Description
The Clinical Research Coordinator will join a centralized
clinical research team conducting clinical trials across multiple pediatric sub-specialties. Under the direction of the Clinical Research Supervisor, the
Clinical Research Coordinator will manage and coordinate clinical trial
activities. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to,
participant recruitment, assessment of trial eligibility, enrollment,
coordination of research visits, collection and management of participant
source documents, regulatory submissions and file maintenance, data management,
and specimen handling. The Clinical Research Coordinator is responsible for
adhering to institutional and federal clinical research requirements and
ensuring studies are conducted in accordance with study protocols and Good
Clinical Practice. This role requires the ability to adapt to changing
priorities and work flexible hours to meet research deadlines. Travel to other
locations may be required. This position is primarily on-site at the UCLA
Westwood campus. This is a limited position that may convert to career.
Salary Range: $36.37 - $58.52 Hourly
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's degree or 2+ years of previous study
coordination or clinical research coordination experience - Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information
in a timely, professional manner and establish and maintain cooperative and
effective working relationships with students, staff, faculty, external
collaborators, and administration and to work as a member of a team. - Ability to effectively communicate and interact with
patients in a compassionate and kind manner. - Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with
competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, to meet the programmatic and
department needs, while complying with applicable University policies and
federal and state regulations. - Analytical skills to assess clinical research protocols and
regulatory requirements, define problems, formulate logical solutions, develop
alternative solutions, make recommendations, and initiate corrective actions. - Close attention to detail to ensure accuracy in a
fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment. - Organization skills to create and maintain administrative
and regulatory files effectively as well as independently balance the various
tasks to ensure deadlines are met. - Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite
software, especially Excel, to perform daily tasks efficiently and accurately. - A learning and professional growth mentality so that new
software tools, systems, and processes can be adopted quickly and efficiently. - Working knowledge of clinical research concepts, policies
and procedures, and human safety protection regulations and laws. - Strong verbal and written communication skills to
effectively establish rapport, building collaborative relationships, and
communicate complex concepts and ideas in an easy-to-understand manner. - Ability to adapt to changing job demands and priorities,
remain flexible including working flexible hours to accommodate research
deadlines. - High degree of concentration and focus on a work
environment that contains distracting stimuli, competing deadlines, and work
delegated by more than one individual. - Availability to work in more than one environment,
travelling to various clinic sites, meetings, conferences, etc.
Preferred:
- Knowledge of and experience working with a variety of local
and external IRBs, scientific review and other research committees, national
cooperative group sponsors, industry sponsors, federal and foundation funding
organizations, etc.
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University of California - Los Angeles Health
Mar 12, 2026