Clinical Research Physician (Principal Investigator)

Quick Facts

• Clinical Research Physician (Principal Investigator) for Internal Medicine or Endocrinology

Description

Serve as a Principal Investigator leading and coordinating daily clinical trial activities at the site, ensuring safe and ethical study conduct. Maintain compliance with FDA, ICH, NIH, GCP, HIPAA, local regulations, and study protocols. Provide site leadership to strengthen participant safety, protocol/GCP/regulatory compliance, and overall study quality.

Role Description & Responsibilities

• Ensure medical well-being and safety of study participants through ethical and protocol-compliant trial execution
• Provide overall site leadership focused on improving efficiencies while maintaining patient safety and protocol/GCP/regulatory compliance
• Evaluate and assess participants so only eligible participants enroll
• Participate in successful study delivery and participant retention
• Collaborate with sponsors, clients, and internal teams
• Record participant information and study data with high attention to detail per protocol and GCP
• Participate in protocol training for staff
• Attend Investigator Meetings (IMs) and continuing education to stay current on recruitment affairs and issues

Benefits

• Work/life balance: sites operate Monday through Friday

Requirements

• MD or DO degree
• Active physician license in good standing in the state of practice
• Board certification in the relevant specialty area
• CPR required; ACLS preferred

Required Skills

• Clinical skills and procedures in the relevant specialty
• Proficiency with MS Office, electronic health records, and web applications; typing at least 40+ wpm
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and math proficiency
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (bilingual English/Spanish highly preferred)
• Interpersonal/listening skills; ability to work independently and with diverse stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities
• Professionalism, self-motivation, integrity, and dependability
• Ability to identify problems independently and implement solutions
• Ability to handle highly sensitive information confidentially in compliance with HIPAA