Clinical Research Assistant I - Breast Cancer Research
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Job posting number: #7275679 (Ref:10027574)
Posted: August 27, 2024
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at theBeckman 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.
Exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented individual! Join us as a Clinical Research Assistant I in which you will manage an assigned set of multiple research protocols to assure efficiency and regulatory compliance of the protocol. Showcase your independent judgment and elevate your career in a role that makes a meaningful impact on groundbreaking research!
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Play an active role in the recruitment of participants to identify their eligibility for clinical trials.
- Ensure participants are appropriately registered; maintains documentation of participant registration.
- Conduct protocol management for an assigned set of multiple research protocols.
- Maintain current and accurate protocol documentation; notifies investigators of pertinent protocol changes.
- Assist in training and mentoring new clinical research staff members.
- Perform protocol specific clinical duties as required per the research study.
- Collect and deliver specimens for analysis, using appropriate or specified equipment for collecting and handling specimens; ensure proper labeling and obtain pertinent clinical and protocol information on request forms; develop and maintain knowledge of various aspects of processing specimens, paying particular attention to safety practices.
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 is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, pleaseclick here.
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Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $24.72 - $35.71 / 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.