Summary
Location: Mumbai / Hyderabad, India
Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.
About the Role:
As the Clinical Research Medical Advisor (CRMA), your responsibility lies within the development of Global Clinical Trials – this includes medical oversight for all trials, portfolio and/or protocol medical feasibility, scientific engagement of investigators, protocol and TA training for internal and external stakeholders, medical issue or question management, safety review, strategic input in pre-launch planning.
You will drive compliance across all aspects of clinical trials and CRMA related activities. It will be critical to ensure good communication and stakeholder management cross-functionally within the local country organisation as well as between global and regional teams.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities:
- Medical oversight of clinical trials across all stages and contribute to operational trial deliverables, according to timelines, quality/compliance, and performance standards.
- Drive portfolio/trial medical feasibility within the Global Development framework and provide country clinical strategic guidance and proposals in collaboration with Study and Site Operations Team and Medical Affairs Team.
- Identify and propose new sites for clinical trials, analyse capability, assess patient pool and country treatment landscape, and make recommendations for potential trial inclusion.
- Provide robust indication and protocol training to CRAs, CSMs, RSMs and other functions in the country as needed.
- Responsible for medical related education, implementation and compliance to protocol, standards (SOPs) and best practices for clinical development within assigned clinical trial(s) and within clinical program(s), including sharing lessons learned.
- Provide medical expertise to clinical/operational activities for patient eligibility, medical question-management, safety, amendments, etc.
- Collaborate cross-functionally for the early product launch planning process to ensure Global Development trials conducted are aligned with the local country strategy.
- Support medical/clinical team discussions with local regulatory interactions as needed.
Essential Requirements:
- Medical Degree (MD, MBBS).
- Proven experience in medical practice or pharmaceutical industry experience with a background in clinical trials/medical affairs/life sciences/research in all aspects of drug development including clinical research, GCP, and local regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated experience in managing projects, feasibility conduct and the execution of strategic plans from a medical perspective.
- Outstanding internal and external stakeholder engagement experience.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion / EEO paragraph:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams
representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Accessibility and Accommodation:
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Accessibility and accommodation
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.