[Innovative Medicine] Specialist Local Medical Safety, Korea

Posted:
7/13/2026, 4:25:36 PM

Location(s):
Seoul, South Korea

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

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Job Function:

Product Safety

Job Sub Function:

Pharmacovigilance

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

he Specialist Local Medical Safety, Korea(PV Specialist) is responsible for ensuring that all pharmacovigilance (PV) activities at the Local Operating Company (LOC) are conducted in compliance with local regulatory requirements and company policies at local, regional, and global levels.

This role supports safety reporting, risk management activities, and regulatory compliance to ensure patient safety.

Key Responsibilities

Pharmacovigilance Compliance

  • Ensure LOC safety activities comply with local regulations and internal PV procedures
  • Support safety reporting activities in accordance with regulatory requirements and company standards

 

Safety Reporting & Regulatory Support

  • Support activities related to safety reporting required by Marketing Authorization Holders (MAH) and/or study sponsors
  • Assist in ensuring timely and accurate submission of safety reports

 

Risk Management Activities

  • Support the preparation of Local Risk Management Plans (RMP) and documentation required for license renewal
  • Monitor and track implementation of additional risk minimization activities

 

Training & Awareness

  • Ensure proper training documentation on safety reporting responsibilities for LOC personnel
  • Maintain awareness and compliance culture around pharmacovigilance processes

 

Cross-functional Collaboration

  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders across functions and regions
  • Support cross-functional projects within International Pharmacovigilance (IPV)

 

Regional / Global Support

  • Support compliance-related PV activities in Korea and APAC region

 

Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree or above in Health, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or related field
  • Pharmacist license preferred

Experience

  • Minimum 2+ years of experience in pharmacovigilance or related areas(e.g., CRA, MIS, Hospital Pharmacist)
  • Prior PV experience preferred

 

Skills & Competencies

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Fluency in the national language(s) and the English language required
  • Ability to effectively communicate and negotiate with internal and external customers.
  • Ability to establish and maintain relationships within the organization and with authorities
  • Excellent analytical skills to identify gaps and root causes of issues and think out of the box to develop a solution.
  • Must be able to work independently with minimum supervision while meeting tight deadlines

 

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Legal Entity

Innovative Medicine

Job Type

Regular

Application Documents

Free-form resume AND cover letter is required (in Korean or English).

Application Deadline

Open until the position is filled.

Notes

  • Preference will be given to individuals subject to national veterans’ benefits and persons with disabilities upon submission of relevant documents as per applicable laws.
  • Only candidates who pass the resume screening will be notified individually. However, notifications may be delayed due to company circumstances.
  • If any false information is found in the application documents, the hiring may be canceled even after the offer is confirmed, and future applications may be restricted.
  • Submitted documents will not be returned and will be deleted upon request.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Clinical Operations, Collaboration, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Detail-Oriented, Execution Focus, Pharmacovigilance, Quality Control (QC), Quality Management Systems (QMS), Regulatory Affairs Management, Report Writing, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Safety Investigations, Safety-Oriented, Serious Adverse Event Reporting, Technologically Savvy

Johnson & Johnson

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