Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.

Led by Dr. Ajay Goel, Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Molecular Diagnostics and Experimental Therapeutics, our multidisciplinary research group comprises basic researchers, gastroenterologists, surgeons, oncologists, and bioinformaticians, undertaking several collaborative projects involving large international consortia. This position has the potential to become tenure-track upon the receipt of grant funding lasting 3-5 years from a federal agency.

Join us as a Clinical Research Associate, where you'll manage multiple research protocols to ensure efficiency and regulatory compliance while attending clinics as needed. You'll handle data compilation, registration, and submission, and maintain an effective system for data flow. Benefit from mentorship by experienced staff in a dynamic research environment.

Our research focuses on translational studies of the genomic and epigenomic characterization of various gastrointestinal cancers (GI), including colorectal, pancreatic, gastric, esophageal, and hepatocellular cancers. Our group performs cutting-edge research in GI oncology, is very productive, and publishes in high-impact journals such as Nature Cancer, Nature Communications, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New England Journal of Medicine, CA: A Journal for Clinicians, Gastroenterology, Cancer Cell, PNAS, JAMA Oncology, JNCI, Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, , Annals of Surgery, etc.

For more information on Dr. Goel’s research, please visit here.

As a successful candidate, you will:

Manages and maintains protocol documentation and regulatory documents for IRB, DSMB, and PRMC/CPRMC.
Compiles, submits, and processes data and specimens per protocol requirements, ensuring accuracy and safety.
Establishes and maintains professional relationships with patients and hospital staff while ensuring confidentiality.
Assists in patient recruitment, protocol-related tests, and evaluations, and performs protocol-specific duties.
Conducts research activities under close supervision, including laboratory experiments in microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, and informatics.
Identifies and communicates protocol and data management issues to the supervisor, maintains professional development, and ensures an organized work environment.

Your qualifications should include:

Associate’s Degree or equivalent experience; one year in a health care setting, preferably research, with medical terminology and writing skills.
Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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