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How much do post market surveillance jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 17, 2026, the average yearly pay for post market surveillance in the United States is $95,950.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $89,000.00 and $103,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a post market surveillance?

A Post Market Surveillance (PMS) job involves monitoring the safety, performance, and compliance of medical devices or pharmaceuticals after they have been released to the market. PMS professionals collect and analyze data from customer feedback, adverse event reports, clinical studies, and regulatory sources to ensure product safety. They work closely with regulatory authorities to report findings and take corrective actions if needed. This role helps companies meet compliance requirements and improve product quality over time.

What are some typical daily responsibilities in a post market surveillance role?

In a Post Market Surveillance role, you can expect to review and analyze data from product complaints, adverse events, and customer feedback to identify potential product issues or trends. Your daily tasks often include preparing regulatory reports, coordinating with cross-functional teams like Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, and R&D, and ensuring timely communication of possible risks or recalls. The job involves a mix of hands-on data analysis, documentation, and collaboration to constantly monitor the safety and performance of products in the market. These responsibilities play a critical part in continuous product improvement and maintaining regulatory compliance.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in a post market surveillance position, and why are they important?

To excel in Post Market Surveillance, you need a strong understanding of regulatory requirements, data analysis, and medical device or pharmaceutical product knowledge, often supported by a degree in science or engineering. Familiarity with quality management systems (QMS), complaint handling databases, and regulatory submission tools is typically required, alongside certifications like ISO 13485 or Six Sigma being advantageous. Excellent analytical thinking, attention to detail, and effective communication skills help professionals collaborate across departments and accurately report findings. These capabilities ensure timely identification and mitigation of product issues, safeguarding both patient safety and company compliance.

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Infographic showing various Post Market Surveillance job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 84% Full Time, 13% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 86% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 10% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $95,950 per year, or $46.1 per hour.

Post Market Surveillance Specialist

Katalyst HealthCares & Life Sciences

Bothell, WA • On-site

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Post Market Surveillance Specialist

You are responsible for managing activities related to post-market product safety surveillance and risk management. Serves as a liaison between Medical Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Research & Development, Services, and Complaint Handling to ensure Post Market Surveillance (PMS) and Risk Management (RM) processes are executed end-to-end (E2E). Reviews and prepares reports on aggregate data and provides recommendation for further escalation. Prepare/review complaint trend analysis, product risk assessments including Health Hazard Evaluations, clinical evaluation reports, risk management reports and FMEAs. Assists in benchmarking best practices with world-class organizations, interfaces with notified body, and/or other regulators, and provides input to establish metrics.

The PMS Specialist is responsible for managing activities related to post-market product safety surveillance and risk management including: Creation and maintenance of PMS Plans. Creation and maintenance of PMS Reports. Conduct Periodic Quality Review Board Meetings and creation of Periodic Quality Review Reports. Preparation and update of PSURs. Audit and Inspection support. Own and effectively drive CAPAs on post-market surveillance. Facilitate Post Market Risk Assessment including Issue impact assessments, Health hazard evaluation, etc.

Ensures standard PMS processes across business unit is established. Assures consistent PMS plans exists for all products. Assures consistent and standard process exists to perform proactive surveillance (e.g. regulatory database searches, literature reviews) and reactive surveillance (e.g. complaints handling, field actions). Assures consistent PMS Reports/PSURs for all products. Conduct periodic quality board meeting to review PMS data collected according to the PMS plan and take appropriate actions as necessary to ensure the product remains safe and compliant. Support Complaint trending investigation, signal assessment & escalation. Assesses significant triggers & safety concerns during periodic quality review meeting and assures standard approach for signal disposition; incorporate findings in PMS reports and trigger risk management file update, as required.

In collaboration with Data trending and analytics and Medical Affairs, monitors and assesses safety signals, and recommends actions. Support in assessment of product relationship to reported complaint. Assures standard regulatory reporting assessment criteria for PMS activities. Provides input to clinical conclusion to be included in the reports to competent authorities. Enable correction & removal decision making by facilitating on time and accurate post market risk assessments.

Support standard Risk Management processes. Facilitate post-market risk assessments including issue impact assessment, health hazard evaluations. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including R&D, Services, Complaint handling, Medical Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Engineering, etc. to drive meaningful post market risk assessment of issues. Support the preparation and/or review of Risk management documents including risk management plans, risk matrix status reports, PPMRR, etc.

Represent PMS interests in multi-disciplinary teams during product development. Assures development and completion of PMS deliverables throughout the design process. Provides input of PMS related product risk & quality issues during the development of new products.

Bachelor's Degree in Medical Sciences, Healthcare Management, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management or equivalent. Minimum of 4-5 years' experience in Post Market Surveillance within FDA/EU-MDR regulated Medical Device environments with a focus on post-market surveillance plans/reports and post market risk assessment. Knowledge of medical device regulations, requirements, and standards, such as 21 CFR Parts 803, 806, and 820, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, European Medical Device Directive (93/42/EEC), EU Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR), Canadian Medical Devices Regulation (SOR/98-282), etc. You have 4-8 years' experience in Post Market Surveillance within FDA/EU-MDR regulated Medical Device environments with a focus on post-market surveillance plans/reports and post market risk assessment – Mandatory. You have detailed knowledge of medical device regulations, requirements, and standards, such as 21 CFR Parts 803, 806, and 820, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, European Medical Device Directive (93/42/EEC), EU Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR), Canadian Medical Devices Regulation (SOR/98-282), etc – Mandatory.

Preferred Skills: Post-Market Surveillance Mechanisms. Quality Management Systems (QMS). Regulatory Requirements. Technical Documentation. Project Management. Quality Assurance (QA). Data Management. Business Acumen.


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Katalyst HealthCares & Life Sciences is a Global Contract Research Organization that provides services in Clinical Research, Manufacturing & Quaity, Regulatory Affairs Areas.. Industries Serving: Pharmaceutical Bio-Pharmaceutical Medical Device Cosmeceuticals & Cosmetics Food & Beverage Clinical Research Scientific Areas Covering: Clinical Research Manufacturing Quality & Validations Regulatory Affairs Intellectual Property Through our in-house team expertise, associates and alliances in the US, Europe and Asia, we can rapidly deliver services, technology, processes and workforce globally, either virtually or integrate into client project space, providing oversight and expertise for individual needs to total end-to-end support for all kinds of clinical trials of Pharma, Biotech, Medical Device and all other scientific products and their manufacturing.

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Scientific research and development services

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51 - 200 Employees

Headquarters location

South Plainfield, NJ, US

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