Clinical Drug Development Postgraduate Training Program (MSc/PhD/MD)

With nearly 50’000 patients in clinical trials at Novartis, our vision in Clinical Development is to engage these patients, making sure we have the right patients, 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, excellent problem-solving skills, take ownership of assigned tasks, and are able to quickly adapt to different multicultural teams and diverse concepts?

Then our Clinical Development Postgraduate Training Program is a unique opportunity for you to discover the science of Clinical Development in one of our development units!
• Oncology
• Neuroscience & Gene Therapy
• Global Health
• Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism
• DUx
• Immunology

Duration and start of training: 2 years with September 1, 2024 as the start date

Your responsibilities will 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

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