Clinical Research Associate I

City of Hope

Monrovia, CA

Job posting number: #7323967 (Ref:10033735)

Posted: February 23, 2026

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at theBeckman 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 asNature 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 visithere.

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.

To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, pleaseCLICK HERE.

Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $32.00 - $41.55 / hour

The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.



City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.


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Job posting number:#7323967 (Ref:10033735)
Application Deadline:Open Until Filled
Employer Location:City of Hope
Duarte,California
United States
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