Assistant Study Coordinator (Limited)

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Part Time during hours of operations: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Posted Date 10/01/2025 Salary Range: $27.08 - 43.55 Hourly Employment Type 4 - Staff: Limited Duration 11 months Job # 27052

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

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The Semel Institute's Norman Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology at UCLA investigates the interactions between the brain and the body, the role of psychological well-being for health and recovery from illness, and the translation of such knowledge into effective behavioral strategies that prevent disease, promote healing and enhance well-being across the life span. The Norman Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology is partnered with The Mindful Awareness Research Center, whose mission is to foster mindful awareness across the lifespan through education and research to promote well-being and a more compassionate society. 

The Cousin Center is seeking to hire a Limited Part time Assistant Study Coordinator for an 11 month part time assignment. In this role you will contribute to the overall operational management of clinical research / trial / study activities from design, set up, conduct, through closeout. You will have responsibility for the coordination of research activities for one or more studies. 

Duties can include but are not limited to task related to:

• Clinical Research Coordination
• Data and Regulatory Management
• Training and Development
• Other duties as assigned

*Please note that this limited position may convert to career

Pay Range: $27.08 - $43.55 hourly

Job Qualifications

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Required:

• Minimum of 1+ years of experience in a clinical research setting All Required
• 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