Clinical Research Assistant I - Exercise Oncology Program

City of Hope; Duarte (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope in Duarte, CA is seeking a Clinical Research Assistant for the Exercise Oncology Program to support groundbreaking cancer research. You will coordinate studies from start-up to follow-up, recruit participants, and ensure protocol compliance in a fast-paced clinical setting.

This role requires an Associate’s Degree with strong data management, medical terminology, and collaboration with investigators and clinical teams.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to read, identify and extract data from medical records.
• Ability to read and comprehend medical terminology.
• Experience with Health Information Systems or related health field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Independently coordinate multiple exercise oncology research studies from start-up to follow-up.
• Recruit, screen, enroll, and support participants while building rapport.
• Coordinate visits, assessments, schedules, and other research activities to meet requirements on time.
• Maintain complete and accurate study records and communicate changes to investigators.
• Coordinate study equipment and supplies including biodevices and kits.
• Work with biological samples, including preparation, shipping, and inventorying.
• Manage and review research data, identify missing information, support analyses.
• Collaborate with investigators, clinicians, and research sites for efficiency.
• Train and mentor newer clinical research staff and participate in team projects.

Skills

Medical records data extraction

Medical terminology comprehension

Health information systems

Education

Associate’s Degree

Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at the City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.

The Exercise Oncology Program is advancing research on how personalized exercise can reduce cancer risk and improve outcomes for people affected by cancer. Our growing portfolio includes innovative clinical trials integrating exercise interventions, patient-reported outcomes, biomarkers, and remote research activities. Clinical Research Assistants play a central role in trial operations, coordinating recruitment, screening, enrollment, participant management, study data, regulatory requirements, biospecimens, biodevices, and research logistics while partnering with investigators, exercise physiologists, clinical teams, and collaborating research sites.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Independently coordinate multiple exercise oncology research studies, managing day-to-day activities from study start-up through participant follow-up and study completion.
• Recruit, screen, enroll, and support participants throughout their research experience while building positive relationships.
• Coordinate study visits, required assessments, participant schedules, and other research activities to ensure study requirements are completed accurately and on time.
• Maintain complete and accurate study records, submit required research data, monitor study requirements, and communicate important changes or concerns to investigators and program leadership.
• Coordinate study equipment and supplies including preparing, shipping, tracking, receiving, and reconciling participant study kits that include biodevices.
• Work with biological samples and related sample kits, including preparation, shipping, tracking, and inventorying.
• Manage and review research data, identify missing or inconsistent information, and support study-specific data projects and analyses.
• Collaborate with investigators, exercise physiologists, clinical teams, participants, and collaborating research sites to keep studies running efficiently.
• Contribute to team meetings, special projects, and continuous improvement activities, and help train and mentor newer clinical research staff.

Your qualifications should include:

• Associate’s Degree.
• Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements.
• Read, identify and extract pertinent data from medical records.
• Ability to read, write and comprehend medical terminology.
• Medical Record, Health Information Systems, or related health field.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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