Pay Rate: $52-$54/hour
Location: Pasadena, CA (Hybrid)
Job Type: 12-Month Contract (Strong Potential for Extension or Conversion)
Responsibilities
- Manage complex clinical and healthcare research projects from study startup through closeout.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for investigators, sponsors, research staff, and external partners.
- Develop and manage project timelines, budgets, contracts, and resource planning.
- Coordinate regulatory submissions, ethics committee approvals, renewals, and compliance documentation.
- Lead and mentor research staff, including Research Associates, Coordinators, Data Analysts, and Laboratory personnel.
- Oversee participant recruitment, survey administration, biospecimen collection, interviews, and research data management.
- Develop study protocols, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and operational workflows.
- Track project milestones, risks, deliverables, and overall study progress.
- Prepare project reports and communicate updates to stakeholders.
- Support study design, implementation, analysis, interpretation, publication, and dissemination activities.
- Facilitate project meetings and maintain accurate study documentation.
- Travel approximately 25% to research sites, laboratories, and partner locations as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Healthcare Administration, Clinical Research, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 5 7+ years of project management experience supporting clinical, healthcare, or research programs.
- 2+ years of people management or direct supervisory experience.
- Experience managing large, multi-site research studies.
- Strong experience managing project budgets, schedules, and resources.
- Experience working with Principal Investigators, sponsors, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Hands-on experience managing IRB/ethics submissions, renewals, and regulatory compliance.
- Experience with participant recruitment, survey administration, research data collection, and biospecimen management.
- Experience creating research protocols, SOPs, and operational documentation.
- Strong quantitative and/or qualitative research analysis skills.
- Proficiency with REDCap, Office Suite, Teams, and SharePoint.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting large integrated healthcare systems or academic medical research organizations.
- Background in chronic disease research, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or women's health.
- Experience leading geographically dispersed field research teams.
- Grant writing or proposal development experience.
- Familiarity with CDISC standards and regulatory submissions.
- Experience supporting infectious disease, vaccine effectiveness, or population health studies.
- Published scientific research or peer-reviewed authorship.
- Experience managing laboratory operations and biospecimen tracking programs.
What We're Looking For
- Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working in highly regulated research environments.
- Passion for improving healthcare outcomes through clinical research.
If you're interested in joining a collaborative research organization dedicated to advancing healthcare through innovative clinical studies, we'd love to hear from you.
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, and paid holidays annually as applicable.
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