Clinical Research Physician (Principal Investigator)

Quick Facts

• Role: Clinical Research Physician (Principal Investigator)

• Focus: Daily oversight and coordination of clinical trial activities at the site

• Operating days: Monday through Friday

Description

You will lead clinical trial oversight at the site to ensure safe, ethical, and compliant execution of studies. Working with local and central teams, you will support protocol performance, participant safety, data quality, and achievement of study milestones.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall site leadership focused on clinical oversight, study performance, efficiency, patient safety, and protocol/GCP/regulatory compliance

• Ensure medical well-being and safety of study participants; execute trials ethically and safely per FDA, ICH, NIH, GCP, HIPAA, and study protocols

• Assess and evaluate participants to ensure only eligible individuals enroll

• Support participant delivery and retention

• Collaborate with investigators on study protocols and overall performance

• Coordinate delivery expectations and quality data with internal teams (e.g., Business Development, Patient Recruitment, Community Outreach, Finance, Budgets and Contracts, Quality) as needed

• Interact with sponsors, clients, and team members in a collaborative manner

• Maintain attention to detail in recording data and participant information per protocol and GCP

• Participate in Investigator Meetings and continuing education to stay current on recruitment needs and issues

• Train staff on study protocols, assignments, and responsibilities as needed

• Identify risks and propose/implement risk mitigations

• Participate in and present at management and/or site meetings

• Perform other duties as assigned based on site/protocol/participant needs

Requirements

• MD or DO degree

• Active physician license in good standing in the state of practice

• Minimum 2 years of related experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience)

• Board certification in the medical specialty