Drug Safety Associate (Contractor)

Drug Safety Associate (Full-Time/Temporary)

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Are you interested in serving as the safety reporting lead?  The DSA will prepare, perform quality checks of, and submit expedited and periodic reports for all types of safety events and other medically-related project information under mentorship of a Drug Safety Manager.

Drug Safety Associate role within ICON: 

The Drug Safety Associate prepares and performs quality checks of regulatory documentation packets and coordinates the timely completion and submission of required reports to Health Authorities, Ethic Committees, Principal Investigators and third parties. You will also ensure compliance with regulatory reporting requirements for safety reporting (pre-marketing, post-marketing, device and drug) and/or other medically related information per assigned tasks and project specific procedures.

To succeed you will need:

We are seeking candidates with a medical/science background (nursing preferred) and/or bachelor’s degree or local equivalent. Minimum of 1-2 years related experience in Pharmacovigilance/Clinical Research. To be successful you will be expected to be proficient in Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, and Access). Have good communication skills, be fluent in written and verbal English and Japanese, detail-oriented and have the ability to work effectively within a team environment.

Benefits of working at ICON:

In addition to partnering with the top pharmaceutical and biotech companies in the world we offer a strong benefits package that includes a comprehensive health plan, retirement plans, competitive pay, bonus plans, vacation, and other incentives.  

ICON has a strong reputation in our approaches to clinical development.   We apply scientific and operational excellence across all phases of clinical trial outsourcing services for our clients.   We work with top pharmaceutical organizations on emerging therapeutic areas which include but are not limited to Oncology, Vaccines, CNS, Cardiovascular and Pain.  We are presently in over 40 countries with over 80 offices worldwide and over 10K employees globally. 

We invite you to review our opportunities at www.iconplc.com/careers.

What’s Next?

Following your application you will be contacted by one of our dedicated recruiters and if successful we will be able to provide you with more details about this opportunity.

ICON is an equal opportunity employer - Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans and committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.