Safety Science Lead

The Position

In this position you will serve as Safety Science Lead (SSL) or CPS Lead for the therapeutic area CRM (Cardio Renal Metabolic diseases). Your role covers the nonclinical testing strategy, toxicological assessments and the preparation of regulatory documents.

This position has a hybrid setup with approximately 2-3 days per week on site.

Tasks & responsibilities

• In your new role, you will serve as the Safety Science Lead or CPS Lead within Clinical Pharmacology and Non-Clinical Safety Sciences (CPS) for the therapeutic area CRM (CardioRenalMetabolic diseases)
• You will support the implementation of scientifically robust non-clinical safety project strategies, spanning from NTC discovery through clinical trial execution to regulatory submission across various modalities, ensuring alignment with external requirements and benchmark project strategies.
• Furthermore, you will plan, conduct, and oversee nonclinical safety development programs for multiple assets in parallel, focusing on new entities in CRM.
• In addition, you will generate concise nonclinical safety assessments to support internal decision-making and prepare regulatory submission documentation, facilitating health authority reviews and approval processes throughout all phases of pre-clinical and clinical drug development. These assessments include the toxicological qualification of impurities.

Requirements

• PhD or equivalent degree in Human Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Biochemistry, Biology, or comparable training/education
• Several years of experience in regulatory nonclinical drug safety for human pharmaceuticals. This includes experience as expert author of regulatory documents such as IB or CTDs
• Ability to handle complexity in drug development and the management of interfaces
• Training in toxicology (board certificate) or pathology (board certificate) or comparable experience would be of high advantage
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written

Internal Job Title: Senior NDS Project Lead
Fixed term contract: no
Part time eligible: yes (min.80 %)
Job Sharing: no
Organizational unit: Business Unit / Business Unit Area / Business Unit Sub Area / Functional Sub Area/ Safety Science Head CRM (22004806)

Start date: asap

Apply until: 03.05.2026

Applications from persons with severe disabilities are warmly welcomed. In cases of equal qualifications, such applicants will be given preferential consideration in the selection process.

Ready to contact us? 

If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or via mail: hr.de@boehringer-ingelheim.com

Recruitment process:
Step 1: Online application - The job posting is presumably online until May 03, 2026.
Step 2: Virtual meeting ongoing during posting till May 08, 2026
Step 3: On-site interviews calendar week 23

Please include the following documents when applying for this position: CV

Please submit your application documents in English.