Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Syneos Health is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization dedicated to accelerating customer success in drug development and commercialization. The Clinical Scientist role within the Clinical Surveillance & Training team focuses on ensuring endpoint quality, data integrity, and trial success through scientific leadership and collaboration with clinical operations and study teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Rater Training Excellence: Design and deliver scientifically grounded rater training programs to ensure consistent, high-quality endpoint assessment and reduce variability across sites
• Drive Patient Eligibility Quality: Perform comprehensive eligibility reviews, providing a second level of scientific oversight to confirm appropriate patient selection and minimize protocol deviations and safety risks
• Deliver Data-Driven Insights: Analyze clinical and endpoint data to identify trends, variability, and potential risks—translating findings into actionable insights that improve study execution
• Shape Protocol Strategy: Partner with sponsors and study teams to review protocols and provide expert guidance on endpoint strategy, scale selection, and study design feasibility
• Act as a Scientific Leader: Collaborate cross-functionally with clinical operations, medical, and sponsor teams to proactively identify risks and deliver solutions that protect study integrity

Skills

• Doctoral level degree relevant to therapeutic area (e.g., for CNS: Clinical Psychology PhD or PsyD or Psychiatry MD)
• Moderate to extensive clinical experience with patients in relevant therapeutic areas
• Knowledge of psychiatric and neuropsychiatric assessments, including patient reported outcome measures, inferential biostatistics, and medical terminology
• Experience with clinical research or pharmaceutical industry
• Excellent planning/organizational skills and ability to prioritize and multitask
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and spoken, with an ability to inform, influence, convince, and persuade
• Strong presentation skills, with experience presenting in professional settings
• Ability to travel as necessary (approximately 20%)

Benefits

• Company car or car allowance
• Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision
• Company match 401k
• Eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance
• Flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time
• Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work

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