Clinical Trials Project Manager

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Onsite or Remote

Flexible Hybrid

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday; 8:00am to 5:00pm

Posted Date

02/12/2026

Salary Range : $33.09 - 65.77 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

28610

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Project Manager (PM) for the Division of Clinical Trials Development (CTD) supports clinical research efforts at UCLA and within the TRIO‑US Network. Under the direction of the CTD Manager, investigators, and Senior Management, the PM contributes to protocol development, study start‑up, and regulatory submissions for investigator‑initiated clinical trials. The role works closely with study teams and monitors to ensure accurate, complete, and timely documentation of patient care and study procedures. Responsibilities may shift based on study priorities, requiring adaptability to ensure smooth trial operations and support high‑quality research and patient‑centered outcomes.

Salary: $31.51 - $62.64 hourly

Job Qualifications

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Required:

• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent combination of education andexperience.
  
• Minimum of 1+ years of experience as a clinical researcher
  
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information in a timely, professionalmanner and establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships withstudents, staff, faculty, external collaborators and administration and to work as amember of a team.
  
• Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, withfrequent interruptions, to meet the programmatic and department needs, while complyingwith applicable University policies and federal and state regulations.
  
• Analytical skills to assess clinical research protocols and regulatory requirements, defineproblems, formulate logical solutions, develop alternative solutions, makerecommendations, and initiate corrective actions.
  
• Close attention to detail to ensure accuracy in a fast-paced, fluctuating workloadenvironment.
  
• Organization skills to create and maintain administrative and regulatory files effectivelyas well as independently balance the various tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
  
• Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel, toperform daily tasks efficiently and accurately.
  
• A learning and professional growth mentality so that new software tools, systems, andprocesses can be adopted quickly and efficiently.
  
• Working knowledge of clinical research concepts, policies and procedures, and humansafety protection regulations and laws.
  
• Knowledge of and experience working with a variety of local and external IRBs, scientificreview and other research committees, national cooperative group sponsors, industrysponsors, federal and foundation funding organizations, etc.
• Analytical skills to assess clinical research protocols and regulatory requirements, define

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.