Head of Safety Partnering

Head of Safety Partnering

Location: Paris, France – Global Patient Safety

We are looking for an experienced leader to define and lead our global pharmacovigilance partnering strategy across a diverse commercial portfolio. This pivotal leadership role ensures that strong partnerships translate into safe, compliant and impactful outcomes for patients worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Define, lead and deploy Ipsen’s global Pharmacovigilance partnering strategy for commercial partners.
• Build collaboration internally and externally to ensure appropriate Pharmacovigilance Agreements (PVAs) are in place and fully compliant with all relevant legislation and processes.
• Drive oversight of commercial partners as part of the PV partnering governance structure.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and internal alignment of the PV partnering strategy.
• Oversee global partnership management, including due diligence for acquisition/divestment and PVA/SDEA set‑up.
• Lead PVA implementation, advocate a shared understanding of PV roles and responsibilities, and provide ongoing education of stakeholders.
• Conduct PV discussions, negotiations and clear communication with partners.
• Lead termination negotiations with partners and internal stakeholders, ensuring compliance with Ipsen processes and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee PV regulatory intelligence related to partnerships, develop a global safety partnership regulatory intelligence strategy and proactively update PVA templates.
• Lead and develop the Safety Partnering team, ensuring resourcing, capability building, performance management and a collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, pharmacy, or a related field, or in business administration.
• Extensive team management and change management experience.
• Strong leadership and experience negotiating effectively to deliver shared goals.
• Significant experience in pharmacovigilance within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Proven expertise in PV agreements and global partnering environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and negotiation capabilities.
• Solid understanding of global PV regulations and inspection readiness.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to drive change and alignment across functions.
• Robust working knowledge of pre‑ and post‑marketing PV legislation.
• Robust experience with regulatory authority inspections and internal audits, either in industry, consulting or health authority.
• Fluency in English.

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