Clinical Trial Rater Jobs

M3 is the global leader in digital solutions in healthcare. We work with a range of sectors including healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and charities; services provided to these sectors include market research, medical education programs, promotional programs, clinical development, job recruitment and clinic appointment services. M3 has grown by more than 20% year-on-year for the past 15 years, achieving over 1 billion dollars in revenue annually.

Founded in 2000, with start-up investment capital from Sony, M3’s mission is to make use of the internet to increase, as much as possible, the number of people who can live longer and healthier lives, and to reduce, as much as possible, the amount of unnecessary medical costs. Key achievements of M3 Inc. include:

• In 2020 M3 founded the ‘M3: Stop COVID-19 Fund’ and pledged one billion yen to support COVID-19 related initiatives
• M3 is the only company incorporated after the year 2000 to be included in the Nikkei 225 Index
• Listed in Forbes’ ‘Asia’s 200 Best Over a Billion’ in 2019
• Ranked in Forbes’ 2020 Global 2000 list of the world’s largest public companies
• Named in Fortune’s 2020 ‘Future 50’ list, ahead of Facebook and Amazon

M3’s legacy lies in the power of trusted physician platforms. Around the world, M3 organizations leverage these highly engaged digital communities to deliver medical education, job placement, and market research, to improve global patient outcomes.

Due to our continued growth, we are hiring for a Clinical Trial Rater at Wake Research, an M3 company. This is a contract position at our Encino, CA site.

About the Business Division:

M3 Wake Research, Inc. is one of the largest independent clinical research site services companies in North America. M3 Wake Research is an integrated network of premier investigational sites working closely with and meeting the needs of the global biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, pharmaceutical industry, and clinical research organizations. M3 Wake Research has its proprietary patient database of potential clinical trial participants—men and women, children and adults, across all ethnicities—for all kinds of adaptive and other types of trial designs. Conducting studies since 1984, we have a combined subject database of more than 2 million.

M3 Wake Research has 23 owned and managed research sites across 9 states in the US and continues to grow. As of today, our board-certified physicians have completed more than 7,000 successful clinical trials. Clinical trials at our site are always completed on time and with accuracy; we consistently exceed sponsor expectations for integrity, subject enrollment, human protection, and expeditious delivery of accurate evaluable data.

Our approach is uncompromising – each study conducted at our site is carefully planned and executed according to regulations with superior quality.

The Clinical Trial Rater, a mental health professional, will be solely responsible for interviewing research participants and their informants/caregivers who are being evaluated to participate in a research study for various cognitive and behavior disorders.

Including, but not limited to the following:

• Communicates with the patient as well as the patient’s study partner/informant
• Complete provided rater training and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training
• Attend and successfully complete all training programs; participate in ongoing conference calls, webinars, and other professional development opportunities
• Conduct interviews following specific study protocols, FDA, GCP, ICH, and HIPAA Privacy guidelines
• Review patient’s medical history collected by the Wake Research Staff/Clinicians
• The Clinical Trial Rater will administer semi-structured test or rater scales as per protocol, not limited to CDR, ADAS-COG, MMSE, CSSRS, Cognitive Battery Test, ESS, and like exams

• Ability to multi-task, work under time constraints, and work both independently and cooperatively with interdisciplinary teams
• Solid teamwork, organizational, interpersonal, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills
• Preferred: Current or previous certifications to rate the following scales: SCID-5-CT, MINI, LSAS, HAM-A/D, C-SSRS, MADRS, MGH-ATRQ, ISI, CGI, HDRS-17, PANSS, YMRS, ADAS-Cog, CDR
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Qualified candidates must have a minimum of 2 years' experience performing psychometric rating scales in a clinical setting or for clinical trials

• M3 reserves the right to change this job description to meet the business needs of the organization.
• This position offers a competitive salary of $70/hr - $90/hr.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.