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Clinical Development Specialist roles sit squarely in the EB-2 and EB-3 categories, making PERM labor certification the standard path to green card sponsorship. Pharma, biotech, and CRO employers regularly sponsor foreign professionals in this role, and your clinical research background directly supports the required prevailing-wage and specialty-occupation documentation.
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2400 Unser Blvd SE Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Compensation Pay Range:
Minimum Offer $0.00 Maximum Offer $0.00
Summary
- Serves as educator, consultant, researcher, instructional and evaluation designer, clinical practice expert, and interprofessional collaborator supporting the clinical development needs of staff throughout the PHS enterprise
- Supports the educational components of the organizations clinical initiatives and practices
How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.
- Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
- Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
- Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
- Malpractice liability insurance
- Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
- EPIC electronic charting system
Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 1.00 Job Exempt: Yes Work Shift: Weekday Schedule Monday-Friday (United States of America)
Responsibilities:
Educator: Provides educational activities based on learning needs assessments, utilizing the right instructional design, training delivery, learning technology, and evaluation methodology to provide learning opportunities with high impact.
- Independently drives learning / performance needs assessment
- Collaborates in the identification of target audience performance needs/gaps
- Defines the performance gap objectives and partners with management to achieve agreement on approach to bridge the gap
- Creates optimal, budget-conscious instructional design to achieve performance objectives
- Incorporates evidence-based data to structure instructional design and performance content
- Drives the implementation of educational content/program in collaboration with management and team members
- Builds the approach, deployment, collection, analysis and reporting of educational program effectiveness
- Designs new programs to meet organizational strategic objectives
- At the elbow support for team and clinical staff in informatics systems
Performance Evaluator: Applies a systematic process for analyzing human performance or practice gaps and develops and implements a plan to effectively close the gaps.
- Builds and implements Levels 1-4 evaluation tools to measure satisfaction, learning, and transfer to performance based upon performance objectives
- Partners with management to assess clinical performance gaps and build remediation action plans
Clinical Practitioner: Acts as a role model for high standards of practice, coaches to resolve practice issues or foster professional growth, and implements evidence-based practice changes to improve patient outcomes or enhance staff knowledge and skills.
- Role models and coaches in the moment at the point of care
- Role models highest specialty standards
- Mentors others in evidence-based-practice to enhance practice
- Organizes and deploys clinical practice leaders in partnership with management
Consultant / Collaborator: Engages intra- and interprofessional groups in practice or process/workflow-related problem-solving through data analysis, development of an action plan, consensus and commitment building, and incorporation and evaluation of changes.
- Works and mentors team members within Clinical Education team and nursing management to accelerate clinical performance
- Initiates and/or supporting changes in practice through the clinical governance process
- Participates and leads in local, state and/or national committees, specialty groups
Researcher: Incorporates a problem-solving approach to produce better patient and/or educational outcomes that incorporates the best evidence, is cost effective, acknowledges patient / learner knowledge, and results in more individualized, streamlined, effective and dynamic nursing care and/or education.
- Incorporates research into clinical practice; leads research projects
- Supports, builds, initiates new research to enhance practice
- May participate in the PHS Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Promise and CARES Commitment: Supports, role models, champions, and integrates into assignments behaviors supporting The Promise and CARES Commitments
Specialty Role Focus: Leads advanced clinical skills and critical thinking related to specialty practice if assigned to a specialty area and area of assignment
Qualifications
Licensure: State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License
Academic Preparation:
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing required; Master’s Degree in Nursing, Nursing Education, Education, Instructional Design, Business, Leadership, Informatics, Administration or equivalent degree required.
Specialty Certifications: Specialty certification in nursing, informatics, education or equivalent certification preferred
Professional Requirements/Emergency Response: Maintains current training in following:
- BLS
- ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, and other emergency response certification may be required depending upon area of assignment
Experience: Minimum At least 3 years of clinical care expertise required in clinical specialty
We're all about well-being, starting with yours.
Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.
Learn more about our employee benefits.
About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.
Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.
Compensation Disclaimer
The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.
We're Determined to Support New Mexico's Well-Being | Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Location Address:
2400 Unser Blvd SE Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Compensation Pay Range:
Minimum Offer $0.00 Maximum Offer $0.00
Summary
- Serves as educator, consultant, researcher, instructional and evaluation designer, clinical practice expert, and interprofessional collaborator supporting the clinical development needs of staff throughout the PHS enterprise
- Supports the educational components of the organizations clinical initiatives and practices
How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.
- Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
- Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
- Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
- Malpractice liability insurance
- Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
- EPIC electronic charting system
Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 1.00 Job Exempt: Yes Work Shift: Weekday Schedule Monday-Friday (United States of America)
Responsibilities:
Educator: Provides educational activities based on learning needs assessments, utilizing the right instructional design, training delivery, learning technology, and evaluation methodology to provide learning opportunities with high impact.
- Independently drives learning / performance needs assessment
- Collaborates in the identification of target audience performance needs/gaps
- Defines the performance gap objectives and partners with management to achieve agreement on approach to bridge the gap
- Creates optimal, budget-conscious instructional design to achieve performance objectives
- Incorporates evidence-based data to structure instructional design and performance content
- Drives the implementation of educational content/program in collaboration with management and team members
- Builds the approach, deployment, collection, analysis and reporting of educational program effectiveness
- Designs new programs to meet organizational strategic objectives
- At the elbow support for team and clinical staff in informatics systems
Performance Evaluator: Applies a systematic process for analyzing human performance or practice gaps and develops and implements a plan to effectively close the gaps.
