Pinnacle Clinical Research- A Summit Solution
Neurologist Principal Investigator
The Clinical Research Physician Investigator is responsible for administering activities that facilitate clinical research and providing clinical support for the conduct and oversight of clinical trials. The role assumes overall responsibility for study conduct, including supervising research activities, protecting participant rights and safety, and ensuring compliance with federal requirements, state law, IRB-approved plans, and research policies.
Key Responsibilities
- • Personally conduct or supervise the research
- • Ensure that everyone to whom a task is delegated is qualified by virtue of education, training, and experience to perform each of their delegated tasks
- • Protect the rights, safety, and welfare of the participants who will be under their care
- • Conduct the research in accordance with all federal regulatory requirements, state law, and Pinnacle Clinical Research policies (including SOPs)
- • Conduct the research in accordance with the IRB-approved plan
- • Ensure the accuracy, security, and integrity of the research data and the subsequent analysis of that data
- • Review and hold expert knowledge of study-related activities and protocols
- • Assume all responsibilities and obligations as an Investigator, per Title 21 part 312 and FDA Form 1572
- • Adhere to study protocols, FDA regulations, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) at all times
- • Maintain study sponsor and clinical trial confidentiality
- • Performs study-related procedures such as physical examinations, informed consent, subject history, adverse events, test article handling, appointment scheduling, records review, treatment coordination, collecting vital signs, and subject health assessments
- • Reviews and adjudicates all lab, imaging, and biopsy findings
- • Assists in the preparation of study monitor visits
- • Performs subject screening and recruitment
- • Provides some weekend coverage to facilitate study visits per protocol
- • Provides after-hours phone call coverage as needed
- • Oversee Sub-Investigators and recruitment team
Required
- • At least one to two years of clinical practice in Neurology
- • Current physician license
- • Written and oral communication skills
- • Organizational skills
- • Ability to pay attention to detail
- • People skills including possessing a positive, friendly, and professional demeanor
- • Ability to be flexible with changing priorities
- • Ability to communicate in a diplomatic and professional manner
- • Strong interpersonal skills
- • Strong mathematical knowledge
- • Excellent computer skills
- • knowledge of Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Foxfire, and web-based enterprise solutions software
Preferred
- • One to two years of research experience as a principal investigator is preferred
- • Alzheimer Disease research experience highly preferred
- • Board Certified preferred
- • Bilingual (English and Spanish) strongly preferred
Summary: The Clinical Research Physician Investigator or PI is responsible for administering activities to facilitate clinical research and providing clinical support for the conduct and oversight of clinical trials.The PI agrees to assume the overall responsibility for the study conduct. By doing so, inherently agrees to:
Duties and Responsibilities:
Education/Experience:
Certificates and Licenses: Current physician license. Board Certified preferred. Knowledge, Skills, and Other Abilities:
Work Environment and Physical demands: The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Personally conduct or supervise the research
- Ensure that everyone to whom a task is delegated is qualified by virtue of education, training, and experience to perform each of their delegated tasks
- Protect the rights, safety, and welfare of the participants who will be under their care. To do this they agree that the research:
- It is conducted in accordance with all federal regulatory requirements, state law, and Pinnacle Clinical Research policies (including SOPs)
- It is conducted in accordance with the IRB-approved plan
- That they will ensure the accuracy, security, and integrity of the research data and the subsequent analysis of that data.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Review and hold expert knowledge of study-related activities and protocols.
- Assume all responsibilities and obligations as an Investigator, per Title 21 part 312 and FDA Form 1572.
- Adhere to study protocols, FDA regulations, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) at all times.
- Maintain study sponsor and clinical trial confidentiality.
- Performs study-related procedures such as physical examinations, informed consent, subject history, adverse events, test article handling, appointment scheduling, records review, treatment coordination, collecting vital signs, and subject health assessments. Reviews and adjudicates all lab, imaging, and biopsy findings.
- Assists in the preparation of study monitor visits.
- Performs subject screening and recruitment.
- Provides some weekend coverage to facilitate study visits per protocol.
- Provides after-hours phone call coverage as needed.
- Oversee Sub-Investigators and recruitment team.
Education/Experience:
- One to two years of research experience as a principal investigator is preferred.
- At least one to two years of clinical practice in Neurology
- Alzheimer Disease research experience highly preferred
Certificates and Licenses: Current physician license. Board Certified preferred. Knowledge, Skills, and Other Abilities:
- Written and oral communication skills
- Bilingual (English and Spanish) strongly preferred
- Organizational skills
- Ability to pay attention to detail
- People skills including possessing a positive, friendly, and professional demeanor
- Ability to be flexible with changing priorities
- Ability to communicate in a diplomatic and professional manner
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong mathematical knowledge
- Excellent computer skills
- knowledge of Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Foxfire, and web-based enterprise solutions software.
Work Environment and Physical demands: The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Work is performed in an office/laboratory and/or a clinical environment.
- Exposure to biological fluids and/or bloodborne pathogens.
- Personal protective equipment is required such as protective eyewear, garments, and gloves.
- Occasional travel may be required domestic and/or international.
- Ability to work in an upright and/or stationary position for 6-10 hours per day.
- Frequent mobility required.
- Occasional squatting, kneeling, or bending.
- Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including medical equipment with a maximum lift of 20-50 lbs.
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