Clinical Research Associate II

This role is designed to be 100% onsite, giving you the opportunity to collaborate closely with your team and immerse yourself in the energy of our workplace. Please note that hybrid or remote work options are NOT available for this position at this time.

Please note that a cover letter is required as part of the application. The cover letter should explain your interest in this opportunity and how it aligns with your career goals. Applications missing this document will not be considered.

Cedars-Sinai has an outstanding opportunity for an independent and well-organized contributor to serve as a CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE II to Dr. Judy Tan to support community-engaged research that develops behavioral and community-based health interventions for LGBTQ+ communities of color. Dr. Tan, Associate Professor, Cancer Research Center for Health Equity, Division of Population Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, is a social psychologist and applies her training in behavioral and prevention sciences to develop innovative interventions for improving health outcomes among marginalized populations in the U.S.

This position provides contributions to behavioral and implementation science for the Cancer Research Center for Health Equity. The scope of the work includes research involving participants recruited from the surrounding LA communities and interactions with community-based researchers, academic researchers, and local community organizations and health systems.

The Clinical Research Associate II works independently but in close collaboration with a Clinical Research Coordinator, Research Program Administrator, Research Nurse, other supervising staff to coordinate and/or implement increasingly complex research studies. Supports objectives of research studies through noncomplex tasks such as data collection, prescreening of potential and scheduling of current research participants, assisting in IRB submission activities, budget and billing, and ensuring overall compliance with all federal and local guidelines. Provides increasingly complex and independent support for studies by serving as the independent contact with sponsors, IRB, and research participants, providing training, education to junior level staff, and coordination of ad hoc activities related to studies. May serve independently as study coordinator for minimal number of noncomplex research studies or projects.

Responsibilities

• Works independently under minimal direction from a Clinical Research Coordinator, Research Program Administrator, Research Nurse, or other supervising staff to coordinate and/or implement increasingly complex research studies.
• Collects, evaluates and/or abstracts clinical research data. May assist in designing forms for data collection/abstraction. Enters and processes clinical research data into Electronic Data Systems (EDCs) that are provided by the sponsors.