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 or 1-3 years of clinical research coordination experience
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent organizational skills to manage multiple projects and deadlines
  • Analytical skills to solve problems and make informed decisions
  • Flexibility to adapt to changing job demands and priorities
  • Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
  • Knowledge of clinical research regulatory framework and institutional requirements

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate day-to-day operations of clinical research studies
  • Manage research activities across multiple clinical trials
  • Ensure compliance with study protocols and regulations
  • Collaborate with Principal Investigators and multidisciplinary teams
  • Drive high-quality execution of clinical studies
  • Coordinate regulatory, operational, and financial activities
  • Support innovative research that improves patient care

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities
  • Collaborative and multidisciplinary work environment
  • Access to cutting-edge research
  • Engagement with leading clinical experts
  • Potential for career advancement opportunities
Full Job Description
General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

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

Posted Date

07/17/2026

Salary Range: $38.19 - 61.45 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

31671

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Department of Neurology is seeking to hire a Clinical Research Coordinator to support the successful execution of innovative clinical research studies from start-up through closeout. In this role, you will coordinate day-to-day study operations, manage research activities across one or more clinical trials, and ensure compliance with study protocols, institutional policies, FDA regulations, and ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. Working collaboratively with Principal Investigators, sponsors, and multidisciplinary research teams, you will help drive high-quality study execution by coordinating regulatory, operational, and financial activities while advancing research that improves patient care and scientific discovery.

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
  • 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.

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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