Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$60-$65/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

About Company

Evolution Research Group (ERG) is dedicated to delivering high-quality Phase I–IV clinical trial execution to help sponsors bring lifesaving and life-enhancing therapies to market quickly and safely.

Founded in 2014, ERG has grown into a leading neuroscience clinical development company, with affiliate sites across the U.S. and deep expertise in clinical pharmacology, psychiatry, neurology, acute pain, and metabolic disorders.

ERG has completed over 5,000 trials and continues to expand into high-need therapeutic areas in the U.S. and globally.

Why join us? We offer a supportive culture, meaningful work, and the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research alongside industry leaders. Plus, we offer competitive benefits include medical and dental coverage, a matching 401(k), and paid time off to recharge.

Job Description

The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing primary care to patients within the facility, as well as keeping records of patients’ health, creating patient care plans, and administrating diagnostic tests.

This role will require working closely with the Clinical Research Coordinators, assisting in tasks that relate to the conduct of clinical trials. This position is essential to providing support to our other clinicians within the unit and to our patients overall positive health.

Additionally, this position will take on a Clinical Manager role as well, mentoring staff at the research site and assisting in overseeing employees’ performance, evaluations, corrective action plans, and the management of staff schedules.

The Clinical Manager is essential in the day-to-day management to ensure that the site is running smoothly and effectively.

The typical responsibilities include developing and implementing policies and directives, handling communications, managing staff recruitment, providing quality training to the staff, and supervising overall daily activities at the site.

Not only is this position crucial to employees but also will be evaluating and implementing study protocols.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and operate medical equipment.
  • Perform physical exams and patient observations.
  • Administer medications and treatments and monitor patients.
  • Assist in documentation management.
  • Protocol related clinical assessments of research subjects.
  • On call coverage if applicable
  • Detect changes in a patient’s health and change treatment plans, as necessary.
  • Providing profitable management of the clinical research business, consistent with company policies, principles, strategies, and objectives
  • Accountable for the overall coordination, organization, and efficient implementation of clinical trials management, operations, and regulatory compliance
  • Attend meeting and communicate with staff.
  • In executing these position responsibilities, the Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Manager is guided by Good Clinical Practices (GCP), International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and company standard operating procedures and policies.
  • Additionally, this role may encompass responsibilities beyond those outlined above, as required by the evolving needs of the organization. This job description is intended as a foundation and may be subject to expansion or modification to best suit ERG’s objectives.

Skills and Qualifications

  • Education and experience
  • For an NP-Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from an accredited program. Current valid RN license. Board Certification.
  • For a PA-Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program. State specific PA license. Board Certification.
  • 5+ years in a leadership role with on-site management responsibilities
  • Superior knowledge of multiple operational functions and principles, including quality assurance finance, and employee management.
  • Proven ability to plan and manage operational processes for maximum efficiency and productivity.
  • Ability to streamline and implement new structures and roles that create speed, efficiency, and support rapidly shifting business demands.
  • Strong working knowledge of industry regulations and legislative guidelines
  • Requirements
  • Masterful organizational, communication, and leadership skills, demonstrated by previous professional success leading a multifunctional team.
  • Experience business plan development and budgeting
  • Proven ability to develop innovative solutions for increased productivity.
  • Superior negotiation skills in both internal and external settings
  • Working knowledge of Clinical Trials related to CNS studies.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master of Science in Nursing or a Physician Assistant degree with current licensure and board certification. A minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in an on-site management role is required, along with strong knowledge of clinical trial regulations.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Staff managementOperational managementProtocol implementationMedical equipment operation

Clinical Research — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 74% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$130k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $140k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physician Assistant market look like in Ohio?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$125k–$135kPhysician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)37 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$140k in purchasing powerOhio index 92.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in Ohio122 active4,617 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 74% no call · 82% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOhio Physician Assistant listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment122 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

39 jobs · 34 employers
401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
62%
Sign-on bonus
54%
Relocation assistance
23%
Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 1.5
Below most Physician Assistant roles listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,607 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Evolution Research Group

Research Services
Edison, New Jersey
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Coverage
Dental Coverage
Matching 401(k)
Paid Time Off

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$259k
Typical market rent
$1,471/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.