Clinical Research Assistant I - Microbiome Research
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Job posting number: #7304667 (Ref:10028997)
Posted: March 26, 2025
Salary / Pay Rate: $25.46 - $36.78 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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.
Join us as a Clinical Research Assistant I where you will support clinical trials and innovative translational microbiome research that bridge the gap between scientific discoveries and improved patient outcomes.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Conduct background research, write and develop new clinical research protocols.
- Conduct protocol management for an assigned set of multiple research protocols, orientation, screening, and educational programs.
- Maintain current and accurate protocol documentation and be aware of the timeliness of regulatory documents.
- Ensure that patients are appropriately scheduled and registered; maintain documentation of patient registration.
- Compile and submit data on appropriate forms according to protocol requirements.
- Help train and mentor new clinical research staff members.
- Establish and maintain interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors, and other hospital personnel, while assuring confidentiality of patient information.
- Collect and deliver specimens for analysis, using appropriate or specified equipment for collecting and handling specimens.
- Work with physician or nurse to see that protocol related tests and evaluations are ordered per protocol guidelines.
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.
Preferred qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Familiarity with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) such as EPIC; Clinical Trials Management Systems (CTMS) such as OnCore, LabVantage and RedCap.
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. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please click here.
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Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $25.46 - $36.78 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
