Senior Project Associate (3rd Shift - 8 PM to 5 AM IST)

5264 Syneos Health India Private Limited; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health India Private Limited is seeking a Senior Project Associate for the 3rd shift (8 PM – 5 AM IST). The role focuses on driving and supporting project management activities for complex clinical trials, maintaining timelines and budgets, and mentoring junior staff.

Requires 2–4 years of clinical project experience and strong proficiency with CTMS, TMF, and MS Office. The position emphasizes independent work, cross-functional coordination, and adherence to GCP/ICH guidelines, with

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of clinical experience in project coordination/management.
• Knowledge of regulatory guidelines (GCP/ICH) and trial processes.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Drive planning and execution of elements of clinical trials.
• Ensure timelines and budgets are adhered to.
• Coordinate internal resources and external vendors.
• Maintain study financial reports and contribute to financial health.
• Mentor junior team members and oversee tasks with minimal oversight.

Skills

Project management

Communication

MS Office

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or related field

Tools

CTMS

TMF

PDC

SOPNet

Job description

Senior Project Associate (3rd Shift - 8 PM to 5 AM IST) Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress. Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape. Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.

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Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Responsibilities

Work schedule: 3rd Shift (8:00 PM to 5:00 AM Indian Standard Time)

Job Summary

The Sr. Project Associate will drive and support project management activities to ensure successful execution of complex clinical trials, which may range from single service studies to full scope or multiple protocol and/or global projects with minimal oversight. This role requires thorough execution of project tasks, maintaining documentation, communicating with stakeholders, and maintenance of timelines and budgets. The Sr Project Associate allocation will vary in size and complexity including the possibility of overseeing junior team members.

Core Responsibilities

• Drives the planning and execution of elements of clinical trials in partnership with the Project Lead.
• Ensures projects adhere to strict timelines and are delivered within budget.
• Serves as subject matter expert of relevant project management tools and systems.
• Coordinates internal resources and third parties/vendors for the efficient execution of projects.
• Maintains and distributes study-specific financial reports and contributes to study’s financial health using financial processes and systems.
• Conducts ongoing analysis of project performance to drive the successful completion of short and long-term goals.
• Documents project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders.
• Leads communication between project team members, ensuring all parties are informed of project status and changes.
• Documents and escalates project risks and issues and drives timely follow-through and completion.
• Maintenance of systems and project management tools and methodologies.
• Drives quality assurance activities, including preparation for audits and internal review, prepare documentation and follow through to resolution on actionable issues.
• Oversees tasks and activities by providing mentorship and coordinating junior team members, while operating independently with minimal oversight.

Additional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) level of qualification in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, project management or related field or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Must have 2-4 years of clinical experience, currently performing the responsibilities of Project Associate/Specialist, etc.
• Must have knowledge & experience with Clinical Trial Systems, CTMS, TMF, PDC (Project Delivery Center), SOPNet, etc.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice/ICH guidelines and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to manage time and work independently.
• High proficiency with full MS Office Applications and/or project management software tools.
• Strong communication, presentation, interpersonal skills, both written and spoken, with an ability to inform, influence, convince, and persuade.
• Ability to travel if necessary preferred (approximately 5%).
• Effective verbal and writing skills in English.

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients. No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment.

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Work alongside the brightest minds in the biopharmaceutical industry taking down walls and removing barriers to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients. We are strategic thinkers who actively seek different perspectives, whether across offices or across oceans. Because we solve some of the toughest challenges facing the most prestigious healthcare companies today, you'll gain exposure and be supported with comprehensive resources including emerging technologies, data, science and knowledge sharing. The diversification and breadth of Syneos Health creates a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities. We’re a growing, global company dedicated to advancing our talent past their initial role. Discover what our 29,000 employees already know: work here matters everywhere. We work hard, and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to those who need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday work improves patients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures a career in which you’re guaranteed to: Partner with the most diverse team of experts in the industry. From the top down, our people are inspiring. Everyone has a voice and is encouraged to use it. Work in specialized Syneos Health teams that are therapeutically or functionally aligned for expert collaboration. We assemble clinical teams where everyone, from CRAs to senior management, is skilled in the same therapeutic area or customer teams. With this structure, everyone on your team speaks the same language and can deliver unique insights into the therapeutic environment and patient population.

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.