Clinical Research Physician

Are you an experienced Clinical Research Physician looking to take the next step in your career?

MAC Clinical Research is seeking a Clinical Research Physician 2 with Sub-Investigator or Principal Investigator experience in commercial clinical trials within a CRO or SMO environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing research organisation and accelerate your career in a role that offers far more than study delivery. You'll have the opportunity to develop towards becoming a Chief Investigator (CI), leading innovative clinical research programmes while enhancing your scientific and professional profile.

At MAC Clinical Research, we invest in your development. You'll benefit from funded support towards the Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine and Pharmaceutical Medicine Specialty Training (PMST), alongside opportunities to broaden your expertise through Scientific Liaison activities with sponsors, investigators, and cross-functional teams.

As a Clinical Research Physician 2, you will play a key role in the delivery of commercial clinical trials while gaining increasing leadership responsibilities. You'll have a clear pathway into management and strategic leadership, contributing to the continued growth of our organisation and mentoring the next generation of clinical research physicians.

This position is onsite at our clinic in Thornaby, Teesside.

KEY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:  

• Full and current GMC registration (essential)
• 4 years post-graduation experience (essential)
• MRCP /MRCGP/ MRCPsychiatry (desirable)
• 2 years pharmaceutical experience -and working consistently to a high level (essential)

RESPONSIBILITIES:  

Clinical activities: 

• Fulfil the role of Sub Investigator / Principal Investigator where delegated.
• Provision of medical care and oversight of clinical trial participants, including review of medical records, results, assessment of eligibility and assessment of AEs and their causality.
• Ensure trial related procedures are completed in accordance with ICH-GCP guidelines and in compliance with the protocol.
• Remain proactive in participants study visits, including taking informed consent, physical examinations and other clinical procedures, assisting clinical staff members where required.
• Maintain accurate source notes and ensure that study documentation is completed, signed off, and actioned, as appropriate, including review of medical reports and lab results.
• Participate in site monitoring visits with Clinical Research Associates.
• Ensure timelines for data queries are achieved.
• Continuously work towards maintaining and improving quality in all areas. 
• On-call rota duties as required.
• Assess and review memory clinic patients (only applicable to sites where MAC operates a memory clinic)

Management: 

• Attend Investigator Meetings (IM), Site Initiation Visits (SIV) and Pre Study Selection Visits (PSSV) as required.
• Participate in sponsor and regulatory audits as required.
• Assist senior medics with review of draft protocols and Investigator brochures, Patient information Sheets and other documents requiring submission to ethics. Review and draft source documents
• Assist in preparation of feasibility reports for potential projects.
• Attend ethics committee (with Senior Medic) meetings at which MAC studies are under review.
• Chair and participate in regular meetings with colleagues and customers.
• Regularly educate the team (clinical or recruitment) on essential medical information and protocols.
• Take lead on performing PRAR assessments.

Leadership 

• Instil confidence in patients, customers and colleagues.
• Providing training to the clinical/ recruitment teams on essential medical information and protocols.
• Work closely with the Site Director to initiate working practices, provide practical help and guidance to other staff.
• Take active role in training CRP 1’s and other members of staff.

Commercial Awareness and Contribution to Targets 

• Maintain an awareness of our key customers and market competitors.
• Maintain an awareness of site KPI’s and contribute positively to meeting these targets.
• Use and share previous experience, take part in quality improvement activities to help meet organisational goals.

Professional development 

• Always maintain a professional attitude and appearance to customers/colleagues.
• Ensure that GMC requirements for revalidation are met appropriately to retain license to practice.
• Identify opportunities for self-development.

Recruitment: 

• Assist with the development of recruitment strategy with the Envision team as a therapy area specialist and establish relationships with local GPs, Consultants and service providers.
• Keep up to date with study status, ensuring each stage is optimised, and maintain awareness of chat and screen fails and patient drop-out rates, taking appropriate corrective action

General: 

• Share experience and knowledge with colleagues as appropriate and in an appropriate manner.
• Maintain professional qualifications required for the role, including continuous personal development
• To work according to SI 2004 no 1031 and amendments thereof, which includes Good Clinical Practice, MAC SOPs, guidelines and policies, current data protection standards and practice good information management. Maintain strict confidentiality of patient and business related data.
• To maintain a high level of initiative and personal responsibility, liaising appropriately with team members and managers to ensure your job role is efficiently carried out
• To support the aims of MAC and to represent MAC appropriately in a professional way to all our customers

PHYSICAL, WORK ENVIRONMENT, TRAVEL DEMANDS: 

• Dealing with bodily fluids.
• Long periods looking at a computer screen.
• Meeting deadlines and working within strict timelines.
• Ability to travel between sites if required.
• Ability to travel to national/international meetings.

• Health Insurance
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free onsite parking
• 25 days annual leave (increasing in increments to 30 days after 6 years' service)
• Your birthday off work