal detection and management; benefit-risk assessment; and development of risk minimization strategies to ensure patient safety and regulatory compliance.

In addition, the GSL will support the medical review of individual case safety reports and safety surveillance activities as needed for assigned Relay Therapeutic products.

The GSL will lead the cross functional Safety Management Team in the evaluation of safety signals and implementation of risk minimization activities for Relay Therapeutic products. We are seeking a safety physician, who thrives in a dynamic, agile biotech environment.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Patient Safety & Risk Management, this individual serve as a key collaborator and leader in cross functional clinical program teams, including Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Biostats, Data Management and Regulatory Affairs.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in advancing the development of transformative therapies by providing medical safety expertise. Your Role: Direct the planning, preparation, writing and review of safety aggregate reports, including DSUR.

Train/collaborate and support qualified PSRM staff on medical review, safety surveillance activities and authoring of aggregate reports. Provide benefit-risk assessment on potential safety signal or in safety documents/reports and leads product benefit-risk assessment discussions at safety management meetings.

Lead cross functional safety management team meetings and escalate safety issues including preparing and presenting of safety issue and recommendation to the executive decision-making body.

Contribute to the development of Investigator Brochures, Protocols, Subject Informed Consent, statistical analysis plans, integrated safety summary, RMP/REMS, and other study related documents Support and collaborate with cross functional teams on safety related activities including providing responses to safety related queries from regulatory authorities and IRB/EC.

Ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines and internal processes and procedures, to be inspection ready and serve as SME in audits and inspections. Serve as back-up medical review/sponsor approval of ICSRs and ensure appropriate medical evaluation of individual case safety reports and emerging safety trends.

Your Background: MD, DO or medical degree from an accredited medical school and completion of an accredited medical or surgical residency or clinical experience in either academic setting or private practice A minimum of drug safety experience 7-10 years in the pharmaceutical industry Experience leading cross functional teams and/or projects Expertise in analyzing and presenting complex medical-scientific data from broad range of sources required Experience providing medical leadership and strategic review of aggregate safety reports (DSUR, PBRER/PSUR) is required Knowledge of global risk management planning including RMPs, REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation strategies) and risk minimization strategies required Expertise in global regulations governing safety surveillance and risk management Prior NDA filing (ISS drafting and review) experience strongly preferred Estimated Salary Range: [ $201,000 - $351,000 ].

The range provided above is based on what we believe to be a reasonable estimate for this job at the time of posting.

Actual base salary will depend on a number of factors, including but not limited to, a candidate’s education, experience, skills and location. #BP1 About Relay Therapeutics Relay Therapeutics is a clinical-stage precision medicines company transforming the drug discovery process with the goal of bringing life-changing therapies to patients.

Built on unparalleled insights into protein motion and how this dynamic behavior relates to protein function, we aim to effectively drug protein targets that have previously been intractable, with an initial focus on enhancing small molecule therapeutic discovery in targeted oncology.

Our Dynamo platform integrates an array of leading-edge experimental and computational approaches to provide a differentiated understanding of protein structure and motion to drug these targets.

We have built a world-class team of leading experts from each of these disciplines, and they are driven by a deep collaboration at every step of our drug discovery process. Our team is equal parts fearless and relentless, with a shared passion for working collaboratively in intellectually stimulating environments.

If you’re excited by the challenge of putting protein motion at the heart of drug discovery and passionate about making a difference in the lives of patients, join us!

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Director will serve as the Global Medical Safety Lead, providing strategic leadership for safety surveillance, signal detection, and risk management throughout the product lifecycle. They will lead cross-functional safety management teams and ensure regulatory compliance by overseeing safety aggregate reports and benefit-risk assessments.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree with completion of an accredited residency or clinical experience. A minimum of 7-10 years of drug safety experience in the pharmaceutical industry is required, along with expertise in global safety regulations and risk management.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Pharmacovigilance

Medical Affairs — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$276k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $261k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Medical Affairs pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the Medical Affairs market look like in Massachusetts?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$201k–$351kMedical Affairs median $300k (middle half $280k–$325k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$261k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Medical Affairs listings in Massachusetts89 active273 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMassachusetts physician listings (all specialties): 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 13% offer loan repayment618 active listings, Nov 2026
Medical Affairs hiring demand#6 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 69 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 162 postings, 36 closed
New Medical Affairs listings94 in the last 30 days90 the 30 days before (+4%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Medical Affairs pay trend+2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
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About Relay Therapeutics

Biotechnology Research
Cambridge, Massachusetts
201-500 employees

Living in Cambridge

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.37M≈ 6.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,438/mo≈ 21% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.