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Medical Scientist/Sr Medical Scientist (Hyderabad/Bangalore )

Syneos Health
8+ years
Not Disclosed
Hyderabad, Remote, India, India
8 May 27, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Hybrid Remote Education: B.Sc./ M.Sc./ M.Pharm/ B.Pharm/ Life Sciences Skills: ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, mRS and EQ-5D-5L., Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Medical Scientist / Sr Medical Scientist – Structured Job Format

Job Overview

Position: Medical Scientist / Sr Medical Scientist
Company:
Syneos Health
Location: Hyderabad / Bangalore
Job ID: 25109128
Updated: Today
Department: Clinical Development / Medical Affairs / Clinical Data Review


About the Company

Syneos Health is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization focused on accelerating customer success through clinical, medical affairs, and commercial expertise.

Company highlights:

  • 29,000+ employees across 110 countries

  • Supported 94% of novel FDA-approved drugs in the past 5 years

  • Worked on 95% of EMA-authorized products

  • Managed 200+ studies across 73,000+ global clinical sites


Role Summary

The Medical Scientist / Sr Medical Scientist is responsible for:

  • Clinical and medical data review

  • Clinical query management

  • Data quality oversight

  • Cross-functional collaboration with sponsor and clinical teams

  • Ensuring audit readiness and regulatory compliance

This role focuses heavily on reviewing clinical trial data, identifying inconsistencies, and supporting high-quality data delivery throughout the study lifecycle.


Key Responsibilities

Clinical Data Review

  • Perform detailed clinical and medical data review

  • Identify inconsistencies and data issues

  • Review patient-level clinical data including:

    • Eligibility

    • Diagnosis

    • Medical history

    • Prior treatments

    • Adverse events (AE/SAE/AESI)

    • Concomitant medications

    • Safety labs

    • Drug administration

    • Compliance data

    • Survival and study completion data

Query Management

  • Raise and manage clinical data queries

  • Review site responses and determine:

    • Query closure

    • Re-query requirements

  • Ensure timely query resolution

  • Collaborate with clinical teams when escalation is needed

Medical Oversight

  • Escalate medical concerns to:

    • Sponsor Clinical Scientists

    • Study Medical Directors

  • Support clinical interpretation of study data

Data Quality & Compliance

  • Ensure:

    • Data integrity

    • Audit readiness

    • Regulatory compliance

  • Support clinical compliance and systems validation activities

Site & Operational Support

  • Monitor site data entry performance

  • Identify root causes of data quality issues

  • Recommend corrective and preventive actions

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Work closely with:

    • Clinical Scientists

    • Study Medical Directors

    • Data Management teams

    • Clinical Operations teams

  • Support data reviews before:

    • Interim analyses

    • Data snapshots

    • DSUR submissions

    • Investigator Brochures (IB)

    • Regulatory requests

    • Database lock (DBL)

Reporting & Meeting Participation

  • Participate in:

    • Clinical data review meetings

    • Data dissemination meetings

  • Prepare or review meeting materials and presentations

Additional Responsibilities

  • May contribute to:

    • EDC training

    • QC review of patient narratives

    • Clinical data review process improvements


Required Qualifications

Educational Background

Candidates should possess one of the following:

  • MBBS

  • MD

  • BDS

  • BHMS

  • BAMS

  • PharmD

  • PhD


Required Experience

Industry Experience

  • Minimum 8+ years of:

    • Pharmaceutical clinical data review experience

    • Clinical/medical review experience

    • Clinical cross-check experience

Specialized Experience

  • MedDRA coding review

  • WHO Drug Dictionary coding review

  • Clinical query writing

  • Clinical database review


Technical Skills

Clinical Systems & Tools

Experience with:

  • EDC systems

  • ARGUS

  • JReview

  • RShiny visualizations

  • Central imaging systems

  • Clinical cross-check tools

  • Study-specific exception listing tools

Software Skills

  • MS Excel

  • PowerPoint

  • Clinical data analytics tools

Domain Expertise

  • Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

  • Clinical trial design

  • Drug development lifecycle

  • Clinical data review methodologies


Preferred Competencies

  • Therapeutic area expertise

  • Safety and efficacy data review

  • Audit readiness support

  • Regulatory submission support

  • Data review analytics experience


Soft Skills

  • Excellent verbal and written English communication

  • Strong organizational and tracking abilities

  • High attention to detail

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Ability to work independently

  • Strong team collaboration skills


Work Environment & Culture

Why Join Syneos Health?

  • Career development opportunities

  • Technical and therapeutic-area training

  • Supportive leadership and mentoring

  • Inclusive “Total Self” culture

  • Global exposure across clinical development projects


Functional Areas Covered

  • Clinical Data Review

  • Medical Review

  • Pharmacovigilance Support

  • Clinical Operations

  • Regulatory Compliance

  • Clinical Analytics


Opportunity Status

This posting is intended for a:

  • Talent pipeline / upcoming opportunity

  • Future hiring consideration

It may not represent an immediate active opening.


Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate should:

  • Have strong clinical and medical review expertise

  • Be proficient with clinical data systems and analytics tools

  • Understand clinical trial workflows thoroughly

  • Demonstrate excellent query management skills

  • Collaborate effectively across sponsor and operational teams

  • Maintain strong focus on data quality and compliance


Employment Notes

  • Additional duties may be assigned as required

  • Equivalent qualifications and experience may be considered

  • Syneos Health is an equal opportunity employer

  • Reasonable accommodations are available where appropriate


Application

Apply via:
Syneos Health Careers