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Senior Medical Scientist – Medical Science & Clinical Development

Syneos Health
Syneos Health
4-8 years
preferred by company
Gurugram, India
1 May 18, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Pharma/B.Pharma/Life Sciences Skills: Environment, Experiments Design, Health And Safety (Ehs), Laboratory Equipment, Manufacturing Process, Materials Science, Process Simulation, Sop (Standard Operating Procedure), Technical Writing, Wat, GCP guidelines, gmp knowledge, HSE Knowledge , Logistics and Transportation Management, Master Data, Operational Excellence, Sap Erp, supply chain management, Supply Planning, Warehouse Management, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines

Senior Medical Scientist – Medical Science & Clinical Development Jobs in Gurugram | Syneos Health

Location: Gurugram, India
Company: Syneos Health
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: Office-Based / Client-Aligned
Department: Medical Affairs / Clinical Development / Medical Review / Clinical Research
Experience Required: 4–8+ years of relevant clinical research, medical science, or medical review experience (senior-level role)
Job ID: 25107054


About the Company

Syneos Health is a globally recognized clinical research organization (CRO) and biopharmaceutical solutions provider supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcare innovators throughout the complete drug development and commercialization lifecycle. With deep expertise in clinical development, medical affairs, pharmacovigilance, regulatory strategy, and scientific operations, Syneos Health offers strong career advancement opportunities for experienced healthcare professionals.

This opportunity is ideal for professionals looking to build leadership-focused careers in medical science, clinical development, medical monitoring, patient safety review, scientific trial oversight, and sponsor-facing clinical operations.


Job Overview

Syneos Health is hiring a Senior Medical Scientist for its Gurugram office. This role is ideal for experienced clinical research and medical science professionals who can provide strong clinical and scientific support for early-phase and late-phase clinical development programs.

The selected candidate will work closely with Medical Directors and cross-functional study teams to ensure scientific integrity, protocol compliance, subject safety, clinical data quality, medical review efficiency, and successful trial execution.

This is an excellent opportunity for professionals seeking senior careers in medical monitoring, clinical data review, scientific oversight, and medical affairs support within a global CRO environment.


Key Responsibilities

Medical Data Review & Scientific Oversight

  • Partner with Medical Directors to provide clinical and scientific input across global clinical development programs.
  • Perform routine and ad-hoc medical review of clinical data listings, dashboards, and data visualizations.
  • Analyze clinical data to identify:
    • Safety concerns
    • Risk trends
    • Data inconsistencies
    • Protocol compliance issues
    • Subject safety signals
  • Support documentation of medical review findings and issue resolution.

Clinical Development Planning

  • Support creation and execution of:
    • Medical Management Plans
    • Medical Data Review Plans
    • Eligibility Review Plans
  • Coordinate scientific input from consultants, advisors, and external experts where required.
  • Support protocol-specific scientific execution requirements.

Medical Query Management

  • Draft and manage medical data queries based on review findings.
  • Review site responses and approve query closure with Medical Director collaboration.
  • Support timely data clarification and subject safety decision-making.

Patient Safety & Medical Review

  • Support:
    • Patient profile review
    • Protocol deviation assessment
    • Scientific review of study-level data
    • Medical Review Summary report preparation
    • Eligibility review activities
  • Assist in ongoing safety monitoring and medical oversight.

Cross-Functional Clinical Collaboration

  • Collaborate with:
    • Clinical Operations
    • Data Management
    • Drug Safety / Pharmacovigilance
    • Project Management
    • Medical Directors
    • Client stakeholders
    • External vendors
  • Lead or coordinate meetings related to medical data review and clinical quality oversight.
  • Escalate study risks affecting safety, timelines, or deliverables.

Meeting Leadership & Scientific Communication

  • Support medical review meetings and safety review discussions.
  • Prepare scientific slides, review materials, and presentation content.
  • Present findings in Trusted Process meetings and project governance discussions.
  • Act as a key communication interface for medical review activities.

Compliance, Quality & Audit Readiness

  • Ensure adherence to:
    • ICH Guidelines
    • Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
    • Data privacy regulations
    • Enterprise SOPs
    • Work instructions
    • Sponsor-specific project procedures
  • Participate in internal and external audits.
  • Maintain quality-focused documentation and operational compliance.

Leadership & Team Development

  • May manage limited direct reports depending on project needs.
  • Support recruitment, interviews, mentoring, and scientific capability development.
  • Build expertise in therapeutic areas, protocol design, and disease-specific medical terminology.

Required Qualifications

  • Advanced qualification preferred in:
    • MBBS
    • MD
    • PharmD
    • M.Pharm
    • BDS
    • Life Sciences
    • Biomedical Sciences
    • Clinical Research
    • Related healthcare disciplines
  • Relevant experience in:
    • Medical science
    • Clinical development
    • Medical review
    • Medical monitoring
    • Clinical research
    • Drug safety collaboration
  • Strong understanding of:
    • Clinical trial lifecycle
    • Medical data review
    • Patient safety monitoring
    • Protocol compliance
    • ICH GCP
    • Clinical documentation standards