What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Manager & Home Research Professional position at Gooseberry Research?
Location: Atlanta, GA, United States
Job Type: Full-time
About Gooseberry Research:
At Gooseberry Research (GBR), our mission is to transform the landscape of clinical trial participation for pediatric and rare disease patients and families. We empower study participants to engage in innovative research from the comfort of their own homes by bringing high-quality, ethically driven research directly to trial participants.
We train clinical research staff at our Atlanta, GA facility and deploy them to patient locations across the United States, providing rare disease study participants with access to a passionate, caring, multi-disciplinary team committed to the highest ethical standards in clinical research.
About This Opportunity:
We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to serve as Nurse Manager, initially also functioning as a Home Research Professional (HRP). This role ensures high-quality clinical execution of decentralized and hybrid clinical trials involving in-home visits.
The Nurse Manager provides clinical leadership and nurse training, works closely with the Regulatory & Compliance Manager, and reports to the COO.
During the initial phase, the Nurse Manager will conduct home visits. As the HRP team scales, the role will shift primarily to nurse leadership with reduced travel.
Key Responsibilities:
Nurse Leadership and Management
- Recruit, train, and supervise U.S.-based Home Research Professionals (HRPs).
- Execute nurse training programs and competency assessments in collaboration with Regulatory & Compliance.
- Provide ongoing clinical guidance, mentoring, and performance feedback to HRPs.
- Ensure consistent clinical execution of protocols, SOPs, and work instructions.
- Serve as the primary clinical escalation point for HRPs in the field.
Home Research Professional (HRP) – Field Responsibilities
- Conduct in-home clinical research visits across the United States, including frequent travel.
- Perform protocol-defined procedures, such as vital signs, ECGs, blood draws, drug administration (including IV), safety monitoring, participant assessments, source documentation and data entry.
- Coordinate with site investigators, clinical research coordinators, and operations staff.
- Ensure timely, accurate, and complete documentation of all study visits.
Clinical Execution and Quality Support
- Execute nursing activities in compliance with ICH-GCP, FDA regulations, HIPAA and study protocol requirements
- Collaborate with the Regulatory & Compliance Manager on training execution, documentation standards and follow-up on nursing-related quality events
- Identify and escalate deviations, missed visits, or clinical issues
- Support monitoring visits and audits related to nursing activities.
Operational Collaboration, Program Development, and Scaling
- Partner with Operations, Logistics, and Regulatory & Compliance to ensure nurse readiness and study startup execution.
- Provide nursing input into protocol feasibility, visit planning, and operational workflows.
- Participate in sponsor and CRO discussions related to nursing execution.
- Help refine visit workflows, home health study manuals, and performance metrics.
Requirements:
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing.
- Multi-state compact license strongly preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of clinical nursing experience.
- Experience in pediatrics
- Experience in home health or travel nursing
- Prior experience managing nursing staff.
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently within the U.S. during the first 6-9 months, with a planned transition to a primarily leadership-focused role and minimal travel thereafter.
- Strong clinical documentation skills
- Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
- Ability to perform clinical procedures independently in patient home environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in clinical research.
- Experience in rare disease, neurology, metabolic disease, or complex chronic care.
- Familiarity with sponsor monitoring and audit processes.
- Experience with electronic source documentation.