Job Title: Senior Research Physician
Location: Greater Manchester
Hours per Week: Permanent - Full time
Rate: £70 000
Join our esteemed client as a Research Physician to support the successful execution of clinical trials. This role is crucial in ensuring that clinical trials are conducted in compliance with regulatory, ethical, and sponsor protocols, following Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP). The Research Physician will collaborate with senior staff to ensure trial integrity, participant safety, and adherence to study guidelines. This role offers an opportunity for professional growth in clinical research, providing training, mentorship, and experience in leading trials across community-based research sites.
What will your responsibilities be?
Support the Principal Investigator (PI) team in executing clinical trials, ensuring participant safety, protocol adherence, and data integrity; act as a Principal Investigator for designated trials under senior PI guidance; and assist with competency checks and staff reviews, ensuring team members are current with the required training and certifications.
Participate in trial feasibility assessments and protocol reviews, collaborating with sponsors and internal teams to assess site capabilities and study requirements; contribute to business development by identifying research opportunities and assisting in proposals and business cases; and support the team in reviewing trial costs and contracts.
Qualifications and Experiences:
- Medical Degree with full GMC registration and a license to practice.
- At least 1-3 years of experience in clinical trials or research, with exposure to leadership or mentorship roles.
- Strong understanding of clinical trial operations, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and protocol adherence.
- Familiarity with ICH-GCP guidelines and ethical standards in clinical research.
- Exposure to therapeutic areas such as Obesity, dementia, oncology, and infectious diseases.
- Interest in pursuing further academic qualifications, such as a MSc, PhD in a relevant field.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, Christmas closure days
- 1 Occasion Day each year
- Health benefits
- Paid DBS application
- Subsidised company events and gatherings
- Enhanced family policies
How to apply?
If you feel your expertise is suited to this role, please apply today and our specialist team will be in touch to discuss it with you in more detail. If you are registered with Pulse and recommend a friend to us, you can earn £500 per recommendation, once they have worked over 200 hours
Why work with Pulse?
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Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else.
We always prioritise your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional—not just a resource.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
