Research Physician 1

Thermo Fisher Scientific; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global company seeks a Clinical Research Physician in Birmingham, dedicated to enhancing patient outcomes through clinical trials. In this role, you will oversee studies, ensure compliance, and work collaboratively to keep patient safety at the forefront of decision-making. Ideal candidates will possess GMC registration and experience in clinical research.

Qualifications

• GMC registered doctor with no restrictions.
• Previous experience in clinical research preferred.
• Knowledge of ICH/GCP and local regulations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical evaluations and ensure participant safety.
• Manage investigational medical products and oversee multiple studies.
• Ensure compliance with medical, scientific, and ethical standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

GCP knowledge

Education

GMC registered doctor

Job description

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At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life – To enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies.

Alongside clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work in Accelerated Enrollment Solutions optimizes each step of the patient journey in clinical trials, such as securing sites and recruiting patients, allowing for more patients to participate in clinical research. Your determination to put patients at the heart of every decision will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Are you a GMC registered Doctor who is interested in working in the dynamic clinical research industry?

Are you passionate about improving patient’s lives for the better?

We are currently looking to recruit a Clinical Research Physician for our Synexus Clinical Research site in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Working days, Monday to Friday, 37 hours a week, the main priority will always be patient safety. Acting as the principal investigator (PI) or co-investigator for some or all of the studies at the site, they have the responsibility for all sponsor research studies while also ensuring ICH/GCP and local regulations are met.

Key responsibilities for a Clinical Research Physician include:

• Carrying out clinical evaluation and assessment of participants to ensure eligible participants are recruited and monitored for safety and adherence.
• Attending Site Initiation Visits (SIV), Pre-Selection Visits (PSV), and Investigator meetings as required.
• Participating in recruitment initiatives and strategy development to ensure targets are achieved; ensuring recruiting studies enroll according to plan within timelines and targets.
• Reviewing enrolment progress, pre-screening and screening success rates, screen failure rates, safety, and retention of participants.
• Interpreting protocols and Investigator Brochures (IB).
• Managing and reviewing IVRS, CRF/EDC, if applicable.
• Overseeing management of investigational medical products (IMP).
• Overseeing multiple studies and/or studies with higher participant numbers.
• Caring for and protecting the safety of participants through ethical conduct; this should receive the highest priority at all times during all aspects of the study.
• Fulfilling and complying with all medical duties, ensuring that clinical trials are performed to acceptable medical, scientific, and ethical standards and meet the protocol, SOP/COP, ICH, and local GCP guidelines and regulations.

To be considered for this opportunity, you will require the following skills and experience:

• Be a GMC registered doctor with no limitations to practice.
• Ideally, some previous experience within clinical research.
• Have working knowledge of GCP (ICH/GCP and local regulations compliance).
• Demonstrate the ability to provide practical help and guidance to colleagues, offering practical solutions and supporting their development.
• Show meticulous attention to detail in recording patient information and data, ensuring queries are acted upon in a timely manner.
• Be a team player, capable of building and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues and patients.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of over 100,000 colleagues, we share values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement—working together to accelerate research, solve scientific challenges, drive innovation, and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives are valued.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.