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Senior Medical Director - Psychiatrist - Remote Based

0-2 years
$95,000 – $175,700
10 Nov. 12, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Remote 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

Senior Medical Director – Psychiatrist (Remote Based)

Job ID:

25102573

Location:

USA – OR (Remote)

Company:

Syneos Health® – Fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization


🌟 Role Overview

The Senior Medical Director – Psychiatrist provides medical oversight of assigned clinical studies and serves as a medical monitor. This role ensures subject safety, scientific integrity, and regulatory compliance while providing therapeutic expertise, mentoring, and strategic guidance to internal teams and clients.

This posting is currently for the talent pipeline; expressing interest will include you for future openings.


⚙️ Key Responsibilities

Medical Oversight & Clinical Support

  • Serve as primary medical contact for assigned clinical studies.

  • Provide medical oversight for Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance activities.

  • Offer input into protocol design, amendments, and clinical development plans.

  • Review Informed Consent Templates, subject-facing materials, and site feasibility evaluations.

  • Provide medical input into data collection tools, monitoring plans, and analysis plans.

  • Oversee Medical Scientist staff and other Medical Directors in clinical data review.

  • Present trends, issues, and mitigation strategies to project teams and clients.

  • Provide after-hours clinical study coverage.

Training, Mentorship & Consultation

  • Deliver project-specific and therapeutic training to project teams and site staff.

  • Mentor staff to ensure adherence to sound treatment and research principles.

  • Serve as a consultant and functional lead on projects.

Regulatory & Compliance

  • Maintain knowledge of FDA and global drug development regulations and ICH GCP guidelines.

  • Ensure compliance with enterprise and client SOPs, project plans, and policies.

  • Lead medical responses to RFPs, BDMs, and RFIs as required.

  • Represent Syneos Health at scientific and industry meetings, and may publish articles.

Line Management & Strategic Support

  • Supervise and manage other Medical Directors as needed.

  • Provide guidance for product/clinical development strategies and regulatory submissions.

  • Engage external experts/consultants when necessary.


🎓 Qualifications & Experience

  • Medical degree with specialty in Psychiatry.

  • Extensive experience in clinical development and medical oversight.

  • Strong knowledge of GCP, FDA, and international regulatory requirements.

  • Proven ability to mentor, train, and lead multidisciplinary teams.

  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.

  • Comfortable providing after-hours coverage as needed.


💼 Work Environment & Benefits

  • Fully remote work with flexibility and structured team support.

  • Competitive benefits package including:

    • Health (Medical, Dental, Vision)

    • Company match 401k

    • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

    • Car allowance (if applicable)

    • PTO and sick leave

  • Base salary range: $95,000 – $175,700 (varies with experience and skills)

Syneos Health is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity employment.


📌 Summary

The Senior Medical Director – Psychiatrist provides comprehensive medical oversight, strategic input, and mentorship across clinical studies. This role ensures patient safety, regulatory compliance, and scientific rigor, while guiding teams and acting as a functional lead on clinical and consulting projects.