Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator - Semel Institute

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator to join their innovative team. This role is pivotal in coordinating research projects focused on healthy adolescents and college students, ensuring compliance with regulations, and managing data collection. You will work closely with a diverse team, contributing to the operational management of clinical studies. If you possess strong interpersonal skills, a keen analytical mindset, and a commitment to excellence, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the field of clinical research. Join us in advancing health research and improving lives!

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in a clinical research setting.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing job demands.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate ongoing projects in healthy adolescents and college student programs.
• Recruit and schedule participants for research studies.
• Manage data collection and IRB correspondence.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Organization skills

Communication skills

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Suite

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Description

The Semel Institute is seeking to hire a full time Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator. In this role the majority of your time will be spentcoordinating ongoing projects in healthy adolescents and college student programs. Specific responsibilities will include recruiting and scheduling participants for research studies, data collection (e.g., behavioral, Tasso blood samples, actigraphy watch, and online surveys), IRB correspondence, and general management of study operations.

The Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator contributes to the overall operational management of clinical research / trial / study activities from design, set up, conduct, through closeout. The position has responsibility for the coordination of research activities for one or more studies. You will recognize and perform necessary tasks to coordinate projects and prioritizes work to meet necessary deadlines. You'll also participate in planning and organizing necessary tasks to ensure adherence to the study protocol and applicable regulations, such as institutional policy and procedures, FDA Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP). The Assistant Study Coordinator collaborates with the Principal Investigator (PI), ancillary departments, central research infrastructure teams, sponsors, institutions, and other entities as needed to support the administration of all aspects of studies, including, but not limited to, compliant conduct, financial management, and adequate personnel support. The responsibilities outlined in the job description provide a general overview of duties and tasks performed by Clinical Research Coordinators. Performance of duties and tasks will vary based on the department operations, the type of study and scope of service.

Breakdown of responsibilities will be as follows:

• 75% Clinical Research Coordination
• 15% Data and Regulatory Management
• 5% Training and Development
• 5% Service Excellence

This position description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills requiredfor the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with theneeds of the organization.

Pay Range: $27.08 - $43.55 hourly.

Qualifications

Required:

• Minimum of 1+ years of experience in a clinical research setting
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information in a timely, professionalmanner and establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships withstudents, staff, faculty, external collaborators and administration and to work as amember of a team.
• Ability to effectively communicate to and interact with patients in a compassionate andkind manner.
• Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, withfrequent interruptions, to meet the programmatic and department needs, while complyingwith applicable University policies and federal and state regulations.
• Analytical skills to assess clinical research protocols and regulatory requirements, defineproblems, formulate logical solutions, develop alternative solutions, makerecommendations, and initiate corrective actions.
• Close attention to detail to ensure accuracy in a fast-paced, fluctuating workloadenvironment.
• Organization skills to create and maintain administrative and regulatory files effectivelyas well as independently balance the various tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel, toperform daily tasks efficiently and accurately.
• A learning and professional growth mentality so that new software tools, systems, andprocesses can be adopted quickly and efficiently.
• Working knowledge of clinical research concepts, policies and procedures, and humansafety protection regulations and laws.
• Knowledge of and experience working with a variety of local and external IRBs, scientificreview and other research committees, national cooperative group sponsors, industrysponsors, federal and foundation funding organizations, etc.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively establish rapport, buildingcollaborative relationships, and communicate complex concepts and ideas in an easy-tounderstandmanner.
• Ability to adapt to changing job demands and priorities, remain flexible including workingflexible hours to accommodate research deadlines.
• Ability to handle confidential information with judgement and discretion.
• High degree of concentration and focus in a work environment that contains distractingstimuli, competing deadlines, and work delegated by more than one individual.
• Availability to work in more than one environment, travelling to various clinic sites, meetings, conferences, etc.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree