Clinical Research Coordinator - Pediatrics

The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) will be part of a
centralized clinical research team conducting clinical trials and registries
across multiple pediatric subspecialties, with a focus on supporting clinical
research in pediatric neurology, neurodevelopment, and neurodevelopmental
disorders. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in neuroscience,
psychology, or child development, with prior experience working with children
with special needs or developmental disabilities preferred. Under the direction
of the Principal Investigator(s) and Clinical Research Supervisor, the CRC will
coordinate a portfolio of clinical research studies and ensure adherence to
study protocols and applicable research regulations. Responsibilities include
participant recruitment, facilitating informed consent processes, preparing for
and attending research visits to ensure protocol compliance, creating and
maintaining source documentation and participant and regulatory files,
collecting and managing data, and handling research specimens. The CRC will
plan and execute study-related tasks to ensure compliance with established
protocols and regulatory requirements. The role requires flexibility, strong
organizational skills, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and work
flexible hours to accommodate research deadlines. Travel to other locations may
be required. This position is primarily on-site at the UCLA Westwood campus.

Salary Range: $38.19 - $61.45 Hourly

All Required:

• Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent combination of
  education and experience.
• Minimally 2+ years of previous study coordination or
  clinical research coordination experience
• 1-2 years' experience supporting clinical research in
  pediatric neurology, neurodevelopment, or neurodevelopmental disorders. Strong
  interest in neuroscience, psychology, or child development and experience
  working with children with special needs or developmental disabilities is
  preferred
• 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 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.
• Organizational 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.
• 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
• Demonstrated ability to communicate medical, policy and
  administrative information in English.