Nurse Career Opportunities

If you are a nurse ready to take the next step in your career, explore your opportunities with PPD. As a leading global provider of drug discovery and development services, we offer a distinct career progression for nurses. We are actively seeking nurses who may qualify for the following positions:

• Consultant Nurse: combines medical information and customer service; researches and responds to telephone inquiries from consumers and health care professionals; may also be responsible for identifying and recording adverse events and product complaints, as well as processing fulfillment. This position does not require travel and is based in our Morrisville or Durham, North Carolina, offices.
• Product Safety Specialist: coordinates and processes individual adverse event reports and aggregate safety reports for regulatory agencies; maintains knowledge and understanding of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations; interfaces with project team members and client contacts. This position does not require travel and is based in our Morrisville, North Carolina, office.
• Safety Specialist: performs serious adverse event (SAE) processing activities during a clinical trial; reports to client companies and regulatory authorities; interacts with the clinical project team and clients; maintains knowledge and understanding of SOPs, current FDA regulations and International Conference on Harmonisation guidelines. Specialized nursing experience, such as oncology or critical care, is preferred. This position requires travel up to 25 percent of the time and is based in our offices in Wilmington and Morrisville, North Carolina, and Austin, Texas.
• Clinical Research Associate (CRA): performs and coordinates all aspects of the clinical monitoring process to assess the safety and efficacy of investigational products and/or medical devices; conducts site visits to determine protocol and regulatory compliance and prepares required documentation; develops collaborative relationships with investigative sites and clients. Experience in a clinical trial environment is required. These positions are based in PPD offices worldwide and travel is required 60 percent to 70 percent of the time.

Qualified candidates will possess a bachelor's degree in life sciences or a related field of certification, such as RN, MT, PA, RPh or RT.

Nurse opportunities by location

If you are currently employed in the nursing field, PPD is especially interested in hearing from you. Bring your experience as a nurse to work for an industry leader. If you possess the experience, skills and desire to be one of the best nurses in the business, check out our open nurse positions below.