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Senior Clinical Research Coordinator - Department of Medicine - Office of Research Administration

UCLA Health

Los Angeles, CAJob$93–150K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$93–150K/yr
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator manages clinical research and trial activities from design and setup through conduct and closeout. The role may oversee multicenter, investigator-initiated, or programmatic studies and provides technical leadership to ensure protocols and procedures are completed accurately, safely, and on time. The coordinator works with investigators, departments, sponsors, and institutions on study administration, compliance, financial, and personnel matters; travel to other locations may be required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Task AccuracyProject OrganizationAnalytical SkillsFlexible SchedulingInterpersonal CommunicationWritten CommunicationTypingWord ProcessingSpreadsheetsEmailData EntryConfidentialityTask ManagementClinical Trial BudgetingClinical Research RegulationsGood Clinical Practice

Qualifications

Bachelor's or 3-7 Years Study Coordination Experience

Full job description

Description

The

Senior Clinical Research Coordinator plays a critical role in the overall

operational management of clinical research/trial/study activities from design,

set up, conduct, through closeout. The ideal candidate is an experienced

professional or leader who has direct responsibility for the implementation of

research activities for one or more studies which may include multicenter

clinical trials (both NIH and industry-sponsored), local investigator-initiated

clinical trials, and/or programmatic clinical research activities. Recognize

and perform necessary project management tasks and prioritizes work to reach

scheduled goals. The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator is a technical leader

responsible for ensuring the study protocol and procedures have been completed

accurately, safely, and in a timely manner. Work with PIs, departments,

sponsors, institutions, and other entities as needed to support and provide

guidance on the administration of the compliance, financial, personnel and

other related aspects of studies. Work may be assigned by Senior Management,

and assignments may be changed on an as-needed basis in order to ensure that

studies and patient care needs are handled appropriately and in a timely

manner. Travel to other locations may be required.

The full annual salary range for this position is: $92,988.23 - $149,588.73

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor's Degree or three-to seven years of study coordination or clinical research coordination experience

  • Ability to work efficiently and complete tasks with a high degree of accuracy.

  • Ability to organize multiple projects for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

  • Analytical skills sufficient to work and solve problems.

  • Ability to work flexible hours to accommodate research deadlines.

  • Ability to concentrate and focus in a work environment that contains distracting stimuli and competing deadlines.

  • Ability to be flexible in handling work delegated by more than one individual or in the course of delegating work.

  • Strong interpersonal communication skills to effectively and diplomatically interact with others, including institutional leadership.

  • Strong written communication skills, ability to compose advanced correspondence and manage large file systems.

  • Advanced typing and computer skill/ability including word-processing, use of spreadsheets, email and data entry.

  • Ability to handle confidential material with judgement and discretion.

  • Skill in managing diverse, complex tasks and information transfer among multiple constituents.

  • Sufficient math ability and knowledge of clinical trials budgeting processes to manage the preparation of clinical trial budgets.

  • Advance knowledge of the clinical research regulatory framework and institutional requirements.

  • Ability to supervise and delegate clerical work as needed.

  • Advanced knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) for clinical research.

UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.

How this job compares

Set against the 619 open Clinical Research Coordinator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$93–150K/yr
  • US median$56–75K/yr160 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $121K, is 84% above the US median midpoint ($66K) — in the top quarter of Clinical Research Coordinator salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 72 open Clinical Research Coordinator jobs in California and 619 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Clinical Research Coordinator postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (409 postings).
Education
200 of the 619 open Clinical Research Coordinator jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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