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Tmf Specialist I (Trial Master File Specialist)

Syneos Health
Syneos Health
1-3 years
preferred by company
Hyderabad
1 May 13, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Pharma/B.Pharma/Life Sciences Skills: MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, mRS and EQ-5D-5L.

Job Title: TMF Specialist I (Trial Master File Specialist)

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hybrid)
Job Type: Full-Time
Experience Required: 1–3+ Years (Freshers are not eligible)
Industry: Clinical Research / CRO / Clinical Operations / Trial Master File Management / Pharmaceuticals / Biotechnology / Life Sciences
Department: TMF Operations / Clinical Documentation / Clinical Trial Operations

About the Role
We are seeking a detail-oriented and compliance-driven TMF Specialist I to support Trial Master File (TMF) operations, clinical trial documentation management, eTMF maintenance, quality review, and inspection readiness across global clinical studies. This role is ideal for professionals with expertise in clinical trial documentation, eTMF systems, TMF quality review, document indexing, ICH-GCP compliance, and regulatory documentation management.

The ideal candidate will support the setup, maintenance, quality governance, and closeout of trial master files while ensuring clinical documentation remains complete, compliant, accurate, and inspection-ready throughout the study lifecycle.

This opportunity is highly suited for early-career clinical research professionals with TMF or clinical operations experience seeking growth in global clinical documentation functions.

Key Responsibilities

Trial Master File (TMF) Operations

  • Support end-to-end Trial Master File (TMF) operations across assigned clinical studies.
  • Assist with TMF setup, maintenance, ongoing governance, and study closeout activities.
  • Ensure TMF documentation aligns with sponsor requirements, internal SOPs, and global regulatory expectations.
  • Maintain inspection-ready TMF documentation throughout the clinical trial lifecycle.

eTMF Document Processing & Management

  • Process study documentation in accordance with:
    • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
    • Work Instructions (WIs)
    • ICH-GCP guidelines
    • Global regulatory standards
    • Study-specific documentation requirements
  • Perform document scanning, indexing, classification, filing, upload, and archival support within electronic Trial Master File (eTMF) systems.
  • Ensure document version control, proper metadata tagging, and filing accuracy.

TMF Quality Review & Compliance Monitoring

  • Conduct quality review of TMF documents submitted by study teams.
  • Verify documentation for completeness, accuracy, compliance, legibility, and proper classification.
  • Ensure clinical documents meet audit and inspection readiness standards.

Completeness Review & Document Reconciliation

  • Perform TMF completeness reviews against Expected Document Lists (EDLs).
  • Identify missing, incomplete, overdue, or non-compliant documentation.
  • Coordinate document follow-up and reconciliation support with study teams where required.

Clinical Documentation Governance

  • Maintain secure, accurate, and compliant handling of active and archived study documentation.
  • Ensure confidentiality, document integrity, and proper access control standards are maintained.
  • Support lifecycle governance for essential clinical trial documentation.

Inspection Readiness Support

  • Help maintain continuous TMF inspection readiness for sponsor audits, internal quality reviews, and regulatory inspections.
  • Support documentation retrieval, quality remediation, and readiness tracking activities.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Work closely with:
    • Clinical Operations teams
    • Study Coordinators
    • Clinical Trial Managers
    • Document management teams
    • Quality & compliance teams
    • Sponsor stakeholders
  • Support efficient document collection, issue resolution, and TMF compliance activities.

Regulatory Compliance & Process Adherence

  • Maintain understanding of clinical documentation standards and regulatory expectations including:
    • ICH-GCP
    • Clinical trial documentation requirements
    • Sponsor SOPs
    • eTMF best practices
  • Ensure all assigned tasks comply with quality and regulatory standards.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in:
    • Life Sciences
    • Pharmacy
    • Clinical Research
    • Biotechnology
    • Biomedical Sciences
    • BDS
    • Related healthcare/scientific disciplines

Accepted qualifications include:

  • B.Sc
  • M.Sc
  • B.Pharm
  • M.Pharm
  • BDS

Experience Requirements:
Candidates should meet one of the following:

  • Minimum 1+ year of hands-on eTMF Specialist experience, OR
  • Minimum 2+ years of Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) or clinical research environment experience with strong understanding of clinical trial documentation

Freshers are not eligible.