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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 expertise and leadership to support clinical trials across start-up, maintenance, and close-out phases. The role focuses on project management, risk mitigation, study execution, vendor oversight, and cross-functional collaboration.


⚙️ Key Responsibilities

Project Management

  • Facilitate operational processes as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for study start-up, maintenance, and closure.

  • Use performance metrics and quality indicators to support the Global Trial Manager in driving study execution.

  • Identify risks proactively and implement mitigation strategies.

  • Resolve routine issues and escalate critical matters appropriately.

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

Study/Project Planning & Execution

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

  • Independently perform core GTS tasks, escalating, delegating, or pushing back when necessary.

  • Lead components of study meetings as appropriate.

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

  • Flexibly manage multiple trials of varying stages and complexity.

  • Understand program-level strategy and its impact on individual studies.

  • Contribute to process development and improvement initiatives.

  • Assess situations and determine appropriate paths forward using available resources.

  • Understand interdependencies of assigned tasks.

  • Manage vendors and site payment processing/tracking.

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


🎓 Qualifications & Experience

Education

  • BA/BS in a relevant discipline strongly preferred.

Experience

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

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

Technical Competencies

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

  • Familiarity with clinical research budgets, including site/vendor payment tracking.

  • Working knowledge of project management is preferred.

Management Competencies

  • Network and foster relationships across study teams.

  • Respond flexibly to changing business demands.

  • Act as a role model for change and support cross-functional initiatives.

  • Mentor and coach team members where applicable.

  • Build collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

  • Demonstrate willingness to challenge the status quo and take calculated risks.

  • Strong oral/written communication and presentation skills.

Travel

  • Less than 5%


🌍 Work Culture & Environment

  • BMS empowers 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 Opportunity & Safety

  • BMS ensures accommodations for people with disabilities.

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

  • Employees encouraged to maintain COVID-19 vaccination and boosters.

  • Recruitment data handled per privacy regulations.