Nurse Practitioner – Research​/Physician Assistant

Nurse Practitioner – Research / Physician Assistant (1 Year
- Fixed Term)

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• Schedule Part‑time
• Job Code 4568
• Employee Status Fixed‑Term
• Grade K
• Requisition
• Work Arrangement On Site

📅 Nov 06, 2025 Post Date

📅 107696 Requisition #

Stanford University is seeking a part‑time Nurse Practitioner – Research or Physician Assistant to apply medical knowledge and experience, under the direction of the principal investigator and/or research nurse manager, to oversee and direct the clinical course of research participants in clinical trials. Assess physical health and administer treatments throughout the study aligned with scope of practice delegated responsibilities. Oversee study conduct and assure study participant safety.

Ensure the safety of study participants, and maintain communication with their families/caregivers and clinicians.

Provide clinical and administrative medical support and oversight for research clinical trials based on scope of practice; obtain complete study participant history, conduct physical exams, review medical charts, assess findings, prescribe and re‑fill medication, and perform designated procedures according to written protocols.

Collaborate with clinical staff, researchers, outside vendors, and other staff to administer treatment and study protocols.

Assess, grade, and document adverse events; apply triage and judgment to determine course of action.

Oversee and, as needed, administer medications and treatments per study protocol and scope of practice.

Comply with institutional policies, standard operating procedures, and guidelines; prepare and submit documentation as required by the study protocol and study sponsor; interpret complex protocols and regulatory requirements.

Coordinate and collaborate with principal investigator to review study protocol; assess and analyze feasibility, budget projections, and staffing needs.

Supervise and train non‑clinical and clinical staff/students, as needed.

Identify, recruit, and enroll study participants, as well as maintain study participant records; determine study participant criteria.

Support sponsor investigator research with investigational new drug/investigational device exemption applications.

* - Other duties may also be assigned

Current and active state license as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Bachelor's degree in nursing and three years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.

Ability to conduct physical examinations

Ability to provide work direction to research support staff.

Demonstrated understanding of good clinical practices and regulatory compliance.

Demonstrated ability to perform the functions of the position with minimal supervision.

Verbal and written communication skills to convey medical and research‑related information to research subjects of all ages and backgrounds.

Ability to identify confidential and sensitive information (written and verbal).

Ability to implement good clinical practices in all interactions with study participants, their families, and colleagues.

Ability to identify adverse reactions to study treatments and perform the required study protocol documentation to record these activities.

Ability to implement study protocols with minimal supervision.

Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the California State Board of Registered Nursing. Certified as Nurse Practitioner by the California State Board of Registered Nursing.

Or

Certification to practice as a physician assistant issued by the California State Board of Medical Quality Assurance. Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Current basic CPR certification.

Frequently stand/walk, sit, perform desk‑based computer tasks, twist/bend/stoop/squat,…