Head of Safety PartneringIPSEN

Ipsen est un groupe biopharmaceutique mondial de taille moyenne, spécialisé dans les médicaments transformateurs dans trois aires thérapeutiques : l'oncologie, les maladies rares et les neurosciences. Forts de près de 100 ans d'expérience en développement, avec des Hubs mondiaux aux États-Unis, en France et au Royaume-Uni, nous focalisons nos efforts là où les besoins médicaux non satisfaits sont importants, grâce à la recherche et à l'innovation.

Nos équipes passionnées, présentes dans plus de 40 pays, se concentrent sur l'essentiel et s'efforcent chaque jour d'apporter des médicaments aux patients dans 88 pays. Nous construisons un environnement de travail qui met en avant un leadership centré sur l'humain et favorise une culture de collaboration, d'excellence et d'impact. Au sein d'Ipsen, chaque individu est encouragé à être soi-même, à grandir et à s'épanouir aux côtés du succès de l'entreprise. Rejoignez-nous dans notre démarche vers une croissance durable, en créant un impact réel sur les patients et la société.

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Head of Safety Partnering

Paris, France

Global Patient Safety

At Ipsen, we choose to focus on what matters most. Patients. Progress. Partnership. Yes.

We are looking for a Head of Safety Partnering to define and lead our global pharmacovigilance partnering strategy across a diverse commercial portfolio. This is a pivotal leadership role at the heart of how we collaborate, ensuring that strong partnerships translate into safe, compliant and impactful outcomes for patients worldwide.

Why this role matters

You will shape how Ipsen partners globally, driving a best‑in‑class safety partnering strategy that enables business growth while maintaining the highest standards of pharmacovigilance. From due diligence to partnership governance, your work will ensure that collaboration delivers both compliance and value.

What you will do

You will lead the design and execution of Ipsen's PV partnering strategy across global and local partners, embedding clear governance, strong oversight and consistent standards.

You will:

• Define and deliver the global safety partnering strategy across commercial partnerships
• Lead cross functional alignment with Global Patient Safety, Regulatory, Clinical, Commercial and Alliance teams
• Ensure robust governance and oversight of Pharmacovigilance Agreements and partner performance
• Drive compliance, inspection readiness and continuous improvement of partnering models and processes
• Act as a senior expert in due diligence, negotiations and partnership lifecycle management
• Build and develop a high performing safety partnering team

Who you are

You are a strategic and collaborative leader who brings deep pharmacovigilance expertise and a strong track record of influencing across complex global organisations.

You will bring:

• Significant experience in pharmacovigilance within the pharmaceutical industry
• Proven expertise in PV agreements and global partnering environments
• Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and negotiation capabilities
• Solid understanding of global PV regulations and inspection readiness
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to drive change and alignment across functions

What makes Ipsen different

We believe impact comes from connection. From working together, thinking big and acting with purpose. Here, you will be empowered to shape strategy, influence globally and make a difference where it truly counts.

Because when we say yes to collaboration, yes to innovation and yes to accountability, we deliver real impact every day for patients and society. Yes.