Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator - Ophthalmology

Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator - Ophthalmology - - 32983 - UCLA Health

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Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator - Ophthalmology

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fixed Hybrid

Work Schedule

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

Posted Date

09/02/2026

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

32897

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator (ACRC) contributes to the overall operational management of clinical research/trial/study activities from design, set up, conduct, through closeout. The position has responsibility for the coordination of research activities for one or more studies. The ACRC recognizes and performs necessary tasks to coordinate projects and prioritizes work to meet necessary deadlines. The ACRC participates in planning and organizing necessary tasks to ensure adherence to the study protocol and applicable regulations, such as institutional policy and procedures, FDA Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP). The Study Coordinator collaborates with the Principal Investigator (PI), ancillary departments, central research infrastructure teams, sponsors, institutions, and other entities as needed to support the administration of all aspects of studies, including, but not limited to, compliant conduct, financial management, and adequate personnel support. Performance of duties and tasks will vary based on the department operations, the type of study and scope of service.

Salary Range: $30.74 - 49.46 Hourly

Job Qualifications

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Required:

• Minimum of 1+ years of experience in a clinical research setting
• 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 to 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.
• 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.
• Ability to handle confidential information with judgement and discretion.
• 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.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree in related areas and/or equivalent combination of education and experience

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.

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