Senior Research Physician - Glasgow
5 days a week on site
Competitive salary and benefits
Pharma-Partners is supporting a growing clinical research organisation seeking to appoint a Senior Research Physician to execute and lead clinical trial delivery at its Glasgow research site. This is a key role for an experienced physician who is passionate about patient-centred research, clinical excellence, and driving high-quality study outcomes in line with regulatory and ethical standards.
The successful candidate will act as Sub Investigator or Principal Investigator (PI) on clinical trials and will play a central role in ensuring participant safety, protocol compliance, and overall study oversight. This opportunity offers the chance to contribute to cutting-edge clinical research within a forward-thinking and collaborative organisation.
Responsibilities:
* Act as Sub/Principal Investigator with overall responsibility for the conduct of clinical studies at site.
* Ensure all trials are conducted in accordance with study protocols, ICH-GCP, SOPs/COPs, and all applicable local regulations.
* Oversee and ensure appropriate training, delegation, and competency assessment of all site staff.
* Perform regular PI oversight (minimum weekly) to ensure data quality, patient safety, and protocol compliance.
* Ensure accurate, timely, and complete documentation, responding to queries within agreed timelines.
* Recruit eligible participants and ensure their ongoing wellbeing, including referrals to GPs or third parties where appropriate.
* Ensure timely reporting of Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events in line with regulatory requirements.
* Maintain up-to-date training portfolios and complete competency assessments every three months.
* Hold regular meetings with CRAs and act on feedback to maintain high site performance standards.
* Participate in internal audits, external audits, and regulatory inspections.
* Participate in the out-of-hours/on-call rota as required.
* Support flexibility across sites and working patterns where business needs require.
Requirements:
* GMC registered physician with a licence to practise in the UK.
* MRCP (UK) preffered
* Minimum of 5 years’ clinical experience, including at least 2 years within the NHS.
* GCP trained (desirable).
* Previous experience as a Sub-Investigator or Principal Investigator in clinical trials (desirable).
* Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
* Proactive, collaborative, and patient-focused approach.
Pharma-Partners and its clients are equal opportunity employers and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
To apply for this position, please use the Apply option or contact the Pharma-Partners team directly for a confidential discussion.