Pharmacovigilance Scientist

Position Overview

Tonix is seeking an experienced Pharmacovigilance Scientist to join our Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance team. Reporting to the Associate Director, Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance this role is pivotal in ensuring the safety profiles of our products are effectively monitored and assessed. The PV Scientist will play a key role in cumulative safety data reviews, safety surveillance, and regulatory reporting.

Essential Duties

• Perform cumulative safety data reviews across trials or programs to assess safety profiles and identify emerging risks or trends


• Coordinate and document ongoing safety surveillance activities. Activities will include safety data review, signal validations, signal evaluations, literature reviews


• Lead aggregate report (PSUR/PADER/DSUR) activities, including vendor oversight and project management, database requests, data analysis, report authoring, and quality checks


• Manage literature review plan for assigned product(s) and provide feedback to vendor on routine literature surveillance activities


• Coordinate responses for ad hoc safety queries (eg, health authority requests) in collaboration with the cross functional team members, as needed. Perform safety data analyses, draft query responses, and prepare documents for cross functional review and finalization


• Represent safety at cross functional product meetings


• For investigational product(s): Support activities relevant to investigational program including (but not limited to):


• Routine/ad hoc updates to safety content of Investigator Brochure (IB), safety content of protocols, CRFs, ICFs


• Ongoing data review, including lab, vitals, ECG, and AE data review


• Review preliminary data and prepare presentations for safety review committees


• Maintain strong working knowledge of relevant regulations associated with the above activities


• Contributes to initiatives for process improvement and cross-product process consistency


• Other tasks as assigned or required

Necessary Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated experience in analysis and interpretation of medical and scientific data and excellent verbal and written skills


• Demonstrated ability to work effectively either independently or collaboratively in a team environment (including Safety, Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations, and Regulatory), as well as with external colleagues


• Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple assignments and proactively identify solutions, as needed


• Strong organizational, project management and leadership skills: Leads and conducts (independently and/or collaboratively) all aspects of substantive projects such as signaling, authoring of aggregate data reports, and responses to regulatory agency requests.


• Scientifically sound and clinically accurate approaches to interpret data involving patient safety.


• Familiarity with pharmacovigilance and drug development, including knowledge of applicable clinical trial safety regulations and post-marketing safety regulations. Includes familiarity with case processing, expedited reporting rules, and safety database concepts


• Strong knowledge of common data processing software (EXCEL, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Business Objects), MedDRA, and Argus Safety System

Education and Experience Requirements

• Advanced degree in a relevant healthcare or life sciences field (e.g., PharmD, MD, PhD, MPH, or equivalent clinical degree such as RN or NP).


• Minimum 5 years relevant medical, scientific/clinical, or pharmaceutical experience, including 3 years of experience in drug safety serving in a PV Scientist role

*Please note that Tonix does not offer sponsorship for this role.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies

Tonix does not accept agency resumes unless contacted directly by internal Tonix Talent Acquisition. Please do not forward resumes to Tonix employees or any other company location; Tonix is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Compensation & Benefits

Tonix provides a comprehensive compensation and benefits package which includes:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Basic and Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, and Employee Assistance Programs


• Pet Insurance


• Retirement Savings 401k with company match and annual discretionary stock options


• Generous Paid Time Off, Sick Time, & Paid Holidays


• Career Development and Training

Tonix provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.  In addition to federal law requirements, Tonix complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.  Tonix expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic, information, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.