Clinical Project Coordinator

Jobtailor; Cerritos (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in California is seeking a Clinical Operations Coordinator to support the execution of clinical studies under supervision. You will communicate with principal investigators, study coordinators, and research teams, and maintain trackers and logs to monitor site status and data collection.

You will lead site check-ins, track startup progress and training needs, prepare status updates, and organize internal documents with version control. Travel up to 20% may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of clinical research or related experience.
• Strong communication with hospital staff and study teams.
• Detail-oriented and organized.
• Able to work in both team and independent environments.
• Willing to travel up to 20% for business trips.
• Complete and pass internal product certification training.

Responsibilities

• Support the operations of clinical studies under the supervision of the Principal Scientist.
• Communicate with PIs, study coordinators, and research teams.
• Maintain study trackers and action logs for site status, enrollment, data collection, protocol deviations, missing documents, and open issues.
• Lead regular site check-ins and follow up on action items.
• Track site startup progress, required documents, and training needs.
• Prepare clear study updates with current status, risks, blockers, decisions needed, and next steps.
• Organize internal clinical documents and maintain version control.
• Support occasional site visits for startup, training, troubleshooting, or relationship-building.
• Help improve clinical operations workflows, trackers, and reporting processes.

Skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Teamwork

Independent work

Adaptability

Education

Life sciences/health sciences background

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support the operations of clinical studies under the supervision of the Principal Scientist.
• Communicate with PIs, study coordinators, and research teams.
• Maintain study trackers and action logs for site status, enrollment, data collection, protocol deviations, missing documents, and open issues.
• Lead regular site check-ins and follow up on action items.
• Track site startup progress, required documents, and training needs.
• Prepare clear study updates with current status, risks, blockers, decisions needed, and next steps.
• Organize internal clinical documents and maintain version control.
• Support occasional site visits for startup, training, troubleshooting, or relationship-building.
• Help improve clinical operations workflows, trackers, and reporting processes.

Requirements

• Background in life sciences, health sciences, nursing, public health, biology, kinesiology, biomedical sciences, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in clinical research, clinical operations, CRO, or a related setting.
• Strong follow-up skills and comfortable communicating with hospital staff and study teams.
• Detail-oriented and organized.
• Works well in both team and independent environments.
• Adaptable to evolving priorities and timelines in a dynamic environment.
• Complete and pass the internal products certification training.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Travel (up to 20%) for business trips as needed.