Fortrea is hiring a Safety Science Coordinator II for a full-time position in Bangalore, India. This opportunity is suitable for professionals with experience in pharmacovigilance, clinical safety, adverse event processing, SAE management, and safety reporting.
The Safety Science Coordinator II job at Fortrea involves processing adverse event reports from clinical trials and post-marketing sources, managing expedited safety reporting, reviewing safety data, writing patient narratives, coding events using MedDRA, and supporting regulatory submissions.
Candidates with backgrounds in Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Biological Sciences, Nursing, Medical Sciences, or related disciplines may be eligible, subject to the required experience criteria.
Job Requisition ID: 265159
Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Job Type: Full-time
Company: Fortrea
Posted: September 9, 2026
Application Deadline: September 10, 2026
About the Safety Science Coordinator II Role
The Safety Science Coordinator II supports Clinical Safety and Pharmacovigilance Services (PSS) operations. The role focuses on the accurate and timely processing of adverse event reports received from clinical trials, spontaneous reports, and post-marketing settings.
The selected candidate will work with safety databases and tracking systems while ensuring that safety cases meet applicable client, study, and regulatory requirements.
This is a strong opportunity for professionals seeking to develop or advance their careers in drug safety, pharmacovigilance, clinical safety operations, and adverse event case processing.
Key Responsibilities
As a Safety Science Coordinator II at Fortrea, your responsibilities may include:
- Processing adverse event reports received from clinical trials and spontaneous reporting sources.
- Managing the receipt and processing of adverse event and safety reports.
- Entering safety information into adverse event databases and tracking systems.
- Reviewing safety cases for completeness, accuracy, and expedited reporting requirements.
- Writing clear and medically appropriate patient narratives.
- Coding adverse events using MedDRA, where applicable.
- Reviewing events against appropriate product labels for marketed products.
- Identifying missing clinically significant information and generating follow-up queries.
- Coordinating appropriate medical review of safety cases.
- Prioritizing cases requiring expedited reporting.
- Supporting submissions to regulatory authorities within applicable timelines.
- Processing and supporting Expedited Safety Reports (ESRs).
- Supporting Periodic Safety Reports (PSRs) and associated submissions.
- Maintaining project files, central files, and safety documentation.
- Performing quality checks and peer reviews of processed safety reports.
- Supporting database reconciliation activities.
- Maintaining study-level and project-level documentation.
- Assisting with safety team training and mentoring activities.
- Supporting the preparation and maintenance of PSS metrics and monthly status reports.
- Following applicable SOPs, Work Instructions, guidance documents, and pharmacovigilance procedures.
- Supporting client meetings and communication with project stakeholders.
- Assisting with quality issue management, audits, and inspection preparation.
- Ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and study plans.
Qualifications and Eligibility
Educational Qualifications
Preferred educational backgrounds include:
Biological Sciences | Pharmacy | Nursing | Medical Sciences | Life Sciences | Related Scientific Disciplines
The minimum qualification and experience requirements include:
- Non-degree: 1 year of Safety experience OR 3 years of relevant experience.
- Associate Degree: 1 year of Safety experience OR 2 years of relevant experience.
- BS/BA: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
- MS/MA: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
- PharmD: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
- For PharmD candidates, a one-year residency or fellowship may be considered relevant experience.
Required Skills
Candidates applying for this Fortrea pharmacovigilance job in Bangalore should demonstrate:
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently with moderate supervision.
- Strong teamwork and peer-support capabilities.
- Good keyboard and computer skills.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Windows applications.
- Understanding of pharmacovigilance and clinical safety processes.
- Familiarity with adverse event processing.
- Knowledge of MedDRA coding is beneficial.
- Mentoring skills are preferred.
Why Consider a Career in Clinical Safety?
Clinical safety and pharmacovigilance professionals play an important role in monitoring the safety profile of medicinal products. Roles such as Safety Science Coordinator II provide exposure to:
- Adverse Event (AE) processing
- Serious Adverse Event (SAE) management
- Clinical trial safety
- Post-marketing safety surveillance
- MedDRA coding
- Safety narratives
- Expedited reporting
- Regulatory submissions
- Safety database management
- Quality review and reconciliation
- Pharmacovigilance compliance
This experience can support career progression into areas such as Drug Safety Associate, Pharmacovigilance Specialist, Safety Scientist, Senior Safety Associate, Medical Reviewer, and Pharmacovigilance Quality roles.
Salary Estimate
Fortrea has not disclosed the salary for this position.
Based on the role level, location, and required experience, the estimated salary range for a Safety Science Coordinator II in Bangalore may be approximately:
โน4.5 LPA โ โน8 LPA
Note: This is an estimated market-based salary range. Actual compensation may vary depending on experience, qualifications, skills, internal compensation policies, and other factors.
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