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Clinical Investigator

SGS

Union, NJFull-time$90–120K/yrPosted todayStill listed today

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Compensation
$90–120K/yr
Location
Union, NJ
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Clinical Investigator oversees clinical research studies of consumer products involving healthy paid volunteers. The role develops research studies and standards for clinical research services, ensures compliance with standard operating procedures, good clinical practice, and FDA regulations, and protects study subjects. It also coordinates study personnel and communications with sponsors, review boards, subjects, and other stakeholders.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Clinical Research, nice to haveProject Coordination, required

Qualifications

PhD, MD, DO, or Similar Post-Graduate Degree in Science, Medicine, or Engineering, required7+ Years Related Experience, required10+ Years Related Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Company Description

SGS is the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Founded in 1878, SGS is recognized as the global benchmark in quality and integrity. With over 97,000 employees in 130 countries and operating a network of more than 2,400 offices and laboratories, we provide services to almost every industry by assuring quality and safety of products and services.

Trusted all over the world, SGS is a market leader because we put 100% passion, pride and innovation into everything we do. We encourage new ideas. We welcome people who challenge the way we do things. And we will be 100% committed to helping you reach your full potential.

Job Description

The Clinical Investigator, CRS oversees the clinical research of consumer products involving healthy paid volunteers. Develops research studies and creates standards and guidelines for clinical research services and programs. Ensures adherence to standard operating procedures, good clinical practice and FDA regulations.

  • Oversees the clinical research of consumer products involving healthy paid volunteers.
  • Writes protocols, collects and reviews data, prepares progress reports, analyzes results, writes summaries and conclusions and issues reports.
  • Develops, maintains and reviews Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Ensures that study personnel have access to SOPs and that SOPs are followed.
  • Conducts and / or supervises studies in accordance with the protocol and SOP’s.
  • Protects the rights, safety and welfare of subjects.
  • Interfaces with the Sponsor, staff, contractors, professional societies, Institutional / Investigational Review Board (IRB), subjects, government agents / agencies and other business units. Obtains appropriate information, documentation and signatures.
  • Notifies the Sponsor and / or IRB of any changes to or deviations from the protocol and document changes and deviations.
  • Delegates duties, as appropriate. Ensures that all individuals working on the study have necessary credentials, are adequately trained, understand their obligations and are properly supervised.
  • Provides a sufficient number of trained staff members to be assigned to each study. Maintains training records of staff members.
  • Ensures that the Informed Consent (IC) is clear and accurate so that subjects can understand the IC. Provides the opportunity for subjects to ask questions about the IC. Ensures that subjects have signed the IC.

Qualifications

  • Must possess a PhD, M.D., D.O., or similar post-graduate degree in Science, Medicine, or Engineering
  • 7+ years of experience in a related field
  • Dermatology background, sunscreen and cosmetic testing experience a plus
  • 10+ years of experience in a related field
  • Ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects in a fast-paced, highly professional environment.

Additional Information

Salary: $90,000 - $120,000 USD Our Benefits We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role.

  • Health: Medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, employee assistance programs.
  • Wealth: In addition to base pay, we offer 401(k) with company match (immediate vesting upon enrollment).
  • Happiness:• Professional Growth: Online training courses, virtual and classroom development experiences, tuition reimbursement program
  • Work-Life Balance: Paid-time off and family leave

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. If you are applying for a position within the United States and you have difficulty completing the on-line employment application because of a disability, please call 201-508-3149 for assistance and leave a message. You will receive a call back. Please note, this phone number is not for general employment information, but is only for individuals who are experiencing difficulty applying for a position due to a disability.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,437 open Clinical Research jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$90–120K/yr
  • New Jersey median$160–233K/yr60 salary ranges
  • US median$130–198K/yr715 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $105K, is 43% below the New Jersey median midpoint ($185K) — in the lowest quarter of Clinical Research salary ranges in New Jersey.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 78 open Clinical Research jobs in New Jersey and 1,437 across the US. 13% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience — more than three in four Clinical Research postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,082 postings).
Education
578 of the 1,437 open Clinical Research jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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