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Director - Safety Strategy

ShanghaiOnsiteFull TimeDirectorPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Pharmacovigilance
  • Argus
  • ArisG
  • NMPA GVP Regulations
  • MRCT Compliance
  • SaaS
  • Cloud solutions
  • Safety solutions
  • China

Nice to have

  • Founder mindset

Role summary

Veeva Systems is seeking a Director of Safety Strategy to lead the expansion of its Safety business in China. This role requires a strategic, customer-facing leader with deep expertise in Pharmacovigilance within the life sciences sector. The Director will be responsible for driving growth, increasing market share, and shaping the vision for digital transformation in safety solutions. Key responsibilities include advising customers on SaaS adoption, building executive relationships, developing localized strategies, and presenting at industry events. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience in Pharmacovigilance or related consulting, mastery of NMPA GVP and global compliance regulations, and a proven track record in driving business outcomes.

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead. At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors. Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role 

As Director, Safety Strategy, you’ll lead the expansion of Veeva’s Safety business across China — helping Pharmacovigilance modernize case intaking, processing, safety submission, analyzing, signal detection and safety operations through a unified, cloud-based platform. 

We’re looking for a strategic, customer-facing leader who understands the realities of Pharmacovigilance business in pharmaceutical sector. You’ll connect the dots between product, marketing, sales, and services to shape a clear vision for digital transformation in Safety business — and turn that vision into measurable growth.

In this role, you’ll act as a trusted advisor and industry thought leader, building executive relationships, guiding customers on their journey to modernization, and positioning Veeva Safety as the category-defining solution for next-generation lab management.

What You'll Do

  • Drive growth for Veeva’s Safety solutions and increase market share in China.
  • Provide Pharmacovigilance expertise to capture business opportunities across the product development lifecycle
  • Develop localized messaging and marketing strategies to drive adoption of Safety applications for new and existing customers
  • Direct resources across the customer lifecycle from sales to project delivery and beyond to ensure success in the market
  • Present at industry conferences, lead webinars, and author articles for industry publications
  • Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience working in or consulting for the Pharmacovigilance department of a life sciences company or Pharmacovigilance related solution company (Argus, ArisG, PV related solutions)
  • Mastery of NMPA GVP Regulations & Global (MRCT) Compliance.
  • Proven track record in advising customers on the adoption of SaaS/Cloud solutions, specifically helping them navigate the transition to modern Safety technologies
  • Confident in presenting to and influencing senior Safety, Medical and R&D executives to shape modernization strategies
  • A results-oriented leader with a “founder mindset” to drive outcomes, build a business from scratch
  • #LI-Director

    Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world. Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances.
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