Cardiology Clinical Trials Research Assistant

UC San Diego Health; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego Health is seeking a Clinical Trials Research Assistant in Medicine to support coordinators and investigators in cardiology studies. The role includes field procedures, data collection, and communication with sponsors.

The incumbent will assist with patient screenings, interviews, and scheduling, while maintaining lab kit inventories and handling shipment of specimens. Flexibility for schedule and occasional weekends is required.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or GED and two years of laboratory experience, or two years of college in sciences with lab experience.
• Experience handling biological samples (blood and urine).
• Experience using Word, WordPerfect, and Excel and data entry experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist clinical trials coordinators and investigators with study tasks.
• Conduct phone screenings of patients and schedule visits.
• Maintain inventory of rating scales and lab kits; process and ship specimens.

Skills

Laboratory techniques

Telephone screenings

Data entry

Microsoft Word/Excel

Communication with sponsors

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Two years of laboratory experience or college coursework in sciences

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

UC San Diego Health is seeking a Clinical Trials Research Assistant in Medicine to support coordinators and investigators in cardiology studies. The role includes field procedures, data collection, and communication with sponsors.

The incumbent will assist with patient screenings, interviews, and scheduling, while maintaining lab kit inventories and handling shipment of specimens. Flexibility for schedule and occasional weekends is required.