New · posted Oct 31
Corcept Therapeutics · Pharmaceuticals
Senior Director, Clinical Trial Patient Safety Lead
- Redwood City, CA
- On-site
- Full-time
- Director
The role
For more than 25 years, Corcept has been singularly focused on the science of cortisol, a powerful hormone that when unregulated, can play a role in a broad range of diseases.
Our commercial portfolio includes treatments for hypercortisolism and oncology, and the company has discovered more than 1,000 proprietary selective cortisol modulators and glucocorticoid receptor antagonists. With advanced clinical trials in patients with hypercortisolism, solid tumors, ALS and liver disease, Corcept is unlocking the power of cortisol modulation to help address some of the most devastating diseases patients face today.
Corcept is headquartered in Redwood City, California. To learn more, visit www.corcept.com.
As Corcept's clinical development portfolio and international presence continue to expand, the Patient Safety & Pharmacovigilance (PSPV) organization is expanding its capabilities to support the company's growing pipeline of innovative medicines. We are seeking a talented and experienced leader to serve as Senior Director, Clinical Trial Patient Safety Lead and provide strategic and operational leadership for clinical trial patient safety across the development portfolio.
The function includes two complementary areas: Study Management and Safety Data Review.
The Senior Director will establish and scale an integrated operating model spanning study safety operations, CRO oversight, safety-data quality, ICSR quality oversight, data reconciliation, query management, data cleaning, and clinical safety data readiness.
As a member of the PSPV Leadership Team, this leader will work closely across PSPV (Medical Safety, Safety Sciences, Postmarketing Safety Operations, Safety Systems, Business Operations, QPPVs, and Epidemiology), as well as Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Biometrics, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, and external CROs.
What you need
Preferred Skills, Qualifications and Technical Proficienciesnice to have
- Advanced degree in medicine, pharmacy, nursing, or related discipline is required; an MD, PharmD, or equivalent advanced clinical/scientific degree is preferred
- 14+ years of experience in clinical safety, pharmacovigilance, clinical operations, or related pharmaceutical/biotechnology functions
- Significant experience leading clinical trial safety operations across global clinical development programs
- Strong understanding of clinical safety data, ICSR operations, CRO oversight, and clinical development processes
- Experience with EDC, safety databases, reconciliation, data review, and data cleaning
- Demonstrated experience leading global or geographically distributed teams and managing CROs and external vendors
- Strong leadership, organizational-building, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to build scalable capabilities and lead effectively through portfolio growth and increasing organizational complexity
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Corcept appreciates the commitment and hard work of all our team members as we strive to discover and develop novel treatments for patients with serious unmet medical needs.
What you'll do
- Lead the Clinical Trial Patient Safety organization across Corcept's global clinical development portfolio
- Establish a scalable operating model for clinical trial safety operations from study start-up through close-out
- Lead and develop the Study Management and Safety Data Review functions
- Establish effective CRO and vendor governance for delegated clinical safety activities
- Oversee clinical safety data-review strategy, reconciliation, data cleaning, and safety-data quality
- Establish a robust internal quality-oversight model for outsourced ICSR processing
- Ensure appropriate risk-based QC, including end-of-line, sample, targeted, and in-line review
- Partner closely with Biometrics to ensure integrated EDC and safety-database data quality
- Establish operational readiness for database locks, clinical development milestones, and regulatory submissions
- Lead development and maintenance of functional SOPs, procedures, and other operational standards
- Partner with Safety Systems to advance clinical safety technology and data capabilities
- Partner with PV Compliance, Business Operations, and Quality on the implementation of standards, training, audits, inspections, and operational readiness
- Build organizational capabilities and develop high-performing leaders and teams
- Contribute to PSPV strategy as a member of the PSPV Leadership Team
Pay
$238,400 – $315,600 a year
Employer providedThe pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this headquarters-based position is $238,400 – $315,600; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on legitimate considerations, including geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education.
Where you'll work
Redwood City, CAOn-siteOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · October 31, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 7% above the US median for Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Director roles in California18 roles publishing pay
Director roles in the US69 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $238,400 | — | $315,600 |
| California (middle half) | $227,125 | $254,250 | $280,750 |
| All US (middle half) | $213,500 | $260,000 | $281,000 |
This role: Corcept Therapeutics's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 31, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance
The general path across 113 open Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Corcept Therapeutics's own promotion track.
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 31 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Clinical trial conduct14
- Collaboration and leadership12
- Documentation and SOPs4
- GMP and compliance1
- Lab testing and methods1
- Regulatory submissions1
- Data and digital systems1
Company hiring pulse
Corcept Therapeutics on Regulatory Jobs
- 22
- Open roles
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- Distinct roles
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By discipline
- Clinical17 77%
- Regulatory3 14%
- Quality2 9%
By level
- Director10 45%
- Senior & Principal5 23%
- Manager4 18%
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Senior Director, Clinical Trial Patient Safety Lead at Corcept Therapeutics
Open until filled. $238K–$316K a year, employer provided.