Principal Investigator – Clinical Research
Location: Northern New Jersey
Employment Type: Full-Time, Onsite
Compensation: Approximately $250,000 base + benefits
Schedule: Monday–Friday, standard 8-hour clinic schedule
The Opportunity
We are partnering with a growing site network seeking a full-time Principal Investigator (PI) to join its team in Northern New Jersey.
This is an excellent opportunity for a physician interested in combining patient care with clinical research. Prior Principal Investigator experience is preferred but not required, making this an attractive opportunity for an experienced practicing physician interested in transitioning into clinical research.
The ideal physician will have a broad clinical background with experience caring for adult and/or geriatric patients with complex medical conditions, including comfort managing patients with neurological and chronic medical conditions.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as Principal Investigator on assigned clinical research studies
- Provide medical oversight throughout the lifecycle of clinical trials
- Evaluate and manage participants throughout their involvement in clinical studies
- Ensure studies are conducted in accordance with study protocols, GCP, regulatory requirements, and patient-safety standards
- Assess participant eligibility and provide ongoing medical oversight
- Review laboratory results, clinical data, adverse events, and other relevant medical information
- Work closely with clinical research coordinators, site leadership, sponsors, and other research professionals
- Provide medical guidance and support to the clinical research team
- Maintain appropriate study and source documentation
- Participate in sponsor and regulatory meetings as needed
- Support a 24-hour emergency phone line for rare serious adverse events or hospitalizations on a rotating/as-needed basis; this is phone coverage only and does not require returning to the site
Qualifications
Required:
- MD or DO degree
- Active, unrestricted New Jersey medical license in good standing
- Board Certified OR Board Eligible in an applicable medical specialty
- Minimum of 2 years of post-training clinical practice experience treating patients
- Experience caring for adult and/or geriatric patient populations
- Comfort evaluating and treating patients with neurological conditions as part of a broader clinical practice
- No restrictive covenant or non-compete that would interfere with accepting the position
- Ability to work onsite full-time in Northern New Jersey
- Strong commitment to patient safety and high-quality clinical care
Highly Preferred:
- Geriatric Medicine background or significant experience treating geriatric populations
- Internal Medicine or another broad-based adult medicine background
- Experience treating patients with cognitive, neurological, or neurodegenerative conditions
- Experience managing patients with multiple chronic and complex medical conditions
- Previous clinical research or Principal Investigator experience
- Familiarity with GCP and clinical trial requirements
Why Consider This Opportunity?
This position offers an opportunity to build or expand a career in clinical research while continuing to apply your medical expertise directly to patient care.
The organization is particularly interested in physicians who bring a broad clinical perspective rather than an extremely narrow specialty focus and who are comfortable treating medically complex patient populations.
You'll join an established research environment, work alongside an experienced clinical team, and gain exposure to a diverse portfolio of industry-sponsored clinical trials.
Interested physicians are encouraged to apply or reach out confidentially to learn more.