Senior Safety Scientist Mainz, Germany; London, United Kingdom; Munich, Germany | full time | Job ID:9852 As a Senior Safety Scientist, you will provide scientific and strategic expertise to our clinical development programs at a compound level. Core responsibilities include safety data review, periodic report preparation, and oversight of the safety surveillance process. Provide expert scientific input to clinical safety activities, including safety database analyses, authoring and reviewing trial-related documents (e.g., Safety Management Plans, Reconciliation Plans, structured Benefit-Risk Assessments), and leading the preparation of periodic safety reports (e.g., DSURs) in collaboration with cross-functional teams. Partner with safety physicians to review and contribute to safety-relevant sections of clinical trial protocols, investigator brochures, clinical study reports, and statistical outputs (tables, figures, listings), and to co-author relevant safety documentation for BioNTech compounds. Drive the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of safety signal processes and oversee and enhance safety surveillance across clinical programs. Actively lead or contribute to BioNTech’s Safety Surveillance Teams (SST) and Safety Management Teams (SMT), including organizing and facilitating meetings to ensure consistent safety oversight and decision-making for assigned compounds. Serve as primary scientific point of contact for clinical safety team members assigned to clinical trials including best practice approaches, project-specific mentoring and training. Support collaboration by providing training and scientific guidance on safety management practices to colleagues in cross-functional departments. Build subject matter expertise in focus areas such as data analytics, signal detection, BRA, or literature review, and support regulatory interactions by contributing to authority requests and safety-related communications. Manage and update key standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to safety processes, ensure all safety management activities align with BioNTech’s quality standards, global regulations, and ethical requirements, and act as a Subject Matter Expert during audits and inspections for core safety processes. Advanced Degree in life sciences, pharmacy, public health or a related field (PhD preferred) Minimum 5 years of experience in clinical research and pharmacovigilance within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or CRO industry, including case processing activities Strong knowledge of applicable regulatory, GCP, and GVP requirements in key geographies Experience in designing and implementing clinical safety processes, support systems, and tools Excellent scientific writing, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills Strong computer proficiency, including experience in data visualization tools Fluent in written and spoken English BioNTech is committed to the wellbeing of our team members and offers a variety of benefits in support of our diverse employee base. We offer competitive remuneration packages which is determined by the specific role, location of employment and also the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience. Click here to find out more about what we do, the careers we offer ans also the benefits we provide. Note: The availability, eligibility and design of the listed benefits may vary depending on the location. The final requirements for the individual use of our benefits are based on the company's internal policies and applicable law.