PHARMAFull time
Associate Global Development Scientist Director I
By Admin · Research & Development (Lab & Science)
BANGALORE (IN)HYBRIDPOSTED: 11/6/2026
PHARMAFull time
HIRING ORGANIZATIONASTRAZENECAPharmaceuticals / Biopharmaceuticals / Healthcare
ROLE OVERVIEW
AstraZeneca is recruiting a senior clinical development scientist for its Bangalore site. The role supports late-phase clinical programmes across protocol work, data and safety review, publications and regulatory documents in a hybrid team setting.
ROLE DEFINITION & RESPONSIBILITIES
- •Contribute clinical-scientific input to regulatory and study documents, including IND filings, investigator brochures, annual reports and health-authority submissions.
- •Help put protocols into practice and coordinate with vendors and CROs as part of a cross-functional team.
- •Help prepare investigator-meeting materials such as slide decks, booklets and presentation content.
- •Respond to scientific and protocol questions from study-team members and trial sites, and act as a clinical-science contact for vendors and CROs.
- •Review study data for trends, outliers and protocol deviations, and draft queries for sites to support accurate and complete data.
- •Take part in safety review meetings, share updated safety information with the study team and review safety narratives.
- •Support abstracts, manuscripts, posters and other publication outputs, along with medical-affairs, payer and reimbursement activities.
- •Help draft assigned sections of clinical reports and dossiers, and support data management with CRF build, completion instructions and data-review plans.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 10 to 15 years of total experience.
- A life-sciences degree or equivalent.
- Industry or academic experience in drug development.
- Detailed knowledge of Good Clinical Practice and other regulations governing clinical research.
- General knowledge of medical monitoring, regulatory approval processes in relevant countries, pharmaceutical R&D operations, and marketing/commercial fundamentals.
- Ability to build and maintain expertise in oncology.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- •Oncology experience is strongly preferred.
- •A PharmD, PhD in life sciences or MD is preferred.
REQUIRED VERIFIED SKILLS
Drug development from molecule to market
Scientific methodology for clinical research design, conduct and description
Drafting clinical study documents such as site-initiation materials, registration documents, protocols and presentations
Clinical data analysis and summarisation
Creating and reviewing clinical slides for internal and external meetings
Attention to detail
Written communication
Cross-functional collaboration
Good Clinical Practice
Working with CROs and vendors
COMPENSATION & REWARDS
Salary: Competitive / Disclosed upon candidate shortlisting
ORGANIZATION CONTEXT & CULTURE
AstraZeneca is a global pharmaceutical company that researches, develops and commercialises prescription medicines.
TEAM SIZE: 89,000+ employees
INDUSTRY: Pharmaceuticals / Biopharmaceuticals / Healthcare
APPLICATION ADVISORY
In your application, make the 10–15 years of drug-development experience visible, and show where you have handled GCP-regulated studies, CRO or vendor interactions and clinical data review. If you have oncology experience, put it near the top because the posting gives it a strong preference. Also mention work on protocols, safety narratives, publications or regulatory documents that matches the listed duties.
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