Medical Scientist (12 Month Fixed Term Contract- UK)

Medical Scientist (12 Month Fixed Term Contract- UK)

Updated: April 13, 2026
Location: GBR-Remote
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Responsibilities

• Work with the Medical Director to develop medical plans (Medical Management Plan, Medical Data Review Plan, Eligibility Review Plan); engage outside experts, consultants and advisors to coordinate necessary medical/scientific input.
• Perform regular and ad hoc medical reviews of data listings and visualisations; analyse the data to identify risks, patterns and trends, and support documentation of medical reviews.
• Author medical data queries, review query responses and approve query closure in association with the Medical Director.
• Assist the Medical Director with patient profile reviews, scientific reviews of study level data, protocol deviation reviews and the creation of Medical Review Summary reports when needed.
• Partner with Medical Directors for medical data review meetings and safety review meetings, including slide preparation.
• Manage project scope, objectives and quality of deliverables to ensure project specific milestones and timelines are met; serve as the primary interface between the internal team, customers and vendors in medical data review and eligibility review areas.
• Collaborate with study team members (Clinical Operations, Data Management, Drug Safety & Pharmacovigilance, Project Management) to identify risks related to data integrity and subject safety; promptly escalat e concerns to the project leads.
• Attend Trusted Process meetings and may participate in internal and external audits.
• Acquire a basic understanding of ongoing protocol designs, disease related terminology and pathology.
• Adhere to data privacy guidelines, ICH, GCP, enterprise policies, SOPs, work instructions, project plans and customer policies.

Qualifications

• MD is required.
• Minimum two years of direct patient care experience post residency.
• Must be located in the UK; no sponsorship will be considered.
• Excellent time management skills to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a highly regulated environment.
• A self starter comfortable with fluctuating timelines, changing scope and work demands.
• Ability to troubleshoot situations and determine when to escalation issues to leadership.
• Understanding of scientific principles to assure effective and high quality medical data analysis.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong computer skills: MS Office, spreadsheets, presentations.
• Preferred knowledge of drug development and proficiency with ICH/GCP guidelines.
• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and capability to work effectively in a cross functional team environment.

Additional Information

Tasks, duties and responsibilities listed above are not exhaustive. The Company may assign additional duties. Equivalent experience, skills or education will be considered. The Company will determine what constitutes an equivalent qualification. This description complies with all applicable legislation, including the EU Equality Directive and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Syneos Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, age, religion, marital status, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status and will not be discriminated against. If you are an individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to complete any portion of the application process, please contact: .