Careers at Parexel — Pune

Clinical research roles at Parexel in Pune

Parexel is a global CRO with a heavy footprint in new-drug development, and its India centres deliver services to sponsors running trials worldwide. The functions that hire freshers in the Pune region include clinical operations, where monitors and clinical support staff work on sponsor studies; data management, which builds and cleans trial databases; pharmacovigilance, which handles safety case processing; and medical writing, which produces protocols, study reports, and regulatory documents. Parexel is also known for regulatory consulting, so writing and regulatory-adjacent roles carry more weight here than at a generics-focused CRO. The work leans toward investigational products rather than routine bioequivalence.

What Parexel looks for in freshers

Graduates from life sciences, pharmacy, biotechnology, and related fields form the entry pool. Data roles want EDC familiarity; safety roles want case fundamentals and MedDRA; writing roles want strong scientific English and the discipline to represent data faithfully. ICH-GCP is expected everywhere. Given the drug-development focus, candidates who understand trial phases and the purpose of each document type tend to interview well.

Interview process

Expect an assessment step, followed by one or two technical rounds tuned to the function. Safety candidates walk through case seriousness and causality; data candidates handle a discrepancy or edit-check question; writers may complete a short exercise. A scenario or behavioural round looks at how you manage deadlines and cross-team communication, which matters in globally distributed delivery. HR closes on shift, notice period, and compensation.

How to prepare

Train for the specific team you want to join. Our Pharmacovigilance course (3 months, ₹40K + GST) and Clinical Data Management course (3 months, ₹40K + GST) map to Parexel’s safety and data functions, while the Medical Writing course (3 months, ₹40K + GST) suits its writing and regulatory documentation work. For monitoring roles, read the CRA career guide, which covers the PG Diploma pathway. iLearn CRI’s 50+ placed alumni and 100% placement assistance give freshers a route into globally run delivery teams.