Full-Time

Senior Medical Scientist

Updated on 7/21/2026

Syneos Health

Syneos Health

10,001+ employees

Global provider of integrated clinical-to-commercial services

No salary listed

Hyderabad, Telangana, India + 1 more

More locations: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Hybrid

Office-based in Gurgaon with hybrid option; both locations listed.

Category
Biology & Biotech (1)
Required Skills
Google Cloud Platform

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Responsibilities
  • Partners with Medical Director to provide clinical and scientific input to early and late-stage clinical development programs with an emphasis on protocol-specific requirements and ensuring the scientific integrity and data quality of clinical trials by using scientific knowledge.
  • Works with Medical Director to develop medical plans (Medical Management Plan, Medical Data Review Plan, and Eligibility Review Plan). Engages with outside experts/consultants/advisors to coordinate the acquisition of necessary medical/scientific input to prepare the respective medical plans.
  • Performs regular and ad-hoc medical review of data listings and data visualization as needed; analyzes the data to identify risks and data patterns/trends and supports documentation of medical reviews.
  • Pro-actively identifies and resolves medical data review issues as they arise.
  • Authors medical data queries and reviews query responses, approves query closure in association with Medical Director.
  • May assist Medical Director in patient profiles review, scientific review of other study level data, protocol deviation review, creation of Medical Review Summary report as needed.
  • Partners with Medical Directors for medical data review meetings and safety review meetings including slide preparation as needed.
  • Manages project scope of work, objectives, and quality of deliverables to ensure the project specific milestones and timelines are met. Serves as primary interface between internal team, customers, and vendors in the areas of medical data review and eligibility review.
  • Collaborates with study team members including Clinical Operations, Data Management, Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance, and Project Management (set-up and/or lead meetings as appropriate) to identify risks related to data integrity and subject safety. Escalates ongoing and newly developed study concerns such as at-risk project deliverables and out of-scope tasks to the project leads in a timely manner.
  • Attends and present at Trusted Process meetings and may participate in internal and external audits.
  • Acquires basic understanding and knowledge of ongoing protocol designs and disease related terminology and pathology.
  • Adheres to all data privacy guidelines, International Committee on Harmonization (ICH), and Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), all enterprise policies, standard operating procedures, work instructions, and project plans. Adheres to customer policies and standard operating procedures, as required in project plans.
  • May manage limited number of direct reports. May participate or conduct interviews.

Syneos Health provides end-to-end biopharmaceutical solutions across the clinical-to-commercial spectrum. It helps biopharma companies, healthcare organizations, and investors by offering specialized expertise, insights, and technology-enabled services to move therapies faster to patients. Its offerings include Kinetic, a modern omnichannel customer engagement platform that uses targeting and analytics to coordinate nationwide healthcare communications, and Syneos One, an asset development approach that aligns strategy and execution from early concept through commercialization. The company uses AI and advanced tech to improve performance and reduce risk in drug development and market delivery. Its goal is to be a trusted partner that accelerates therapy development and delivery by combining scientific know-how with integrated, data-driven services.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Morrisville, North Carolina

Founded

1985

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Pharma spends 30-50% of revenue on field teams, creating optimization demand.
  • AI-driven commercial analytics can improve launch performance and deepen client lock-in.
  • Global partnerships and acquisitions expand Syneos' reach across diagnostics, China, and Malaysia.

What critics are saying

  • AI conversation intelligence faces privacy and rep-consent objections, slowing enterprise rollout.
  • Domestic CROs in China undercut Bestudy-linked margins and crowd out foreign-backed vendors.
  • HelioLiver adoption risk remains high if physicians ignore reimbursement and field education efforts.

What makes Syneos Health unique

  • Syneos spans preclinical development through full commercialization and marketing capabilities.
  • KAI integration strengthens field execution with conversation intelligence and next-best-action coaching.
  • HelioLiver launch experience showcases specialty-diagnostic education across hepatology and gastroenterology networks.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Remote Work Options

Company News

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Syneos Health scoops up Chinese CRO to secure place in ‘rapidly growing market’

North Carolina-based contract research organization Syneos Health is making a play to capitalize on China’s rapidly ascendant biopharma industry. | North Carolina-based contract research organization Syneos Health is making a play to capitalize on China’s rapidly ascendant biopharma industry. Syneos has acquired Chinese CRO Bestudy to secure a foothold in the Asian nation.

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Healthcare Asia Magazine
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Sunway Healthcare Group, Syneos Health to expand clinical trial expertise

Sunway Healthcare Group has partnered with Syneos Health to expand clinical trial capabilities across therapeutic areas in Malaysia.

BioSpace
Oct 10th, 2024
Syneos Health Appoints Costa Panagos as Chief Executive Officer

Syneos Health appoints Costa Panagos as chief executive officer.

PRWeek
Oct 7th, 2024
Syneos Health makes senior hires

Syneos has also appointed Jen Husdan as an associate director.