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Senior Global Trial Specialist

6+ years
Not Disclosed
10 Oct. 4, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Pharma/B.Pharma/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

🏷️ Job Title: Senior Global Trial Specialist

📍 Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
🏢 Company: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS)
🕒 Employment Type: Full-time


🧭 Position Overview

The Senior Global Trial Specialist provides operational leadership and subject-matter expertise in clinical trials, supporting study start-up, maintenance, and close-out. The role contributes to project planning, execution, risk management, vendor oversight, and cross-functional team collaboration.


⚙️ Key Responsibilities

Project Management

  • Facilitate operational processes as a subject-matter expert (SME) for study start-up, maintenance, and closure.

  • Support Global Trial Managers (GTM) using performance metrics and quality indicators to drive study execution.

  • Identify risks proactively and implement mitigation strategies.

  • Resolve routine issues and escalate critical matters appropriately.

  • Actively contribute to cross-functional teams as a key functional member.

Study/Project Planning & Execution

  • Provide input to study-level tools and plans with moderate supervision.

  • Independently perform core GTS tasks, escalate or delegate as needed.

  • Lead specific components in study meetings.

  • Oversee country regulatory (CTA, MoH) and country/site IRB/IEC approvals and notifications.

  • Flexibly manage multiple trials at varying stages and complexity.

  • Understand program-level strategy and decision-making impacts on studies.

  • Contribute to process development and improvement initiatives.

  • Assess situations and identify appropriate paths forward.

  • Manage vendors and site payment processing/tracking.

  • Maintain study budget tracking tools, reconcile invoices, and support finance reporting.


🎓 Qualifications & Experience

Education

  • BA/BS in relevant discipline strongly preferred.

Experience

  • Minimum 6+ years in Clinical Research or related roles.

  • Experience with industry Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS) and Clinical Trial Master File Systems (CTMF).

Technical Competencies

  • Knowledge of ICH/GCP, regulatory guidelines, and the drug development process.

  • Familiarity with clinical research budgets, including processing and tracking site/vendor payments.

  • Project management knowledge preferred.

Management Competencies

  • Ability to network and foster relationships across study teams.

  • Respond flexibly to changing business demands and proactively contribute.

  • Act as a role model for supporting organizational change.

  • Mentor and coach team members and GTS personnel.

  • Build collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

  • Display willingness to challenge the status quo and take risks.

  • Effective oral/written communication and presentation skills.

Travel

  • Required less than 5%.


🌍 Work Environment & Culture

  • BMS promotes a supportive culture, empowering employees to contribute to global clinical trials and patient outcomes.

  • Core values: Passion, Innovation, Urgency, Accountability, Inclusion, Integrity.


🏢 On-site Protocol

  • Site-essential: 100% onsite

  • Site-by-design: Hybrid (≥50% onsite)

  • Field-based/Remote-by-design: Travel required for meetings, customers, and patients


⚖️ Equal Employment & Safety

  • BMS provides accommodations for people with disabilities.

  • Applicants with arrest or conviction records are considered per local laws.

  • Employees are encouraged to maintain up-to-date COVID-19 vaccinations.

  • Recruitment data is processed according to applicable privacy policies.