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Clinical Research Medical Advisor

Novartis
Mumbai, India
₹15 LPA - ₹22 LPA
Posted 31/08/2026

About the Role

Company Description 

Novartis is a global medicines company, combines science, new technology and clinical testing to deal with health problems. Novartis is involved in areas like heart, kidney, metabolism, immune system, brain and cancer. Novartis has a base in India where it does research, development, operations and sales. Novartis wants to provide therapies to patients all over the world.

Job Summary 

The Clinical Research Medical Advisor gives country level leadership in medicine and clinical work for Novartis programs. The Clinical Research Medical Advisor helps plan protocols start studies talk to investigators, recruit patients and run trials well. The Clinical Research Medical Advisor gives advice to teams and sites fixes recruitment and data problems protects patient safety and works with regulatory safety, medical affairs and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities 

  • Evaluate trial feasibility based on practice, patient numbers and the competitive trial market.

  • Give medical input during study start‑up and site activation.

  • Help clinical teams and trial sites put protocols into action.

  • Give expertise for IRB/Ethics Committee submissions and regulatory talks.

  • Help write informed‑consent documents.

  • Build relationships with investigators, medical experts, regulators and other scientific partners.

  • Create strategies to boost recruitment and keep patients in the trial.

  • Spot possible. Data quality problems and make plans to solve them.

  • Provide training on disease area, indication, drug and protocol.

  • Work with Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Safety, HEOR and Patient Access teams.

  • Support safety. Review serious adverse events when needed.

  • Keep compliance with ICH‑GCP, GCP and local clinical‑research rules.

  • Help with audits, inspections, new trial designs and real‑world evidence projects.

  • Represent clinical‑development work at the country level.

Educational Qualification 

  • MBBS/M.D., Ph.D. or Pharm.D (M.D. is highly preferred.)

  • Subspecialty training or Real‑World Evidence (RWE) experience is useful.

  • 1-3+ Years of experience in drug development or clinical practice.

  • Good understanding of the drug‑development cycle.

Skills Required 

Technical Skills

  • Clinical research and trial management

  • Clinical development steps

  • GCP rules

  • Protocol feasibility review

  • Trial start‑up

  • Patient recruitment and retention plans

  • Patient safety and serious adverse event review

  • Data quality review

  • Regulatory and Ethics Committee talks

  • Understanding of literature

  • Real‑World Evidence knowledge

  • Trial documentation and consent review

Professional Skills

  • Scientific and medical communication

  • Stakeholder management

  • Influence

  • Problem solving

  • Critical thinking

  • Team collaboration

  • Decision making

  • Presentation and training

  • Handling clinical and operational issues

  • Adapting across areas

  • Coordinating teams

Salary Structure 

The average salary for a Medical Advisor at Novartis in India ranges from ₹15 Lakhs to ₹22 Lakhs per year, depending on your experience level and location. 

Career Development 

This role can grow into Clinical Development Manager, Clinical Research Medical Director, Medical Advisor, Clinical Program Lead or other leadership jobs in Clinical Development. Experience in protocol strategy, investigator engagement, patient recruitment, safety and cross‑functional work can also open doors, in Medical Affairs, RWE, Clinical Operations and drug‑development strategy.

How to Apply  

  • Go to the our careers portal and look for Clinical Research Medical Advisor - Novartis

  • Read the eligibility and job details carefully.

  • Click Apply and fill in your profile with an updated resume.

  • Check your details. Submit the application through the Novartis portal.

Market Insights & Trends

Salary Insights

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Hiring Trends

The number of jobs for this profile is going up every year. Hospitals and other healthcare companies are looking for people who're good, at their job and can also figure out new problems. They want who can do the work and also think on their feet to deal with the challenges of working in healthcare today.

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