Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant - Clinical Research - Chandler, AZ

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant
- Clinical Research
- Chandler, AZ

We are looking for an NP or PA with clinical research experience who wants to spend their week inside Phase 1 trials — evaluating and managing trial patients, serving as a Sub-Investigator, and working shoulder to shoulder with a research team in gastroenterology and hepatology — on a Monday through Thursday four-day schedule.

• Location: Chandler, AZ — East Valley of the Phoenix metro
• Schedule: Four 10-hour shifts per week, Monday through Thursday. No regularly scheduled Friday shift.
• Employment Type: Full-time, exempt, direct hire
• Compensation: $130,000 – $155,000 per year, depending on experience
• Focus: Phase 1 clinical research, hepatology, and gastroenterology
• Reports To: VP of Research
• Sign-On / Relocation: Available for eligible candidates
• Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; HSA plan options with employer contribution; 4 weeks of PTO; 5 days of sick time; 7 company holidays plus 2 half-days; CME budget and CME time off; 401(k) with 6% company match; short- and long-term disability coverage; shared company vehicles for required business travel

• Work Environment: On-site Phase 1 clinical research and specialty patient care setting
• Coverage Model or
  
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  Monday through Thursday, four 10-hour shifts; no regularly scheduled Friday shift
• Reporting Structure: Reports to the VP of Research
• Travel: No routine travel required; occasional interoffice travel may be requested, with a company vehicle or mileage reimbursement provided
• On-Call: Participation in the NP/PA call rotation as applicable

This is a specialized role for an NP or PA who already understands clinical research and wants a real seat at the table in Phase 1 work. You will see both standard-of-care and research patients, performing evaluations and consultations, reviewing pretreatment requirements, completing safety medical reviews, and managing patients through the full arc of their trial participation.

You will also serve in a Sub-Investigator capacity. That means a working command of study protocols, patient safety requirements, source documentation, and regulatory expectations — not just familiarity with them. Your judgment on eligibility, safety, and protocol adherence carries weight.

The work is genuinely collaborative. You will partner with physicians, clinical research coordinators, research recruiters, and other research staff to execute study visits, keep source documentation accurate, review informed consent records, and make sure protocols are followed the way they were written.

There is real patient ownership here as well. You will help manage patients from their first visit through study completion and closeout, contributing to emerging care for people affected by chronic hepatic and gastrointestinal disease.

• A four-day workweek — Monday through Thursday 4/10s, with no regularly scheduled Friday shift
• Direct, hands‑on involvement in Phase 1 clinical trials rather than research on the margins of a clinic day
• Sub‑Investigator responsibility, with an active role in how studies are actually executed
• Ownership of patients across the entire trial lifecycle, from first evaluation through closeout
• A clinically complex GI and hepatology patient population that rewards depth of expertise
• A rare blend of advanced practice, protocol work, patient safety, and emerging therapies in one role

• An NP or PA with previous clinical research experience and a working understanding of trial protocols and research processes
• Comfort managing clinically complex patients…