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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday, 9:00am-6:00pm
Posted Date
08/12/2026
Salary Range: $30.12 - 35.92 Hourly
Employment Type
4 - Staff: Limited
Duration
12 months
Job #
32374

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Department of Anesthesiology is seeking a Staff Research Associate I to support innovative clinical research involving pediatric, adult, and older adult participants. Working closely with the Principal Investigator and research team, the incumbent will coordinate study operations, recruit and enroll research participants, collect and manage research data, administer cognitive assessments, and maintain regulatory compliance. Additional responsibilities include supporting IRB submissions, coordinating subject reimbursement and study logistics, preparing participants for MRI procedures while ensuring safety protocols are followed, maintaining research records and equipment, assisting with data analysis and reporting, and supporting study budgets and laboratory operations. The Staff Research Associate I will also help train research personnel and contribute to the successful execution of clinical research studies in a collaborative academic environment.

Hourly range: $30.12-$35.92

*Please note that this is a limited position, and may convert to career.*

 
 

Job Qualifications

Required:

  • Knowledge and understanding of research study logistics including human subject recruitment and retention for research.
  • Demonstrated computer skill/abilities: excellent word-processing skills (including excellent ability with graphics), database management, fund management, and email.
  • Willingness to learn to support some study procedures (MRI scanning – position subject in the scanner, overnight polysomnography (sleep study) subject hookup and computerized data acquisition sequence for overnight polysomnography studies, etc.).
  • Ability to work efficiently and complete tasks with a high degree of accuracy.
  • Ability to work flexible hours to accommodate research procedures and deadlines and ability to adapt to changing priorities.
  • Ability to concentrate and focus on tasks in a work environment that contains distracting stimuli.
  • Effective interpersonal communication skills to effectively and diplomatically interact with patients, families, sponsors, co-workers, investigators, and others.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to work and solve problems with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively to meet deadlines.
  • Working knowledge of University financial and travel policies and procedures.
  • Ability to organize multiple projects for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
  • Use of discretion in confidential matters.

 Preferred:

  • Bachelor's degree in related field.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology.

 


As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.