UCLA Health

Clinical Research Coordinator

UCLA Health$79K — $128K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related area or equivalent experience
  • At least 2 years of clinical research coordination experience
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills
  • Knowledge of clinical research concepts and regulations
  • Experience with local and external Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)
  • Willingness to learn new software and research tools

Responsibilities

  • Manage clinical research studies from startup to closeout
  • Coordinate daily study activities and prioritize competing demands
  • Ensure compliance with study protocols and regulatory guidelines
  • Oversee participant enrollment and study administration
  • Collaborate with PIs, sponsors, and research teams
  • Monitor financial aspects of research projects
  • Adapt to changing demands and work flexible hours

Benefits

  • Opportunity for career growth and advancement
  • Dynamic work environment with varied tasks
  • Collaboration with experienced research professionals
  • Contribution to important clinical studies
  • Full-time schedule with consistent hours
Full Job Description
General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm

Posted Date

07/16/2026

Salary Range: $38.19 - 61.45 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

indefinite

Job #

32013

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Clinical Research Coordinator plays a key role in managing clinical research studies from start up through closeout, ensuring the successful execution of one or more research protocols. The incumbent coordinates day to day study activities, prioritizes competing demands, and maintains compliance with study protocols, institutional policies, FDA regulations, and ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.

Working closely with Principal Investigators (PIs), sponsors, research teams, and institutional partners, the Clinical Research Coordinator supports all aspects of study operations, including participant enrollment, regulatory compliance, study administration, financial oversight, and project coordination. This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a dynamic research environment. Responsibilities may vary based on the department, study type, and scope of research activities.

Salary: $38.19 - $61.45 hourly

Job Qualifications

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Required:
  • Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Minimally 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.
  • Analytical skills to assess clinical research protocols and regulatory requirements, define problems, formulate logical solutions, develop alternative solutions, make recommendations, and initiate corrective actions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 in 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


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.

About UCLA Health

UCLA Health is a world-renowned academic medical center located in Los Angeles, California. It comprises four hospitals, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and more than 200 primary and specialty care clinics. UCLA Health is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the United States. The health system employs over 20,000 people and serves as a major center for patient care, medical education, and research.
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