Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator

University of California - Los Angeles Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking institution as a part-time Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator, where your skills will contribute to groundbreaking research in a dynamic lab environment. You'll play a vital role in subject recruitment, data management, and ensuring the integrity of clinical trials. This position offers a unique opportunity to work closely with a dedicated team, enhancing your professional skills while making a significant impact on research outcomes. If you're detail-oriented, adaptable, and passionate about clinical research, this role could lead to a rewarding career path.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in a clinical research setting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating subject recruitment and scheduling study appointments.
• Data collection and management, including data entry and validation.
• Assisting in collecting imaging data and ensuring treatment fidelity.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Adobe

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

The Semel Institute is seeking to hire a part-time, limited Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator. In this role, you will provide research support in a cutting-edge lab. Under the supervision of the PI and study staff, responsibilities include answering phones, subject recruitment and scheduling, data acquisition, and data entry. Specific tasks and work schedules are provided by the PI and study staff.

You will be expected to carry out daily routine tasks and specific assignments to meet deadlines with minimal supervision and to work well in a team. Specific tasks include:

1. Facilitating recruitment of subjects from the community, conducting telephone screening calls, and scheduling study appointments.
2. Data collection, management, and organization: administering and scoring study tests, entering and validating data in the database.
3. Assisting the PI in collecting imaging data, booking MRI scanner time slots, instructing families on scanner access, pre-training children for scanning procedures, assisting in scanner operation, and post-scan data transfer.
4. Ensuring fidelity of TNS treatment through regular communication with parents via phone calls and Zoom meetings, instructing and assisting with treatment-response and side-effect scales, and following up to ensure timely completion.

*Please note that this limited position may convert to a career opportunity.

Pay Range: $27.08 - $43.55

Qualifications

Required:

• Minimum of 1+ years of experience in a clinical research setting.
• Effective interpersonal skills for professional communication and building cooperative relationships with students, staff, faculty, external collaborators, and administration.
• Ability to communicate compassionately and effectively with patients.
• Skill in setting priorities and completing tasks amidst competing deadlines and interruptions, while complying with university policies and regulations.
• Analytical skills to assess protocols, define problems, develop solutions, and initiate corrective actions.
• Attention to detail for accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
• Organizational skills for maintaining administrative and regulatory files and managing multiple tasks.
• Proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new software tools and systems.
• Knowledge of clinical research policies, procedures, and human safety regulations.
• Experience working with IRBs, research committees, sponsors, and funding organizations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for establishing rapport and conveying complex ideas clearly.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing demands, including working flexible hours.
• Discretion in handling confidential information.
• High concentration and focus in distracting environments.
• Willingness to travel to various locations for work-related activities.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Experience working with children aged 8-12, especially those with special needs.