Senior Clinical Research Associate II

Pfizer; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Pfizer in Mumbai seeks a skilled professional to bridge evidence-based medical decision support with stakeholders, ensuring robust, unbiased expertise for patient safety.

You will oversee clinical studies, budget management, and country-level study startup, collaborating with teams to resolve site-level issues and ensure timely milestones.

Qualifications

• BA/BS with 4+ years of experience in pharma R&D
• MBA/MS with 2+ years preferred for leadership roles
• PhD/JD welcomed for advanced research insight
• Experience with regulatory inspection processes
• Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration
• Excellent spoken and written English

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and lead moderately complex projects in clinical research
• Apply discipline knowledge to departmental work and solve problems
• Make decisions in non-standard situations and mentor colleagues
• Review own work and seek directional reviews from others
• Oversee execution of clinical studies and start-up plans
• Support country-level study startup activities and regulatory questions
• Forecast and manage Clinical Trial Budget and drug supply
• Serve as primary contact for protocol decisions and data collection

Skills

English proficiency

Teamwork

Clinical research

Project management

Regulatory experience

Education

BA/BS + 4+ years

MBA/MS + 2+ years

PhD/JD

Job description

Use Your Power for Purpose

Reporting to the Research & Development division, you will be integral in bridging evidence-based medical decision support with colleagues and stakeholders to enhance health and treatment outcomes. By developing frameworks to ensure our evidence is scientifically robust, providing unbiased and medically necessary expertise, or investigating data gaps, our mission remains clear: to empower healthcare decisions regarding the safe and appropriate use of medicines for patients. Your work will support better health outcomes, ensuring that our evidence is sound and that healthcare decisions are informed and safe for patients.

What You Will Achieve

In this role, you will:

• Provide guidance and lead/co-lead moderately complex projects, managing time and resources effectively

• Apply skills and discipline knowledge to contribute to departmental work and resolve moderately complex problems independently

• Make decisions in non-standard situations, developing new options guided by policies, and operate independently in ambiguous situations

• Review your own work, seek directional review from others, and mentor colleagues by reviewing their work

• Exercise judgment using knowledge and experience, potentially becoming a resource for others

• Oversee the execution of clinical studies, ensuring the development of realistic and detailed study startup and monitoring plans

• Support study startup activities at the country level, including reviewing key documents and addressing regulatory and ethics committee questions

• Forecast and manage the Clinical Trial Budget, oversee drug supply management, and ensure the flow of drug supply to sites

• Serve as the primary point of contact for study decisions related to the protocol, data collection, and volunteer activities, partnering with key team members to achieve milestones and resolve site-level issues

Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)

• BA/BS with at least 4 years of experience or MBA/MS with at least 2 years of experience or PhD/JD with any years of experience

• Proven experience in the research and development sector of the pharmaceutical industry

• Background in managing, conducting, or participating in regulatory inspection processes

• Deep understanding of project management principles, particularly in clinical research

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment

• Proficiency in English, both written and verbal

Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements)

• Master’s degree with experience in early drug development.

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such
  as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.

To learn more about acceptable and prohibited uses of AI during the recruitment process, please review our candidate AI-use guidelines available on Pfizer Careers.

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