Provide medical oversight as a principal investigator for assigned clinical trials, focusing on participant safety, eligibility review, and study-specific medical assessments. This role centers on structured research visits with patients enrolling in investigational therapies, rather than traditional high-volume clinical care. It also involves collaboration with coordinators, nurses, sponsors, CROs, and IRBs within a growing research site.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct medical oversight for assigned clinical trials and serve as the study physician.
- Review participant eligibility, screening outcomes, adverse events, serious adverse events, and safety trends.
- Perform or oversee medical histories, physical examinations, medication review, and endpoint assessments.
- Review laboratory results, ECGs, vital signs, and other study-specific clinical data.
- Provide clinical guidance to sub-investigators, research coordinators, RNs, and site staff.
- Collaborate with sponsors, CROs, IRBs, and site leadership throughout the trial lifecycle.
- Participate in site initiation visits, monitoring visits, close-out activities, and study meetings.
- Support timely safety reporting, documentation, query resolution, and protocol compliance.
Required
- MD or DO with training in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or another relevant specialty.
- Active, unrestricted Oklahoma medical license.
- Prior clinical research experience in a Principal Investigator, Sub-Investigator, or physician research role.
- Board certification.
- DEA registration, if required by applicable study protocols.
Preferred
- Experience working in principal investigator or site leadership roles.
- Familiarity with ICH-GCP and FDA clinical research regulations.
- Comfort reviewing structured clinical data and study-specific medical information.
- Strong communication, documentation, and confidentiality practices.
Benefits & Perks
- Predictable research schedule with no overnight call and rare urgent escalations.
- Opportunity to start part-time and transition toward full-time.
- Dedicated research team support for day-to-day study coordination.
- Structured PI onboarding, mentorship, and protocol-specific training.
- Ongoing support from clinical operations, regulatory, and quality teams.
- Established SOPs, templates, and documentation workflows.