Clinical Research Coordinator

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health seeks a Clinical Research Coordinator to support execution and management of clinical studies, coordinating activities from startup to closeout.

You will ensure protocol and regulatory compliance, manage documents and timelines, and collaborate with investigators, sponsors, and internal partners to enable high-quality research operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 1-3 years of prior study coordination or clinical research coordination experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Health Sciences, Public Health, or related field and/or equivalent education/experience.
• Advanced Excel skills including PivotTables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate study startup, implementation, operations and closeout across trials.
• Ensure compliance with protocols, policies, FDA regulations, and GCP guidelines.
• Manage study documentation and timelines while working with PIs, teams, sponsors and partners.
• Collaborate with Principal Investigators, sponsors, and internal partners to support compliant conduct of clinical research.
• Prioritize multiple research activities and maintain high-quality research operations.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Analytical

Adaptability

Data entry

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Biology/Health sciences related degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

REDCap

Epic

VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP

Job description

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Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

Posted Date

10/14/2026

Salary Range: $38.19 - 61.45 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

33565

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Department of Medicine is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator to support the successful execution and management of clinical research studies and trials. In this role, you will coordinate research activities throughout the study lifecycle, including study start-up, implementation, ongoing operations, and closeout. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with study protocols, institutional policies, FDA regulations, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines; managing study documentation and timelines; and collaborating with Principal Investigators, research teams, sponsors, and internal partners to support the effective and compliant conduct of clinical research. The ideal candidate will be organized, detail-oriented, and able to prioritize multiple research activities while contributing to high-quality research operations. Hourly range: $38.19-$61.45

Job Qualifications

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Required:

• Bachelors Degree or 1-3 years of previous study coordination or clinical research coordination experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Health Sciences, Public Health, or related field and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Microsoft Office: Excel (advanced) - Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP functions.
• REDCap (basic required, intermediate preferred.) - Experience utilizing REDCap for clinical research data collection, participant tracking, and database management.
• Epic (basic required, intermediate preferred.) - Experience utilizing Epic for patient chart review, participant screening, and clinical research activities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills along with strong interpersonal skills to effectively establish rapport, and build collaborate relationships.
• Strong organizational capabilities to organize multiple projects and competing deadlines for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Analytical skills sufficient to work and solve address problems and identify solutions with reasoned judgment.
• Ability to adapt to changing job demands and priorities; work flexible hours to accommodate research deadlines.
• Ability to respond to situations in an appropriate and professional manner.
• Ability to concentrate and focus in a work environment that contains distracting stimuli and competing deadlines.
• Ability to be flexible in handling work delegated by more than one individual.
• Typing and computer skill/ability including word-processing, use of spreadsheets, email, data entry. Ability to navigate numerous software programs and applications.
• Ability to handle confidential material information with judgement and discretion.
• Working knowledge of the clinical research regulatory framework and institutional requirements.
• Mathematical skills Sufficient to prepare clinical research budgets, knowledge of math ability and knowledge of clinical trials research budgeting process to assist with the preparation of clinical trial budgets.
• Working knowledge of FDA Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and ICH Good Clinical Practice (GC) for clinical research.
• Be available to work in more than one environment, travel to meetings, off-site visits, conferences, etc.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.