Medical Scientist at Syneos, Hyderabad

Syneos Health
Full Time
₹7 lakhs - ₹9 lakhs
Hyderabad
Posted 3d ago

Medical Scientist at Syneos, Hyderabad

Syneos Health

Job description

Syneos Health is recruiting for a Medical Scientist at Hyderabad. This presents a fantastic opportunity for MBBS, PhD and PharmD graduates to gain experience in reviewing clinical data and providing medical oversight on clinical trials.

Company Description  

Syneos Health is a world leading fully integrated life science services organisation committed to accelerating our customers’ success. We work alongside innovators in drug development and commercialisation to manage complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress. Our Clinical Solutions team have a drug development focused approach and are highly skilled professionals. We have around 25000 motivated colleagues.

Job Summary 

As a Medical Scientist, at Syneos Health, Hyderabad you will be working alongside Medical Directors on the trials. You will use your scientific knowledge to review clinical data, validating patient eligibility and reviewing adverse events. You will also create medical data queries. You will attend medical data review meetings. The medical scientist should hold a degree and have several years of clinical research experience.

Key Responsibilities  

The key responsibilities of a Medical Scientist are:

  • Work with your Medical Director to create Medical Plans (Medical Management Plan, Medical Data Review Plan and Eligibility Review Plan).

  • Work with external experts/consultants/advisors to coordinate obtaining the necessary medical/scientific input to create the medical plan.

  • Medical review of regular and ad-hoc data listings and data visualisations. Analyse data to identify risks and trends in the data. Support documentation of medical reviews.

  • Create medical data queries. Review queries and close queries with Medical Director.

  • Support Medical Director with reviewing patient profiles, scientific review of other study data, review protocol deviations and creating Medical Review Summary report.

  • Collaborate with Medical Directors to attend medical data reviews and safety meetings.

  • Manage the scope of work and objectives to ensure all project milestones are met.

  • Take ownership of deliverables to ensure they meet a high quality standard. Be the main point of contact for internal team, customers and vendors on medical data reviews and eligibility reviews.

  • Work closely with the study team (Clinical Operations, Data Management, Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance and Project Management) to identify risks to data integrity and patient safety.

  • Develop an understanding of current protocol designs and disease terminology/pathology.

  • Ensure all data privacy guidelines, International Committee on Harmonization (ICH), Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), enterprise policies, standard operating procedures, work instructions and project plans are followed.

  • Ensure all customer policies and standard operating procedures are followed as required by project plans.

Educational Qualification  

Educational qualifications required for Medical scientist role are:

  • PhD, PharmD or MBBS.

  • Minimum 1 year experience. 

Skills Required 

Skills required for Medical scientists are:

  • Knowledge of clinical trial design and medical terminology.

  • Ability to review clinical data and identify safety and quality issues.

  • As a Medical Scientist you should have knowledge of ICH GCP and clinical trial regulations.

  • Ability to create clear medical data queries.

  • Clear communication with medical directors and study teams.

  • Ability to create slides.

  • Attention to detail and problem solving.

  • Knowledge of disease areas and protocols.

  • Excellent IT skills: MS Office, spread sheets, presentations.

Salary Structure  

The salary for Medical Scientist/Senior Medical Scientist role at Syneos Health in Hyderabad usually falls between ₹7.0 Lakhs to ₹9.0 Lakhs per annum.

Career Development

This Medical Scientist offers excellent development opportunities to build skills in medical data reviews and clinical oversight. This can help you progress to become a Senior Medical Scientist, Medical Monitor or within Medical Affairs and Clinical Development.

 How to Apply 

  • Go to our job portal and search for the role of Medical Scientist at Syneos Health in Hyderabad.

  • Click on the role to view all the details.

  • Complete your information and upload your CV.

  • Submit your application.


Employment Type: Full Time
Industry: Healthcare
Role Category: Clinical Research
Application: External (Company Site)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Key Skills

Clinical ResearchNon Clinical Jobs
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