

New · posted Nov 1
Parexel · Pharmaceuticals
Clinical Research Physician
- Glendale, CA
- On-site
- Full-time
- Senior & Principal
The role
For a physician interested in clinical research, this role offers a compelling combination of medicine, science, and work-life balance:
What you need
Required
- MD or DO degree
- Ability to obtain and maintain an unrestricted California medical license
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Detail-oriented approach with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced clinical research environment
- English language proficiency
Preferrednice to have
- At least 2 years of clinical practice experience
- Board certification in a general medical specialty or equivalent experience
- Previous clinical or pharmaceutical research experience
- Familiarity with the FDA-regulated drug development process
What you'll do
As a Clinical Research Physician, you’ll provide medical oversight and serve as an Investigator on assigned early-phase clinical trials. Your responsibilities will include:
- Serve as an Investigator and execute appropriate Investigator responsibilities for assigned clinical studies.
- Provide medical and clinical oversight throughout study conduct.
- Evaluate study participants through physical examinations, medical histories, laboratory data, and inclusion/exclusion criteria.
- Provide medical consultation and clinical guidance to research staff and study sponsors.
- Review safety information, including adverse events, concomitant medications, laboratory findings, vital signs, and other clinical data.
- Assess adverse events for clinical significance, severity, seriousness, and relationship to investigational products.
- Work closely with clinical operations colleagues to ensure high-quality, efficient, and compliant study execution.
- Collaborate directly with sponsors regarding study conduct and progression.
- Support clinical protocols, reports, safety documentation, and other study-related materials.
- Help ensure studies are conducted in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), SOPs, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with physician colleagues and local/regional medical consultants.
- Contribute to the development and training of clinical operations team members.
Make an Impact Beyond Traditional Clinical Practice
If you’re looking for an opportunity to apply your medical training to the development of tomorrow’s therapies while enjoying a more predictable schedule, we’d love to hear from you.
Join Parexel’s Early Phase Clinical Unit in Glendale and help bring new treatments one step closer to the patients who need them.
Pay and benefits
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Day-shift schedule
Work-life balance
Predictable on-call rotation (about 1 in 6 weekends)
Where you'll work
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Bring your medical expertise to the forefront of drug development
Are you a physician interested in using your clinical expertise in a different way while still remaining closely connected to patient care?
Join Parexel’s Early Phase Clinical Unit in Glendale, CA as a Clinical Research Physician and play an important role in the development of new therapies. This full-time opportunity offers the chance to work directly with study participants, clinical research teams, and sponsors in a highly collaborative environment.
For physicians looking for greater predictability, the position offers day-shift hours and an attractive work-life balance, with an on-call schedule of approximately 1 out of every 6 weekends.
Whether you already have clinical research experience or are looking to bring your medical background into the clinical research setting, this is an opportunity to expand your career while contributing to meaningful early-stage research.

From the posting
About Parexel
When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.
At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.
Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Full-time, day-shift schedule
- Predictable on-call rotation of approximately 1 in every 6 weekends
- Opportunity to maintain meaningful physician and participant interaction
- Exposure to early-phase clinical development and investigational therapies
- Direct collaboration with sponsors, clinical operations professionals, and other physicians
- Supportive, team-oriented environment
- Opportunity to build or further develop a career within the clinical research and pharmaceutical industry
Equal opportunity, accessibility and legal noticesParexel's statements, word for word
EEO Disclaimer
Parexel is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, which in the US includes race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · November 1, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
Senior & Principal roles in California14 roles publishing pay
Senior & Principal roles in the US50 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| California (middle half) | $112,500 | $124,500 | $132,250 |
| All US (middle half) | $123,750 | $124,500 | $130,500 |
Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Clinical Research roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 1, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Clinical Research
The general path across 193 open Clinical Research roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Parexel's own promotion track.
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Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 25 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Clinical trial conduct7
- Collaboration and leadership5
- Investigations and CAPA3
- Lab testing and methods2
- Documentation and SOPs2
- GMP and compliance1
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By discipline
- Clinical28 60%
- Regulatory18 38%
- Quality1 2%
By level
- Senior & Principal31 66%
- Manager10 21%
- Associate & Specialist5 11%
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