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Assistant General Manager (AGM) – Clinical Research
JD# ILS/JBD/CRD/01-26
Assistant General Manager (AGM) – Clinical Research
The AGM – Clinical Research is a critical leadership role responsible for the design, implementation and medical oversight of the company’s clinical development programmes. The role serves as the primary clinical link between the internal R&D team and external clinical partners (CROs, investigators, KOLs).
The position is required to convert preclinical R&D outputs into clinical concepts, author First-in-Human (FIH) and later-phase protocols, provide ongoing medical monitoring, and lead the clinical components of IND / Clinical Trial Application dossiers and regulatory submissions to CDSCO/DCGI, so that products can progress into and through clinical trials safely, compliantly and on schedule.Clinical Protocol & Concept Development
• Lead the design and development of robust clinical trial protocols (Phase I–III), aligned with the Clinical Development Plan (CDP) and scientific strategy.
• Translate preclinical R&D data into actionable clinical concepts and trial designs, including FIH studies.
• Co-author or review and finalise core clinical documents: Investigator’s Brochure (IB), Informed Consent Forms (ICF) and Clinical Study Reports (CSR).
Medical Monitoring & Trial Oversight
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Provide continuous medical monitoring and scientific oversight of ongoing trials to safeguard participant safety, data integrity and protocol compliance.
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Oversee compliance of Sponsor responsibilities for safety management of participants including SAE management as per applicable regulations.
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Perform targeted reviews of clinical trial data and resolve complex medical and scientific queries raised by study sites.
Regulatory & IND Dossier Filing
• Work cross-functionally with R&D, Preclinical and Regulatory Affairs to co-compile, review and submit IND dossiers and Clinical Trial Applications (CTA).
• Provide strategic clinical input to regulatory documents, including responses to DCGI/CDSCO and Subject Expert Committee (SEC) queries.
• Ensure all clinical development activities adhere to ICH-GCP, applicable local regulations and internal SOPs.
CRO & External Stakeholder Engagement
• Engage, evaluate and manage CROs and vendors, ensuring adherence to scope, quality standards and timelines.
• Act as the primary medical liaison with CRO Medical Monitors, Principal Investigators and KOLs to drive enrolment and address clinical escalations.
• Represent Immunoscript Life Science at investigator meetings together with the CRO.
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• Clinical trial design and methodology for Phase I–III studies, including FIH / early-phase design, dose selection and safety-stopping rules.
• Hands-on authoring of clinical protocols, IBs, ICFs and CSRs.
• Medical monitoring: AE/SAE assessment, causality review, safety data review and DSMB/SRC interaction.
• Working knowledge of ICH-GCP (E6), New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules 2019, CDSCO/DCGI processes, and awareness of FDA and EMA frameworks.
• Experience preparing clinical sections of IND / CTA dossiers and responding to regulator queries.
• CRO selection, oversight and vendor management (scope, budgets, quality and timelines).
• Strong scientific/medical writing and data-interpretation skills.
• Prior experience in vaccine clinical trials (immunogenicity endpoints, reactogenicity assessment, lot-to-lot consistency or challenge studies).
• Exposure to novel platforms such as mRNA/LNP vaccines or other biologics.
• Experience presenting at CDSCO Subject Expert Committee (SEC) meetings.
• Familiarity with CTRI registration, ethics committee submissions and pharmacovigilance reporting timelines.
• Working knowledge of biostatistics, sample-size estimation and EDC/CDMS systems.
• Required: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from a recognised institution, with valid medical registration.
• Preferred: Doctor of Medicine (MD) –
• Current ICH-GCP training certification.
Please write to us with a detailed resumé to careers@immunoscript.bio