Psychiatrist (MD​/DO) – Clinical Research

Psychiatrist (MD/DO) – Clinical Research
Lighthouse Psychiatry | Arizona

Employment:
Part-Time (with potential for Full-Time opportunity) Focus:
Clinical Research | Psychiatry | Clinical Trials

Lighthouse Psychiatry is an advanced outpatient mental health practice specializing in evidence-based, interventional psychiatry for patients with complex and treatment-resistant conditions. Our model integrates traditional psychiatric care, psychotherapy, and cutting-edge interventional treatments—including TMS, ketamine-based therapies, and esketamine (Spravato®)—within a highly structured, outcomes-driven clinical environment. Because innovation is our focus, Lighthouse Psychiatry is expanding its clinical research program to advance the development and evaluation of innovative treatments for psychiatric and neurobehavioral conditions.

Lighthouse Psychiatry is seeking a Board-Certified Psychiatrist (MD/DO) to join our clinical research team to serve as a physician investigator and contributing to industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical research.

This is a research-focused position with responsibilities centered on conducting and overseeing psychiatric clinical trials. Depending on qualifications and experience, the psychiatrist may serve as a Principal Investigator (PI), Sub-Investigator (Sub-I), or physician investigator
.

The ideal candidate demonstrates strong clinical judgment, attention to research methodology and protocol adherence, and a commitment to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), research integrity, regulatory compliance, and participant safety
.

• Serve as a Principal Investigator (PI), Sub-Investigator, or physician investigator depending on qualifications and study requirements.
• Provide physician oversight for psychiatric clinical trials.
• Evaluate prospective research participants and determine medical and psychiatric eligibility.
• Review and confirm study inclusion and exclusion criteria.
• Conduct protocol-required psychiatric evaluations and research visits.
• Participate in and oversee the informed consent process.
• Perform or oversee protocol-required psychiatric assessments and rating scales.
• Review medical histories, concomitant medications, laboratory results, ECGs, and other study-related clinical data.
• Evaluate, document, and follow adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs).
• Assess the clinical significance and study-treatment relationship of adverse events when required.
• Ensure appropriate participant safety monitoring throughout study participation.
• Review and sign source documentation, study records, and investigator documentation as required.
• Maintain appropriate investigator oversight and ensure adherence to study protocols.
• Identify, document, and appropriately address protocol deviations.
• Collaborate with clinical research coordinators and other research personnel.
• Work with pharmaceutical and biotechnology sponsors,
  Contract Research Organizations (CROs), Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), monitors, central laboratories, pharmacies, and other study vendors.
• Participate in site qualification, site initiation, monitoring, closeout, and sponsor visits.
• Attend investigator meetings and study-specific training.
• Review and respond to clinical and research data queries.
• Support regulatory documentation and investigator responsibilities.
• Maintain compliance with ICH-GCP, FDA regulations, IRB requirements, HIPAA, study protocols, and applicable federal and state regulations.
• Maintain required research training and study-specific certifications.
• Participate in quality assurance and research compliance activities.
• Contribute to the development and expansion of Lighthouse Psychiatry's clinical research program.

Qualified physicians may have opportunities to assume Principal Investigator responsibilities
, including:

• Overall medical and scientific oversight of assigned clinical trials.
• Ensuring studies are conducted according to the approved protocol, investigator agreement, GCP, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Maintaining appropriate delegation and oversight of research…