Clinical Research Sub-Investigator & Cardiology Advanced Practice Provider

Build the Future of Research

InvivoCure is growing quickly

We are seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team in Van Nuys. Spanish-fluency is a must. Cardiology experience is a big plus.

This important position combines the challenge of clinical research with meaningful continuity of care in cardiology.

Approximately 75% of the role will support industry-sponsored clinical trials as a Sub-Investigator, working under the Principal Investigator’s oversight and within the practitioner’s licensure, training, protocol delegation, and site procedures. The remaining 25% will provide clinical and hospital coverage for our cardiologist Principal Investigator, helping patients receive responsive, coordinated care across settings.

What You Will Do

Clinical Research — Approximately 75%

• Protect participant rights, safety, and well-being while helping conduct trials in accordance with the protocol, Good
• Clinical Practice, applicable regulations, IRB requirements, and InvivoCure procedures.
• Perform protocol-delegated clinical activities such as medical-history review, physical examinations, eligibility assessments, study visits, review of laboratory and diagnostic results, and clinical decision-making.
• Assess and document adverse events, serious adverse events, concomitant medications, medical history, and changes in participant status; escalate and report safety information promptly.
• Support the informed-consent process when delegated, confirm participant understanding, and answer clinical questions within scope.
• Complete timely, accurate, attributable source documentation and respond to clinical data queries in collaboration with coordinators, the PI, sponsors, CROs, monitors, and other study partners.
• Administer or oversee investigational products, injections, and infusion-related procedures when permitted by protocol, training, licensure, and competency.
• Participate in site initiation visits, monitoring visits, audits, investigator meetings, protocol training, recruitment planning, and team huddles.
• Help strengthen clinical workflows, quality systems, technology adoption, and a culture of continuous improvement as InvivoCure expands.

Cardiology Practice Coverage — Approximately 25%

• Provide outpatient cardiology and internal-medicine support for established and new patients within scope and under the applicable collaboration or practice arrangement.
• Obtain focused histories, perform examinations, develop assessments and plans, order and interpret appropriate testing, reconcile medications, and provide patient education.
• Assist with hospital rounding, consultations, follow-up, transitions of care, and clinical documentation as scheduled with the cardiologist PI.
• Communicate clearly with patients, families, nursing teams, pharmacies, specialists, and hospital personnel in English and Spanish.
• Maintain timely documentation and support appropriate coding, follow-up, and care coordination.

What You Bring

Required

• Current, unrestricted California licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, with all credentials required to practice and prescribe or furnish medications within the role’s scope.
• Graduate of an accredited NP or PA program; current national certification appropriate to the practitioner’s discipline and population focus.
• Mid-level professional experience, ideally three or more years of post-training clinical practice.
• Professional Spanish proficiency sufficient to conduct patient interviews, explain care and research procedures, and support informed communication.
• Ability to obtain or maintain ACLS, DEA registration, hospital privileges, payer enrollment, and study-specific credentials as required.
• Excellent clinical judgment, documentation, communication, organization, and follow-through.
• Ability to work primarily in Van Nuys and travel occasionally to InvivoCure sites in the region and domestic investigator meetings.

Highly Valued

• Clinical research experience, including work as a Sub-Investigator, investigator, research clinician, or trial-site provider.
• Knowledge of ICH Good Clinical Practice, FDA-regulated research, informed consent, safety reporting, source documentation, and protocol compliance.
• Infusion-therapy experience, including patient assessment, vascular access familiarity, medication administration, reaction recognition, and emergency response.
• Technological confidence with electronic health records, clinical trial management systems, electronic data capture, eSource, electronic regulatory systems, mobile devices, and video collaboration.
• Experience in hospital cardiology, internal medicine, heart failure, arrhythmia, hypertension, dyslipidemia, preventive cardiology, or cardiometabolic care.
• A builder’s mindset: adaptable, collaborative, quality-focused, and energized by creating scalable systems in a rapidly growing organization.

How You Will Succeed

• Participant and patient safety comes first.
• Clinical decisions and documentation are accurate, timely, and protocol-aligned.
• The PI, coordinators, and clinical team can rely on clear communication and dependable coverage.
• Sponsors and partners experience InvivoCure as responsive, organized, technologically capable, and inspection-ready.
• You help improve—not merely inherit—our workflows as the company grows.

What We Offer

• Base salary of $160,000–$190,000 per year for this full-time W-2 position. The final offer will reflect relevant cardiology and research experience, credentials, Spanish proficiency, hospital responsibilities, schedule, and internal equity.
• Competitive benefits package, paid time off, and professional-development support, subject to plan terms and company policy.
• Exposure to innovative, industry-sponsored research and the opportunity to help shape a fast-growing clinical research organization.
• A modern, collaborative environment co-located with the cardiology and internal-medicine practice of our Principal Investigator and Co-Founder, Rodney Samaan, MD, MPH.
• A mission-driven team that values excellent care, strong execution, curiosity, accountability, and respect.

About InvivoCure

InvivoCure is an independent clinical research organization headquartered in Van Nuys, California. We conduct industry-sponsored clinical trials designed to advance medical knowledge and help people live healthier lives. Our team combines compassionate participant care with disciplined research execution, and we are investing in the people, technology, and systems needed for our next stage of growth.

If you are a clinically strong, bilingual advanced practice provider who wants to expand the reach of innovative research while remaining connected to patient care, we would be excited to meet you.

Pay: $160,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person