Medical Director, Neuroscience, Global Patient Safety
Posted Jul 20, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you presented safety data to a regulator.
What they are checking: Whether they have communicated directly with health authorities, a key skill for anyone leading safety work on marketed products.
How do you mentor less experienced physicians on your team?
What they are checking: Whether they invest in developing less experienced physicians, which shows leadership beyond their own case load.
What would you do
As PST Lead, how would you run a Product Safety Team meeting so decisions actually get made?
What they are checking: Whether they can lead safety team meetings that end in clear decisions, since unresolved safety questions can put patients at risk.
A new safety finding could change the label. Who do you involve and how fast?
What they are checking: Whether they move urgently and involve the right functions when labeling may change, since delays can leave prescribers uninformed.
Clinical development wants to proceed despite a safety concern you raised. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they will advocate firmly for patient safety under pressure from development teams, which is a central duty of this role.
About the work
What's the difference between a DSUR, a PBRER and a PADER, and what do you focus on in each?
What they are checking: Whether they have a practical working knowledge of periodic safety reports and what each one needs to communicate to regulators.
Walk me through signal detection to signal closure for a marketed neuroscience product.
What they are checking: Whether they understand signal management end to end, from detection through evaluation to closure, for a marketed product.
How would you set a risk management strategy for a product with a known serious risk?
What they are checking: Whether they can design risk minimization that actually works and measure its effectiveness, which protects patients from known serious risks.
How do drug-device combination products change your safety surveillance?
What they are checking: Whether they understand device-related safety issues in combination products, which require different surveillance than drugs alone.
How do you stay current on changing pharmacovigilance guidance?
What they are checking: Whether they actively keep up with changing pharmacovigilance guidance, since outdated practices create compliance and patient safety gaps.
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