Medical Scientist (12 Month Fixed Term Contract- UK) in London

This role is a 12‑month fixed‑term contract in the UK. A Medical Doctor (MD) with at least two years of direct patient care experience after residency is required.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with the Medical Director to develop medical plans (Medical Management Plan, Medical Data Review Plan, and Eligibility Review Plan).
• Engage outside experts, consultants, and advisors to obtain necessary medical/scientific input for plan preparation.
• Perform regular and ad‑hoc medical review of data listings and visualisations; analyse data to identify risks and patterns, 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 other study‑level data, protocol deviation reviews, and creation of the Medical Review Summary report as needed.
• Participate in meetings (medical data review, safety review, slide preparation) with Medical Directors.
• Manage project scope, objectives, and quality of deliverables to meet milestones and timelines; serve as primary interface between internal team, customers, and vendors for medical data and eligibility review.
• Collaborate with study team members (Clinical Operations, Data Management, Drug Safety, Pharmacovigilance, Project Management) to identify data integrity and subject‑safety risks and escalate concerns to project leads.
• Attend Patient & Trial (Trusted Process) meetings and participate in internal and external audits.
• Acquire basic knowledge of ongoing protocol designs, disease terminology, and pathology.
• Adhere to data privacy guidelines, ICH, GCP, enterprise policies, SOPs, work instructions, and project plans.

Qualifications

• Medical Doctor (MD) required.
• Minimum of 2 years of direct patient‑care experience after residency.
• Excellent time‑management skills to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• A self‑starter comfortable with fluctuating timelines, changing scope, and escalating issues to leadership when needed.
• Strong troubleshooting ability and understanding of when to involve leadership.
• Good scientific knowledge to ensure high‑quality medical data analysis.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills (MS Office, spreadsheets, presentations).
• Preferable knowledge of drug development and proficiency with ICH/GCP guidelines.
• Effectively cross‑functional team player with strong interpersonal skills.

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities listed are not exhaustive. The Company may assign other tasks at its discretion. Equivalent experience, skills, or education may be considered. Employment terms do not constitute a contract. The Company complies with the EU Equality Directive, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and provides reasonable accommodations as appropriate.