Medical Director - Phase 1 Clinical Research

Job Description

Job Description

Medical Director – Phase 1 Clinical Research

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah | Hybrid, 2–3 days/week

Our client, a respected clinical research organization, is seeking a Medical Director to lead their new Phase 1 program.

Do you have first-in-human clinical trial expertise and a strong reputation across the pharma, biotech, and CRO world? Are you excited by the idea of building a Phase 1 program from the ground up while backed by a well-established research organization? Are you looking for a role where your medical judgment and industry relationships directly shape a growing business? If so, keep reading, this could be exactly the opportunity you've been looking for.

The Comp!

• Compensation: $275.00 - $400.00/hourly, based on experience
• + annual bonuses structure
• Opportunity to become full time in the future

A Day in the Life of the Medical Director
In this role, you'll provide medical and scientific leadership across our client's Phase 1 clinical trials, including first-in-human, dose-escalation, and other early-phase studies. You'll be the go-to physician for participant safety, protocol interpretation, and clinical decision-making, while also representing the organization in front of sponsors, CROs, and industry partners. This is a chance to help lay the medical and scientific foundation for a growing early-phase research program built on a long track record of successful clinical research.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing medical oversight for Phase 1 and early-phase trials, including first-in-human, single/multiple ascending dose, bioavailability, bioequivalence, and drug-drug interaction studies
• Serving as the primary medical resource for participant safety, adverse events, and protocol interpretation
• Reviewing protocols, investigator brochures, informed consent forms, and safety data
• Evaluating study feasibility and advising on dosing, safety monitoring, and participant populations
• Participating in safety reviews, dose-escalation decisions, and safety monitoring committees
• Serving as Principal Investigator for select Phase 1 studies as needed
• Ensuring trials are conducted per GCP, applicable regulations, and organizational policy
• Providing clinical guidance to sub-investigators, nurses, coordinators, and research staff
• Representing the organization in sponsor/CRO meetings, site-selection visits, bid defenses, and audits
• Building and maintaining relationships with pharma, biotech, CRO, and industry partners
• Contributing medical/scientific insight to business development and proposal review
• Helping develop medical policies, SOPs, safety plans, and physician coverage models
• Advising on staffing, equipment, lab/pharmacy support, and future therapeutic-area expansion
• Supporting inspection readiness and responding to regulatory/IRB questions on medical oversight

Requirements and Qualifications:

• MD or DO from an accredited institution
• Active, unrestricted Utah medical license (or ability to obtain one)
• Direct first-in-human/early-phase trial experience
• Experience as PI, Medical Director, medical monitor, sub-investigator, or similar
• Sponsor/CRO-facing presence and established industry connections
• FDA/ICH-GCP knowledge, participant safety, AE management, investigator
• Strong presentation, communication, and relationship-building skills

About the Hiring Company:
Our client is a clinical research organization dedicated to advancing medical knowledge through well-run, participant-focused clinical trials. They value clinical excellence, integrity, and collaboration among their research staff.

Come Join Our Clinical Research Team!
Start by filling out this 3-minute, mobile-friendly application here. We look forward to hearing from you!