Mental Health Clinical Research Program Lead

Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists Inc; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Job summary

Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists Inc is seeking a Clinical Research Program Manager to build and support the clinical outcomes research program in mental health and substance use. This role collaborates with clinicians and data analysts to establish research infrastructure, manage regulatory processes, and coordinate projects from initiation through publication.

The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, and an excellent scientific writer with experience in clinical research

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field.
• At least 2 years of clinical research experience, especially in psychiatry.
• Experience preparing and managing IRB submissions.
• Excellent scientific, grant writing, and editing skills.
• Strong organizational and project management abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and reference management software.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain research infrastructure for an outpatient psychiatry program.
• Prepare IRB submissions, amendments, continuing reviews, and regulatory documentation.
• Develop research protocols, informed consent documents, case report forms, and SOPs.
• Coordinate clinical outcomes research from study initiation through publication.
• Perform literature reviews and summarize current scientific evidence.
• Draft manuscripts, abstracts, white papers, and conference presentations under the PI.
• Organize references using EndNote, Zotero, or Mendeley.
• Assist with data organization, quality assurance, and preparation of tables and figures for publication.
• Coordinate with statisticians, collaborators, and journal editorial offices as needed.
• Maintain study files and ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and ethical requirements.

Skills

Scientific writing

Grant writing

Project coordination

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Data interpretation basics

Education

Master's degree in MPH / MS / MA or related field

Tools

REDCap

EndNote

Zotero

Mendeley

Microsoft Office

Job description

Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists Inc is seeking a Clinical Research Program Manager to build and support the clinical outcomes research program in mental health and substance use. This role collaborates with clinicians and data analysts to establish research infrastructure, manage regulatory processes, and coordinate projects from initiation through publication.

The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, and an excellent scientific writer with experience in clinical research