Clinical Research Associate I - Community and Behavioral Health

CEDARS-SINAI

Chino, CAFull-timePosted May 4, 2026

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Qualifications

  • •Support Dr. Tan and project team with scheduling meetings
  • •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
  • •High School Diploma or GED required
  • •A cover letter explaining your interest in this opportunity and how it aligns with your career goals
  • •Resume or CV
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Responsibilities

  • •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
  • •As Clinical Research Associate, you will be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team led by Dr. Tan, which includes a biostatistician, qualitative data researchers, as well as grant administrative and project management support staff members
  • •Your role will be assisting with both quantitative and qualitative research projects, patient research engagement, and community liaison support
  • •You will take lead roles on project activities, as identified by the team
  • •Data management, coordination, and analysis: (30%)
  • •Assist with leading the creation and management of organized research project portfolio with project dashboard for data tracking
  • •Work independently to produce tables, charts, graphs for manuscript and grant preparation from sources including analyst reports, publicly available data, and literature searches
  • •Organize data storage and management for qualitative study (including interviews with cancer patients, caregivers, and affected community members)
  • •Organize data storage and management for quantitative projects
  • •Execute basic data analysis (demographic tables, bivariate calculations, evaluation of missing data) of existing data sets to generate research approach and analytic plans
  • •Support process evaluation of a pilot smoking cessation program, including developing evaluation framework, creating and implementing a data collection plan
  • •Human subject research support: (20%)
  • •Assist with leading the creation and management of study questionnaires in REDCap
  • •Identify and resolve quality issues with survey administration
  • •Manage revisions of REDCap instrument and protocol
  • •Triage data collection questions for immediate resolution or consultation with team, PI
  • •Assist with leading the development and submissions of IRB study applications, modifications, and renewals
  • •Assist with leading the compliance efforts for sponsoring entities
  • •Patient and stakeholder engagement: (20%)
  • •Support the relationship (act as primary liaison) with community partners, through meeting scheduling, regular and proactive email communication, phone calls, and in-person meetings
  • •Support collaboration with community partners to develop and assess project implementation strategies, including outreach strategies, project materials, and workshop content
  • •Manage collaborative curriculum adaptation with multiple community partners
  • •Interact with patients via assisting with qualitative interviews and focus groups
  • •Writing and Grant Development (10%)
  • •Assist with leading the development of project narrative/research plans for new grants, including timelines and schedules of deliverables
  • •Write portions of manuscripts in collaboration with the research team and community partners
  • •Provide copy-editing assistance with manuscripts
  • •Conduct independent literature searches and produce summaries to guide project development based on ongoing research findings and future steps
  • •Budget Management (5%)
  • •Act as PI proxy in grant expense approvals and FTE certification
  • •Collaborate with department payroll and grant management staff to identify and address any expense errors
  • •Reconcile budgets monthly
  • •Create budget projections; identify budget surplus and deficits
  • •Ensure timely payment of community partner and other service provider invoices
  • •Assess appropriate budgets to charge for new research activities
  • •Website development and management (5%)
  • •Develop content for website
  • •Edit content according to stakeholder (community partners’) feedback)
  • •Edit personal testimonial videos
  • •Respond to and track website inquiries
  • •Act as the primary liaison with graphic designer and web developers
  • •Other administrative duties as needed (5%)
  • •Plan and co-manage event logistics; act as primary liaison with on-site service providers
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