If I was involved in clinical research, I’d want to have the role of a Clinical sponsor. A sponsor is a person who takes responsibility for and initiates a clinical investigation. The sponsor may be individual or a pharmaceutical company. I think this is the most important role in clinical trial, because even though he is not directly working on patients, he is the one that is essentially responsible for all operational aspects of the clinical trials he sponsors, so if everything he does goes right the research should run smoothly. The sponsor develops and prepares clinical protocol, case report form (CRF), and investigator’s brochures. He selects investigators, submits IDE with help from regulatory, and selects monitors for trials.