Clinical Research Associate I

City of Hope•Duarte, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. As a Clinical Research Associate I, you’ll support multiple research protocols with a focus on patient consenting, clinic support, and regulatory compliance—helping ensure studies run efficiently and ethically. With mentorship from experienced staff, you’ll play a hands-on role in recruiting participants, educating patients on their rights, tracking consent activity, and supporting biospecimen kit preparation and delivery across clinical locations.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree.
Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements.
One-year experience working in a health care setting, preferably in research.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree.
Medical Record, Health Information Systems, clinical trials exposure or related health field.

Responsibilities

Consent patients in person, by phone/virtual visit, and via electronic consenting platforms for multiple research protocols.
Approach and educate patients with confidence, compassion, and a friendly, professional demeanor—answering questions and ensuring informed decision-making.
Support recruitment efforts and protocol-specific clinic needs, partnering with clinic teams to meet study requirements.
Maintain confidentiality and build strong relationships with patients, visitors, and hospital personnel.
Attend clinics as needed across locations (including Duarte and the Lennar Foundation Cancer Center in Irvine) to support consenting activities.
Track, record, and report consenting activity and protocol metrics with accuracy and consistency.
Prepare and deliver protocol-specific biospecimen collection kits to designated clinical locations.
Collect, label, process, and transport specimens safely including coordinating shipments outside of City of Hope and completing required request forms.