- Builds and implements Levels 1-4 evaluation tools to measure satisfaction, learning, and transfer to performance based upon performance objectives
- Partners with management to assess clinical performance gaps and build remediation action plans
Clinical Practitioner: Acts as a role model for high standards of practice, coaches to resolve practice issues or foster professional growth, and implements evidence-based practice changes to improve patient outcomes or enhance staff knowledge and skills.
- Role models and coaches in the moment at the point of care
- Role models highest specialty standards
- Mentors others in evidence-based-practice to enhance practice
- Organizes and deploys clinical practice leaders in partnership with management
Consultant / Collaborator: Engages intra- and interprofessional groups in practice or process/workflow-related problem-solving through data analysis, development of an action plan, consensus and commitment building, and incorporation and evaluation of changes.
- Works and mentors team members within Clinical Education team and nursing management to accelerate clinical performance
- Initiates and/or supporting changes in practice through the clinical governance process
- Participates and leads in local, state and/or national committees, specialty groups
Researcher: Incorporates a problem-solving approach to produce better patient and/or educational outcomes that incorporates the best evidence, is cost effective, acknowledges patient / learner knowledge, and results in more individualized, streamlined, effective and dynamic nursing care and/or education.
- Incorporates research into clinical practice; leads research projects
- Supports, builds, initiates new research to enhance practice
- May participate in the PHS Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Promise and CARES Commitment: Supports, role models, champions, and integrates into assignments behaviors supporting The Promise and CARES Commitments
Specialty Role Focus: Leads advanced clinical skills and critical thinking related to specialty practice if assigned to a specialty area and area of assignment
Qualifications
Licensure: State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License
Academic Preparation:
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing required; Master’s Degree in Nursing, Nursing Education, Education, Instructional Design, Business, Leadership, Informatics, Administration or equivalent degree required.
Specialty Certifications: Specialty certification in nursing, informatics, education or equivalent certification preferred
Professional Requirements/Emergency Response: Maintains current training in following:
- BLS
- ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, and other emergency response certification may be required depending upon area of assignment
Experience: Minimum At least 3 years of clinical care expertise required in clinical specialty
We're all about well-being, starting with yours.
Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.
Learn more about our employee benefits.
About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.
Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.
Compensation Disclaimer
The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.
We're Determined to Support New Mexico's Well-Being | Presbyterian Healthcare Services
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Clinical Development Specialist
Align your credentials with PERM requirements
PERM requires the employer to advertise for your exact role before filing. Make sure your degree field and clinical research experience match the job description precisely, so the labor certification audit trail holds up under DOL review.
Use O*NET to validate specialty occupation standing
Pull the Clinical Development Specialist occupation profile from O*NET before interviews. Knowing the standard education and experience benchmarks lets you speak confidently to how your background meets the specialty occupation threshold for EB-2 or EB-3.
Target sponsors with active PERM filing histories
Pharma and CRO employers who have filed PERM applications before are far more likely to sponsor again. Search Migrate Mate to filter Clinical Development Specialist roles by employers with documented green card sponsorship history, cutting out companies that are unlikely to commit.
Verify the prevailing wage tier before negotiating
Your offered salary must meet DOL's prevailing wage for the role's geographic location. Check the OFLC Wage Search before you negotiate, so you can confirm the employer's offer clears the threshold and won't trigger a PWD deficiency during filing.
Confirm the employer's E-Verify enrollment early
PERM-based sponsorship employers must be in compliance with employment verification rules. Ask recruiters whether the company is enrolled in E-Verify during early conversations, not after an offer, since non-enrolled employers face complications at the adjustment of status stage.
Separate EB-2 and EB-3 eligibility at the offer stage
If your role requires only a bachelor's degree, USCIS will classify it EB-3 even if you hold a master's. Negotiate with the employer to draft the job description around an advanced degree requirement if you want EB-2 classification, which can mean shorter priority date backlogs for some nationalities.
Green Card Clinical Development Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
What makes Clinical Development Specialist roles eligible for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Clinical Development Specialist positions typically require a bachelor's or advanced degree in life sciences, clinical research, or a related field, and they involve specialized knowledge that meets DOL's specialty occupation criteria. Roles requiring only a bachelor's degree are classified EB-3; roles the employer drafts to require a master's or equivalent advanced degree qualify as EB-2. The PERM labor certification process is how your employer formally establishes that no minimally qualified U.S. worker is available for the position.
How does green card sponsorship through PERM differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status with a two-year renewable cap and an annual lottery at the 85,000-slot cap. EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM is permanent and has no lottery, though most nationalities face priority date backlogs. The PERM process also places the filing burden almost entirely on the employer, which means your role is to maintain qualifying credentials and avoid job description mismatches rather than worry about lottery selection odds.
How long does the PERM and green card process take for a Clinical Development Specialist?
The PERM labor certification stage currently runs from several months to over a year depending on DOL audit activity. After PERM approval, the employer files an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS, which takes additional months under standard processing. Priority date waiting times then vary sharply by nationality: applicants born in India and China face multi-year backlogs at the EB-3 level, while most other nationalities can move to adjustment of status or consular processing within a shorter window.
Where can I find Clinical Development Specialist jobs that include green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. You can filter by visa sponsorship type, including EB-2 and EB-3 PERM-eligible roles, so you only see Clinical Development Specialist positions where the employer has a documented history of sponsoring foreign professionals for permanent residency, not just temporary work authorization.
Can my employer switch my sponsorship from EB-3 to EB-2 after filing starts?
Yes, but it requires filing a new PERM application with a revised job description that supports the advanced degree requirement, since the underlying labor certification is tied to specific role requirements. USCIS treats it as a separate petition. The practical benefit is worth considering if you hold a master's degree and your nationality faces a significant EB-3 backlog, because EB-2 priority dates for certain countries move faster.