Medical Director, Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance

Overview

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About IDEAYA Biosciences
: IDEAYA is a precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of transformative therapies for cancer. Our approach integrates expertise in small-molecule drug discovery, structural biology and bioinformatics with robust internal capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers to develop tailored, potentially first-in-class targeted therapies aligned to the genetic drivers of disease. We have built a deep pipeline of product candidates focused on synthetic lethality and antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs, for molecularly defined solid tumor indications.

Our mission is to bring forth the next wave of precision oncology therapies that are more selective, more effective, and deeply personalized with the goal of altering the course of disease and improving clinical outcomes for patients with cancer.

When you re at IDEAYA, you will be in the midst of brilliant minds working on precision medicine therapies to help cancer patients. We are passionate and committed about being on the forefront of oncology medicine, which means we all have a high internal drive that is at the very core of every person  are inquisitive, ask deep questions, and are data-driven innovators who like to collaborate and use team work to move science forward.

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Location
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South San Francisco

We are seeking an experienced Medical Director of Patient Safety and Pharmacovigilance to join IDEAYA.

The Medical Director, Medical Safety – ICSR provides medical leadership and clinical oversight for Individual Case Safety Report (ICSR) activities across the company’s global pharmacovigilance program. This role is primarily responsible for high-quality medical review of safety cases and serves as the key medical interface with the company’s pharmacovigilance vendor for day-to-day case processing activities.

The role partners closely with Safety Operations, who shares responsibility for vendor oversight related to case processing, quality, and compliance. Together, they ensure timely, consistent, and inspection-ready safety reporting in a growing organization.

This position is based in our South San Francisco headquarter offices and required to be onsite four days per week per our company policy.

Reporting to:
Senior Medical Director, Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance

• Serve as the primary medical expert who performs and oversees medical review of ICSRs, including complex, and medically significant cases in the oncology therapeutic area
• Provide clinical assessment of adverse events, including causality, seriousness, expectedness, and review narrative content for clinical accuracy and flow
• Act as the primary medical point of contact for the pharmacovigilance vendor for day-to-day ICSR-related questions and escalation
• Provide medical input into vendor oversight activities, including case quality review, accuracy of triage, and regulatory submission compliance
• Support development of medical review guidelines, training materials, and vendor-facing instructions
• Collaborate closely with the IDEAYA Safety Operations team to ensure quality across global case processing activities by monitoring quality metrics and address non-compliance events
• Conduct and oversee…