Physician Assistant, Clinical Research
Parexel
Summary
Take your clinical career in an exciting new direction. Join Parexel's Early Phase Clinical Unit in Glendale, California, where you'll work alongside physicians, clinical research professionals, and study teams helping evaluate investigational therapies at an important stage of drug development.
Job description
What You'll Do
- Interviewing, examining, and assessing potential study participants for eligibility in clinical trials
- Performing medical histories and physical examinations
- Providing study information and obtaining informed consent from potential research participants
- Reviewing laboratory results, medical histories, physical assessments, and study inclusion/exclusion criteria
- Working closely with physicians and clinical operations colleagues to provide medical and clinical oversight
- Monitoring and reviewing safety information, including adverse events, concomitant medications, laboratory data, and vital signs
- Collaborating with study sponsors regarding study conduct and progression when needed
- Supporting clinical protocols, reports, and other study-related documentation
- Helping train clinical operations team members
- Ensuring clinical activities meet Good Clinical Practice (GCP), SOP, quality, and regulatory standards
- Building strong, professional relationships with sponsors, physicians, consultants, and other members of the clinical research team
What We're Looking For
Education & Certification
- Completion of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
- National Physician Assistant certification
Experience
- At least 6–12 months of experience as a Physician Assistant
- Clinical research experience is a plus, but the position is also an excellent opportunity for a PA interested in expanding into the clinical research environment
Skills
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Strong clinical assessment and analytical abilities
- Ability to gather and evaluate information from multiple sources
- Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to quality and patient safety
- Comfortable collaborating across multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced clinical environment
Requirements
- Completion of a Physician Assistant program accredited by ARC-PA
- National Physician Assistant certification
- At least 6–12 months of experience as a Physician Assistant
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Strong clinical assessment and analytical abilities
- Ability to gather and evaluate information from multiple sources
- Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to quality and patient safety
- Comfortable collaborating across multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced clinical environment
Benefits
- Full-time, day-shift schedule
- Work-life balance
- Limited on-call rotation
- Collaborative team environment
Company overview
Parexel is one of the world's largest and most prominent contract research organizations (CROs), providing comprehensive clinical research services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies globally. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, Parexel operates with a global workforce of over 24,000 professionals across 84+ facilities in 49 countries. The company specializes in managing the full spectrum of clinical trials from Phase I to IV across diverse therapeutic areas including neuroscience, oncology, infectious diseases, hematology, and general medicine. Parexel offers end-to-end solutions encompassing clinical trial management, regulatory strategy, data management, biostatistics, pharmacovigilance, medical communications, and market access consulting. With a strong track record spanning over 40 years, Parexel has established itself as a trusted partner for both established pharmaceutical leaders and emerging biotech innovators, helping accelerate drug development and bring life-saving treatments to patients faster through its patient-centric approach and operational excellence.