PHARMAFull time
Global Development Scientist, Clinical Development
By Admin · Clinical Research & Clinical Operations
BENGALURU (IN)HYBRIDPOSTED: 10/10/2026
PHARMAFull time
HIRING ORGANIZATIONASTRAZENECAPharmaceuticals / Biopharmaceuticals / Healthcare
ROLE OVERVIEW
AstraZeneca is looking for a Global Development Scientist in late-stage Respiratory clinical development at its Bangalore site. The role blends scientific and clinical input to Phase IIb/III programmes with the piloting, validation and scaling of AI-assisted ways of working.
ROLE DEFINITION & RESPONSIBILITIES
- •Provide scientific leadership in designing, executing and interpreting clinical trials in development programmes.
- •Collaborate with Patient Safety, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations and early development groups, mainly on Phase IIb and Phase III programmes.
- •Contribute expert scientific input to regulatory documents and interactions with regulatory authorities.
- •Review, analyse and interpret data from ongoing studies and from published literature.
- •Lead quality metric development and data review plans for assigned studies and support medical monitoring.
- •Identify and prioritise clinical development activities where AI adds value, agreeing success measures and taking pilots to sustained use.
- •Lead testing and validation of AI-assisted outputs, covering human review, traceability, data quality, privacy, security and regulatory expectations.
- •Develop and review protocols, informed consent documents, investigator's brochures and other clinical development documents, and present results to multidisciplinary teams.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Relevant Bachelor's or Master's degree with experience from clinical development.
- Three or more years of relevant pharmaceutical industry experience with multi-country clinical trials.
- 10 to 15 years of total experience for the role.
- Understanding of scientific and clinical issues related to trial design, implementation and interpretation, particularly in respiratory and immunology clinical development.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional setting.
- Experience in Phase II and Phase III clinical development.
- Experience using AI technologies and building or deploying AI solutions in a work environment, with competence applying AI in clinical, biomedical or drug development settings.
- Proficiency in daily knowledge work with agentic AI tools, applying appropriate human judgement and oversight.
- Experience in GCP-compliant environments and a strong understanding of GCP principles.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- •Track record of leading practice change and pioneering new technologies or ways of working with measurable impact in biomedical, clinical or drug development settings.
- •Excellent written and verbal communication, able to explain new AI concepts, evidence, benefits and limitations to clinical and scientific audiences.
- •Experience with regulatory submissions, life cycle management, advisory boards and annual safety updates.
- •Experience working with or implementing governance frameworks related to data and AI solutions.
- •Experience in AI method development or in leading the build or deployment of AI solutions with demonstrated impact.
- •Technical expertise in modern AI methodologies and software development in Python and/or experience with coding-agent frameworks.
REQUIRED VERIFIED SKILLS
Clinical development
Clinical trial design and implementation
Phase II and Phase III clinical development
Respiratory and immunology
Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
GCP-compliant working environments
AI technologies and AI solution deployment
Agentic AI tools
Cross-functional collaboration
Clinical data review and interpretation
Regulatory documents
Quality metrics and data review plans
COMPENSATION & REWARDS
Salary: Competitive / Disclosed upon candidate shortlisting
ORGANIZATION CONTEXT & CULTURE
AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused pharmaceutical company that researches, develops and commercialises prescription medicines. It aims to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.
TEAM SIZE: 89,000+ employees
INDUSTRY: Pharmaceuticals / Biopharmaceuticals / Healthcare
APPLICATION ADVISORY
Highlight your Phase II and Phase III clinical development work, especially anything in respiratory or immunology, and make the multi-country trial experience clear since the posting asks for at least three years of it. Give concrete examples of AI solutions you built or deployed in a clinical, biomedical or drug development setting, including your day-to-day use of agentic AI tools, and note how you handled human review, validation and GCP compliance around those outputs.
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