Job Title: Director - Platform Lead (Pharmacovigilance Patient Safety)
Career Level:F
Introduction to role:
Are you prepared to guide the platforms that protect patients by transforming how a global science-led company detects, assesses, and prevents risk across the product lifecycThis role guides the strategy and delivery of safety monitoring and drug risk management platforms. These platforms support regulatory confidence, speed decisions, and improve how safety scientists worldwide view their work. ide.
You will set the multi-year direction, build and coach high-performing engineering pods, and bring together data, AI, and contemporary architecture to deliver resilient, compliant, and scalable capabilities. Do you thrive at the intersection of platform strategy, engineering excellence, and operational rigor, where every improvement can help medicines reach patients more safely and quickly?
Accountabilities:
Develop a 3–5 year platform vision and roadmap for Drug Safety and Vigilance. Ensure technology investments support measurable patient impact and regulatory readiness.




Lead global, product-aligned pods with suitable technical depth. Promote performance, skills growth, and a culture focused on ownership, reliability, and continual improvement.
Delivery Leadership: Prioritize and deliver scoped work with program and product leads; ensure on-time, high-quality outcomes tied to clear success measures and business value.
Architecture and Technical Guidance: Influence design and architecture, provide hands-on guidance, and make decisions that ensure platform cohesion, security, and scalability.
Roadmap and Planning: Partner with business leaders to define scope, roadmap, and planning horizons with relevant performance measures that guide investment and execution.
Supplier and COTS Engagements: Establish effective engagement models, manage suppliers against agreed measures, and maximize value from commercial platforms and services.
Cross-Enterprise Orchestration: Coordinat

📌 DIRECTOR - PLATFORM LEAD (PHARMACOVIGILANCE PATIENT SAFETY) (Chennai)
🏢 AstraZeneca
📍 Chennai