Clinical Development Postgraduate Fellow UK

Job Description Summary With nearly 50’000 participants in clinical trials at Novartis, our vision in Clinical Development is to engage these participants, making sure we have the right participants, in the right trials, at the right sites, at the right time. After your Master’s, Doctoral or Post-doctoral qualification, do you want to learn more about and gain more experience in Clinical Development at a leading global healthcare company and see how drugs are developed to help addressing unmet needs and reimagining medicine? Do you have a collaborative mindset and take ownership of assigned tasks, and are you able to quickly adapt to different multicultural teams and diverse concepts? Besides that, do you have excellent problem-solving skills? The Clinical Development Postgraduate Training Program is a unique opportunity to discover the science of Clinical Development in one of our development units: • Oncology • Neuroscience & Gene Therapy • Global Health • Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism • Immunology Job Description What you’ll bring to the role: • Advanced degree in life-sciences is required, such as: Master’s degree in one of the (bio) sciences, MPh, PhD, PharmD or MD, completed within the last 2 years • Concrete interest in clinical development as demonstrated by training/class module at university/institution, internships or specific courses • Seeking new and different experiences for learning in the pharmaceutical industry and curiosity about clinical development • Strong interpersonal skills i.e. can demonstrate your ability to communicate well and establish effective working relationships with people from a variety of backgrounds/cultures and at different hierarchical levels inside and outside the company Important information: · Please note that we can only accept applicants who are eligible to work in the U.K. · Please submit a cover letter that includes your motivation for the program, explains which development unit(s) you are most interested in and confirms your availability for a start on September 1, 2026. Thank you. Your responsibilities include: • Acquiring an understanding of the organization, how Clinical Functions and Clinical Development Units work together to develop solutions that address unmet needs for patients and discover the science of clinical development • Contributing to development of trial-related documents (e.g., Clinical Trial Protocols (CTPs), informed consent form, case report forms, data analysis plan, data monitoring committee charters, reports, publications) for assigned clinical trial(s) consistent with the Clinical Development Plan. May include developing materials for trial-related advisory boards, data monitoring committees, investigators meetings, and protocol training meetings for Novartis local & global medical organizations • Conducting ongoing medical, clinical, and scientific review of clinical trial data with Clinical Scientific Expert(s) with appropriate oversight from the Medical Lead • Managing & preparing patient safety reports on trial data for use of safety and clinical boards (e.g., Safety Management Team, Global Clinical Team, Global Program Team) with appropriate oversight from the Medical Lead • Providing input into final analyses and interpretation including the development of the Clinical Study Report(s), publications, and internal/external presentations Skills Desired Clinical Research, Clinical Trial Protocol, Clinical Trials, Data Integrity, Learning Design, Lifesciences, Risk Monitoring, Trends Analysis Improving the lives of people living with disease takes more than innovative science. It takes a focus on the needs of people and a community committed to meeting them. It takes a team of people like you. Working together. Learning together. Thriving together. Discover how you can join us in changing people’s lives. Novartis is aware of employment scams which make false use of our company name or leader’s names or recruiter’s names to defraud job seekers. Novartis does not make job offers without interview and never asks candidates for money. If you have encountered a job posting or been approached with a job offer that you suspect may be fraudulent, we strongly recommend you do not respond, send money or personal information. In the context of China Cross-Border Data Transfer (CBDT) policy, if you need to apply for a position in China, please go to the local Recruiting System TaleNov .