Clinical Research Assistant I

About the Role

City of Hope is seeking a Clinical Research Assistant I to support oncology research activities within its clinical care environment in Duarte, California. The organization focuses on advancing treatment and improving outcomes for people facing cancer, diabetes, and other serious illnesses, with a broad care network across Southern California and additional treatment sites in Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix.

This position supports physician-led clinical cancer research by helping develop and coordinate protocols, manage study documentation, and keep research operations aligned with regulatory and institutional requirements. The role requires independent judgment, strong communication, solid problem-solving ability, and practical computer and data-management skills.

Core Responsibilities

The role involves handling multiple oncology research studies at once, supporting patient recruitment and study coordination, and ensuring that all research data and records are maintained accurately and submitted on time. The assistant works closely with physicians, nurses, laboratories, and other care team members to coordinate protocol activities, specimen handling, and patient-facing study steps.

Research Coordination and Compliance

• Support the development and day-to-day management of clinical cancer research protocols under physician supervision.
• Oversee an assigned portfolio of studies to help ensure workflow efficiency, protocol adherence, and regulatory compliance.
• Keep study files, regulatory documents, and protocol records current and audit-ready.
• Track compliance requirements and maintain organized study documentation.
• Identify protocol, compliance, or data issues and raise them appropriately while contributing to improvement efforts.

Patient and Study Support

• Coordinate patient recruitment, screening, enrollment, registration, scheduling, orientation, and educational sessions.
• Meet with patients and obtain informed consent when required.
• Arrange biospecimen repository consent appointments as well as related screening and educational visits.
• Coordinate study procedures, tests, and evaluations with physicians, nurses, laboratories, and other clinical staff.

Data, Specimen, and Administrative Duties

• Compile, manage, analyze, register, and submit research data and case report forms according to protocol and sponsor expectations.
• Maintain an effective information flow for all assigned studies.
• Collect, process, label, and transport research specimens while following safety and protocol-specific handling instructions.
• Use computer tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access for data handling, documentation, and analysis tasks.

Team Support

• Work independently and competently in line with assigned job responsibilities.
• Train and support new clinical research team members as needed.
• Participate in department meetings and help support smooth research operations and patient-centered care.

Qualifications

The minimum education requirement is an associate degree. Relevant work experience may be considered in place of the formal education requirement. The ideal candidate should demonstrate strong communication skills, problem-solving ability, computer proficiency, and experience handling data and research-related administrative work.

Additional Information

Compensation is determined by work experience, qualifications, and work location. City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. Information about comprehensive benefits is available from the employer.