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Global Trial Acceleration Associate

Bristol Myers Squibb
Bristol Myers Squibb
3 years
preferred by company
10 Jan. 22, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc./ M.Sc./ M.Pharm/ B.Pharm/ Life Sciences Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Global Trial Acceleration Associate

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Model: On-site
Category: Clinical Research / Clinical Operations
Requisition ID: R1595210


Role Overview

The Global Trial Acceleration Associate plays a critical role in supporting global clinical trials by managing centralized trial activities with a strong focus on clinical documentation, regulatory submissions, and site activation. This position collaborates closely with global study teams, CROs, clinical sites, and internal stakeholders to ensure timely, compliant, and efficient trial start-up, maintenance, and close-out activities.

This role is ideal for clinical operations professionals with hands-on experience in global study start-up, essential document management, and regulatory interactions, who thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed clinical research environment.


Key Responsibilities

Global Clinical Trial Support

  • Execute centralized activities supporting global clinical trials across all phases, including start-up, maintenance, and close-out.

  • Act as a primary point of contact for clinical documentation, regulatory, and ethics submission activities.

  • Maintain strong collaborative relationships with clinical sites, CROs, vendors, Country Trial Managers (CTMs), Clinical Trial Monitors (CTMos), and internal study teams.


Clinical Documentation & Systems Management

  • Initiate, collect, review, track, and maintain essential clinical trial documentation in compliance with ICH-GCP and regulatory requirements.

  • Update and monitor study status within clinical systems such as CTMS, eTMF, and vendor platforms.

  • Support quality control activities for study start-up documentation and site activation readiness.

  • Manage standardized document templates and assist with CSR distribution.


Regulatory & Ethics Submissions

  • Prepare, review, and submit documentation to IRBs/IECs and Regulatory Authorities, including responses to queries.

  • Coordinate certified translations of study documents such as Informed Consent Forms (ICFs), Protocols, and Investigator Brochures, as required.

  • Support country- and site-level ICF adaptation, review, and approval.


Site Activation & Start-Up Activities

  • Manage country and site activation activities, including final document review and checklist approvals.

  • Submit investigators for CTSS debarment review and track outcomes.

  • Ensure timely site activation in alignment with global and local study procedures.

  • Coordinate preparation of pharmacy files and investigator site files prior to site initiation visits or first patient visit.


Ongoing Trial Maintenance

  • Maintain continuous tracking of essential documents throughout the study lifecycle.

  • Provide ongoing communication and status updates to study teams regarding centralized trial activities.

  • Centrally review Site Monitoring Visit reports, escalate issues, and track follow-up actions.


Outsourcing & Vendor Support

  • Support outsourcing activities by interfacing with operational teams, service providers, and vendors.

  • Ensure outsourced study activities align with regulatory standards, ethical practices, and internal procurement policies.


Qualifications & Experience

Educational Qualification:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Legal Studies, Business Administration, or a related field

  • Advanced degree is an advantage

Experience Required:

  • Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in clinical development or clinical operations within a pharmaceutical company, biotech organization, or CRO

  • Prior experience as a Clinical Research Associate (CRA) or field monitor with global site monitoring and report review experience is strongly preferred

  • Experience supporting global clinical trial start-up and activation activities is required


Technical & Professional Skills

  • Strong hands-on experience with regulatory and ethics submissions and start-up documentation

  • Solid understanding of ICH-GCP guidelines, global regulatory frameworks, and the drug development lifecycle

  • Proficiency with CTMS, eTMF, Veeva Vault (preferred), SharePoint, and MS Office applications

  • Experience working with clinical trial portals, databases, and enabling technologies

  • Strong organizational, analytical, and decision-making skills

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English


Stakeholder & Project Management Skills

  • Proven ability to manage internal and external stakeholders in a global, matrixed environment

  • Experience working with cross-functional and multicultural teams

  • Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives simultaneously

  • High adaptability to ambiguous, fast-changing clinical research environments

  • Ability to sustain high performance under shifting priorities and tight timelines


Why Join This Role

This position offers the opportunity to contribute to life-changing clinical research within a globally respected organization, supporting trials that advance innovative therapies across multiple therapeutic areas including Oncology, Cardiology, Hematology, and Immunology.


Equal Opportunity & Data Protection

The organization is committed to equal employment opportunity, accessibility, and data privacy. Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process. No fees or financial information are requested at any stage of hiring.