Summary

Step into a role where your expertise directly safeguards patients and shapes the future of medicine.

As a Global Program Safety Lead in Cardio Renal Metabolism at Novartis, you’ll own the end to end safety strategy for priority programs—bringing clarity to complex data, driving smart decisions in integral teams, and ensuring benefit risk is understood and acted on across the product lifecycle. You’ll lead proactive safety governance, anticipate and manage emerging issues, and partner confidently with health authorities and internal leaders—turning insight into action, fast, and with purpose.
About the Role

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Working Model: Hybrid

Relocation Support: Novartis is unable to offer relocation support - please only apply if this location is accessible to you.

( Note: there is another GPSL role in CRM that is open to applications from London, UK on requisition number 10084476)

Key Responsibilities
- Lead end‑to‑end safety strategy for assigned programs across development and lifecycle management




- Serve as scientific safety leader within global program, clinical, and trial teams
- Proactively identify, assess, and manage safety signals using data from all relevant sources
- Chair and drive Safety Management Teams to ensure timely, robust safety decision‑making
- Own and deliver core medical safety documents, ensuring consistency and scientific rigor
- Guide benefit‑risk evaluations and safety positioning across regulatory submissions
- Act as primary safety contact for health authority interactions and inquiries
- Partner cross‑functionally to embed safety insights into development, labeling, and lifecycle decisions
- Ensure compliant documentation, tracking, and governance of all safety activities
- Mentor and guide colleagues, strengthening medical safety capabilities across the organization

Essential Requirements
- Medical Degree or equivalent (preferred), PhD, PharmD or equivalent graduate level health care professional degree re

📌 Global Program Safety Lead (España)
🏢 Development
📍 España