Clinical Research Physician (Principal Investigator)

Quick Facts

• Role: Clinical Research Physician (Principal Investigator)
• Focus: Daily coordination and oversight of clinical trials
• Compliance: ICH/FDA/GCP, local regulations, study protocol, and company policies
• Schedule: Monday through Friday

Description

Serve as the Principal Investigator conducting and coordinating daily clinical trial activities at the site. You ensure participant medical well-being and safety, verify eligibility, and support successful study delivery and retention while maintaining protocol/GCP and regulatory compliance. You also help train staff and participate in investigator meetings and continuing education.

Responsibilities

• Ensure participant safety and ethical execution of clinical trials per FDA, ICH, NIH, GCP, and HIPAA requirements and study protocols
• Provide overall site leadership to improve efficiencies, participant safety, and protocol/GCP/regulatory compliance
• Evaluate participants to ensure only eligible individuals enroll
• Support participant delivery and retention
• Collaborate with sponsors, clients, and internal teams
• Maintain high attention to detail when recording data and participant information per protocol and GCP
• Participate in protocol training for staff
• Attend Investigator Meetings and continuing education
• Perform additional duties as needed for participant, protocol, or site needs

Requirements

• MD or DO degree
• Active physician license in good standing for the state of practice
• Board certification in the relevant specialty
• CPR required; ACLS preferred
• Specialty-based clinical skills and procedures
• Proficiency with MS Office, electronic health records, and web applications; typing 40+ wpm
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and math proficiency
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; bilingual English/Spanish highly preferred
• Interpersonal and listening skills; ability to work independently and with teams
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities
• Professionalism, respectfulness, self-motivation, and strong work ethic
• High urgency, integrity, and dependability
• Ability to identify problems and implement solutions independently
• Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially in compliance with HIPAA

Benefits

• Work/life balance with a Monday through Friday schedule