Profound Research·Oceanside, California
Support the coordination of high-volume vaccine clinical trials by managing patient visits, scheduling, and clinical procedures. Assist with data collection and documentation while ensuring compliance with study protocols and regulatory standards.
Profound Research partners with community physicians to offer clinical trials as a therapeutic option for their patients. We handle all infrastructure, regulatory compliance, and administrative operations so physicians can focus on patient care. Our model gives patients access to the newest therapies while maintaining the trusted patient-physician relationship.
Our Mission: Improving Lives by Providing Advanced Therapeutic Options
Our Vision: Creating the Absolute Best Patient-Physician Experience in Clinical Research
Compassion: We prioritize the patient-physician relationship, ensuring every interaction is service-oriented and patient-centered.
Urgency: We work hard and practice selflessness, acting swiftly and decisively to meet the needs of our patients, partners, and colleagues.
Solution
Orientation: We embrace challenges with a positive mindset, communicate directly, and identify and implement effective solutions with efficiency.
Excellence: We insist on excellence, holding ourselves accountable and empowering each other to deliver best-in-class service while maintaining the highest ethical and scientific standards.
If you’re curious about how new treatments and vaccines reach patients, detail-oriented by nature, and energized by work that genuinely matters, this is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in clinical research.
As an Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator at Profound Research, you’ll work alongside experienced clinical research staff at one of our sites, supporting the day-to-day execution of high-volume vaccine clinical trials. You’ll learn by doing – gaining hands-on experience in study coordination, patient interaction, data collection, and clinical procedures in a fast-paced, site-based research environment.
This is a 1099 contract opportunity to designed to support near-term vaccine study needs, with the potential to convert to a full-time position based on business needs, performance, and role availability. Whether you’re looking to build on prior clinical or research experience or take the next step into the field, this is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful work with a growing organization that values ownership, attention to detail, and patient-centered service.
What You’ll Do
Support the coordination of high-volume vaccine clinical trials, including patient visits, scheduling, and study-related procedures
Assist with data collection and documentation while learning to apply the rigorous standards that clinical research requires
Perform and develop competency in clinical procedures including vital signs, EKGs, phlebotomy, and specimen processing
Help prepare for and support efficient participant visits, including rooming patients, organizing supplies, preparing visit materials, and keeping the site team aligned during busy clinic days
Interact directly with study participants by greeting them, explaining visit steps, answering process-related questions within scope, and ensuring they feel supported throughout the visit
Work closely with Clinical Research Coordinators and site leadership, asking questions, seeking feedback, and building your clinical research knowledge
Follow study protocols, SOPs, Good Clinical Practice, Good Documentation Practices, and infection control expectations to support compliant, audit-ready trial execution
Help maintain organized study materials, supplies, documentation, and lab-related workflows needed for patient visits and site operations
Communicate clearly with site team members regarding patient needs, visit flow, documentation status, specimen handling, and study-related tasks
Contribute to a fast-paced, team-based site environment where quality, urgency, and patient experience all matter
You don’t need to have done this exact job before. You need to be the kind of person who takes ownership of their work, communicates clearly, pays close attention to detail, and genuinely cares about the patient experience. The rest we’ll help you build.
This is a 1099 independent contractor opportunity designed to support current high-volume vaccine study needs while giving the right person a chance to learn, contribute, and demonstrate readiness for future opportunities. For contractors who perform well and align with business needs, there may be an opportunity to be considered for full-time employment over time.
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Requires a high school diploma with 3+ years of experience, an associate degree with 1+ year, or a bachelor's degree in life sciences. Candidates must be proficient in clinical procedures and possess strong attention to detail and professional communication skills.
Market context
In California, physician openings are typically driven by ongoing demand across large health systems, outpatient groups, and specialty practices, with competition shaped by board eligibility, licensure, and specialty fit. For this role category, candidates are often compared on clinical experience, communication skills, and readiness to work within team-based care. The job requirements and benefits on this platform are AI-summarized from the original job description, saving candidates research time. Review the CPT and BLS requirements carefully and confirm your experience aligns with the listed laboratory and acute-care expectations before applying.
