Physician Assistant, Early Phase Clinical ResearchGlendale, CA | Full-Time | Day ShiftWhat You'll DoAs a Physician Assistant within our Early Phase Clinical Unit, you'll combine hands-on clinical care with clinical research responsibilities, including:
- Interviewing, examining, and assessing potential study participants for eligibility in clinical trials
- Performing medical histories and physical examinations
- Providing study information and obtaining informed consent from potential research participants
- Reviewing laboratory results, medical histories, physical assessments, and study inclusion/exclusion criteria
- Working closely with physicians and clinical operations colleagues to provide medical and clinical oversight
- Monitoring and reviewing safety information, including adverse events, concomitant medications, laboratory data, and vital signs
- Collaborating with study sponsors regarding study conduct and progression when needed
- Supporting clinical protocols, reports, and other study-related documentation
- Helping train clinical operations team members
- Ensuring clinical activities meet Good Clinical Practice (GCP), SOP, quality, and regulatory standards
- Building strong, professional relationships with sponsors, physicians, consultants, and other members of the clinical research team
Why Join Our Glendale Early Phase Team?This role provides a unique opportunity to continue using your clinical expertise while gaining exposure to the pharmaceutical and clinical research industry.
What makes this opportunity stand out:- Full-time, day-shift schedule
- Work-life balance
- Limited on-call rotation, approximately 1 in every 6 weekends
- Hands-on clinical interaction with research participants
- Exposure to early-phase clinical trials and investigational therapies
- Opportunity to develop valuable clinical research experience
- Highly collaborative, team-oriented environment
- Opportunity to work closely with physicians, clinical operations professionals, and study sponsors
- A chance to apply your PA training in a growing area of medicine and drug development
What We're Looking For
Education & Certification- Completion of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
- National Physician Assistant certification
Experience- At least 6-12 months of experience as a Physician Assistant
- Clinical research experience is a plus, but the position is also an excellent opportunity for a PA interested in expanding into the clinical research environment
Skills- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Strong clinical assessment and analytical abilities
- Ability to gather and evaluate information from multiple sources
- Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to quality and patient safety
- Comfortable collaborating across multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced clinical environment
Ready to Explore Clinical Research?If you enjoy patient interaction but are looking for a career path that combines clinical medicine, science, research, and a more predictable schedule, this could be an exciting next step.
Bring your clinical expertise to Parexel and help advance the development of new therapies from the earliest stages.#LI-SM1