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Senior Research Physician
EMS Healthcare. Provide senior clinical leadership across assigned trials, ensuring participant safety, protocol compliance, and data integrity throughout the study lifecycle .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in clinical research leadership, ensuring participant safety, protocol compliance, and data integrity across multiple studies. Possesses strong knowledge of ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, and clinical trial systems, with a commitment to high-quality research outcomes.
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Medical DegreePrincipal Investigator ExperienceICH-GCP KnowledgeClinical Trial OversightLeadership and Collaboration Skills
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Hard Skills
Clinical ResearchProtocol ComplianceData IntegrityRisk ManagementStudy DeliveryRegulatory ComplianceElectronic Data CaptureDocumentation StandardsFeasibility AssessmentsQuality Systems
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsAttention to DetailSound Clinical JudgementAutonomous Work
Tools & Technologies
Clinical Trial SystemsElectronic Data Capture Platforms
Certifications & Qualifications
Full GMC RegistrationDiploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine
Industry Keywords
Clinical TrialsResearch GovernanceParticipant SafetyDecentralised Research DeliveryTherapeutic AreasObesityCardiometabolic ConditionsNeuropsychiatric ConditionsInfectious DiseasesManaged Service Models
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide senior clinical leadership across assigned trials, ensuring participant safety, protocol compliance, and data integrity throughout the study lifecycle
- Act as Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator as required, taking accountability for medical decision-making and oversight within delegated studies
- Provide leadership, supervision, and mentorship to Research Physicians and wider site teams
- Lead or contribute to feasibility assessments, protocol reviews, and study start-up planning
- Contribute to business development, sponsor engagement, proposals, bid responses, business cases, and service development initiatives
- Review study budgets, contracts, and resource requirements from a medical and operational perspective
- Maintain senior oversight of ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, ethical standards, and sponsor protocols
- Lead or support investigations into protocol deviations, safety events, and quality concerns, including documentation, escalation, and corrective actions
- Support and represent EMS Healthcare during audits, inspections, and regulatory reviews
- Provide expert clinical guidance to Principal Investigators, Research Physicians, and multidisciplinary study teams
- Contribute to training, induction, and ongoing research capability development
- Develop and maintain sponsor and client relationships as a senior medical contact
- Build working relationships with regulatory authorities, ethics committees, investigators, and senior internal stakeholders
- Collaborate with the EMS Healthcare Medical Advisory Committee and cross-functional leaders
- Provide senior medical oversight across multiple studies and research sites
- Oversee clinical trial delivery across community-based and mobile research settings
- Contribute to clinical and operational protocols, SOPs, and quality systems
- Represent the medical function at sponsor, client, and cross-functional meetings
Requirements
What you’ll need- Medical degree with full GMC registration and licence to practise
- Significant experience in clinical research or clinical trials, including acting in a senior medical role with responsibility for oversight, decision-making, and study delivery
- Previous experience as a Principal Investigator in a comparable senior research physician role
- Demonstrable experience of overseeing multiple studies and/or sites within a regulated research environment
- Strong working knowledge of clinical trial conduct, participant safety, regulatory compliance, protocol implementation, and risk management
- In-depth knowledge of ICH-GCP, research governance, and ethical standards in clinical research
- Experience across therapeutic areas such as obesity, cardiometabolic conditions, neuropsychiatric conditions, or infectious diseases is preferable
- Knowledge of EMS Healthcare’s mobile clinical services, decentralised research delivery, or managed service models is preferable
- Postgraduate academic or professional qualifications relevant to research, such as the Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine or other significant recognised investigator training, are preferable
- Strong leadership and collaboration skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent attention to detail and sound clinical judgement, particularly in relation to participant safety, compliance, and quality
- Proficiency in clinical trial systems, electronic data capture platforms, and documentation standards required for regulated research environments
- Commitment to delivering high-quality, participant-centred clinical research services and improving research outcomes
- Ability to work autonomously in a field-based role while providing visible senior support to multidisciplinary teams across multiple sites
- Willingness to travel and contribute flexibly to the needs of a growing national research service
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive salary in keeping with Pharmaceutical Industry standards, reflecting experience
- GMC fees paid
- Private Healthcare
- Free onsite parking
- Bank holidays plus 25 days' annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 5 years' service
- Buy & Sell Holiday Scheme
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
- 1 Occasion Day each year (e.g. a child's first day at school, a nativity play, or your birthday)
- Healthshield
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Tech Scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
- Subsidised company events and gatherings
- Wellbeing support from our qualified Mental Health First Aiders, as well as through our health scheme