DPS Clinical Research Assistant I - Outcomes Research

City of Hope; Duarte (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope Beckman Research Institute is seeking a Clinical Research Assistant I to support day-to-day operations of multiple protocols within the Department of Outcomes Research. You will assist with participant prescreening, enrollment, consent support, and data collection, ensuring regulatory compliance and audit readiness.

You will coordinate visits, collect and manage data, and communicate with investigators and regulatory staff.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred; experience may substitute education.
• Reading, writing and comprehending medical terminology.
• Reading, identifying and extracting pertinent data from medical records.
• Experience with REDCap is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple clinical research protocols with accurate documentation and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate study activities: scheduling, visit tracking, reminders, questionnaires, specimen workflows, device management, protocol docs.
• Recruit, screen, enroll, consent and follow up with study participants per protocol and guidelines.
• Collect, manage and submit study data with data integrity and protocol adherence.
• Perform protocol-specific duties including specimen collection, processing and safety.
• Monitor activities for deviations and communicate findings to investigators and leadership.
• Train and mentor new staff and foster collaboration among participants and healthcare teams.
• Work independently, support special projects and pursue ongoing professional development.

Skills

Medical terminology

Data extraction

Data entry

Clinical research

Education

Associate’s Degree

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Tools

REDCap

Job description

Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at the Beckman Research Institute of 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.

A Clinical Research Assistant I is available within the Department of Outcomes Research. You will support the day-to-day operations of multiple clinical research protocols to ensure efficient study conduct, regulatory compliance, accurate documentation, and timely data collection. Your responsibilities will include participant prescreening, recruitment, informed consent support, study visit coordination, data entry and quality review, regulatory file maintenance, audit readiness, and communication with investigators, clinical teams, regulatory staff, sponsors, vendors, and other internal and external collaborators. You must also exercise independent judgment within established protocols, institutional policies, and Good Clinical Practice standards.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Manage multiple clinical research protocols, ensuring accurate documentation, participant registration, and compliance with study and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate all study activities, including participant scheduling, visit tracking, reminders, questionnaires, specimen workflows, device management, and protocol-specific documentation.
• Recruit, screen, enroll, consent, and follow up with study participants in accordance with protocol and institutional guidelines.
• Collect, manage, analyze, and submit study data while maintaining data integrity and adherence to protocol requirements.
• Perform protocol-specific clinical and research duties, including specimen collection, processing, handling, and safety compliance.
• Monitor research activities for protocol adherence, identify issues or deviations, and communicate findings to investigators and leadership.
• Train and mentor new clinical research staff while fostering collaborative relationships with participants, investigators, and healthcare teams.
• Function independently with minimal oversight, support special projects, maintain an efficient work environment, and engage in ongoing professional development.

Your qualifications should include:

• Associate’s Degree. Bachelor’s Degree preferred. Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements.
• Reading, writing and comprehending medical terminology
• Reading, identifying and extracting pertinent data from medical record
• Experience with REDCap is preferred but not required.

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.