Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator

Overview:

Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.

To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu.

The mission of the Department of Medicine is to deliver accessible, patient-centered healthcare of the highest caliber, while training compassionate, visionary and innovative clinicians and researchers.

Our department's vision is to remain a world leader in academic medicine and to support cutting-edge innovation and discovery.

Together, our highly trained clinicians and researchers are leading us into an era of healthcare integration and fulfilling our promise to: Discover. Teach. Heal.

Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the Program Manager, the Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator supports the research efforts of several regional projects.

Key responsibilities include duties related to coordination, including creating training and educational documents, data collection tools, recruitment or protocol scripts, surveys, and preparatory documents.

Support of project activities may include travel to recruitment and follow up locations to ensure accurate conduct and progress. Such activities may include transporting swabs or bacterial strains, supporting performing body swabs {throat, nose, skin), and conducting chart reviews/redaction.

Position requires travel in personal car throughout Orange County and Southern Los Angeles County as needed per project. All vaccines and health screening required for employees who have presence in hospitals and patient areas will be required, including, but not limited to influenza, TDap, chicken pox, MMR, TB, hepatitis & COVID.

Qualifications:

Total Compensation

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Required:

• Prior research experience with demonstrated independent responsibilities and activities.
• Clear and professional communication skills; verbal and written
• Ability to operate a networked PC in a Windows environment with proficiency in MS Word and Excel, with data entry skills.
• Experience in MS PowerPoint
• Experience in MS Access
• Conducts research protocols with critical attention to detail. Evidence of multi-tasking abilities.
• Ability to analyze a problem from inception to completion and provide suggested solutions.
• Effective and professional interpersonal skills
• Highly attentive to proper handling of confidential information and documents
• Ability to maintain accurate database files
• Ability to function well in a team environment
• Bachelor of science degree or related area
• Valid California Driver’s License and have daily access to car for all work hours
• Minimum of 2 years of research experience required.

Preferred:

• Experience working in laboratory
• Demonstration of coordination of clinical trials and/or complex epidemiologic studies. Demonstrated experience in developing and managing IRB protocols.
• Master’s degree in public health or related area

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Legal Right to work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page - https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20.

For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact Human Resources at (949) 824-0500 or eec@uci.edu.