Clinical Research Assistant I (Molecular Diagnostics and Experimental Therapeutics)

Basic education, experience and skills required for consideration:

• Must have an Associate's Degree. Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements.

Preferred education experience and skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Read, identify and extract pertinent data from medical record
• Ability to read, write and comprehend medical terminology
• Medical Terminology
• Medical Record, Health Information Systems, or related health field
• Excellent oral/written communication and organizational skills. Excellent reading comprehension.
• Foster/promote a positive image and professional appearance
• Sensitivity to intercultural relations
• Access data in computer data bases
• Proofread documents
• Research information
• Compile data
• Use computer packages
• Use word-processing software
• Troubleshoot problems
• Understand Kimball Dimensional Modeling Techniques and terminology
• Model relational database designs with Entity Relationship Diagrams
• Create clear data element definitions and data dictionaries
• Write basic SQL queries
• Proficient in MS Word and Excel
• Access, preferred
• Internet, preferred
• Salesforce, preferred
• Tableau, preferred
• Computer languages: HTML, CSS, SQL, SAS, Python, R, JavaScript, Bash, or Apex, preferred
• Calculator
• Atmosphere and environment associated with an office setting
• Atmosphere and environment associated with patient care areas
• Subject to many interruptions
• Occasionally subjected to irregular hours
• Requires judgment that could affect image of The City of Hope
• Occasional pressure due to deadline requirements
• Occasional travel required
• Exposed to material of a confidential nature on a regular basis
• Pressure due to deadline requirements
• Frequent pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries
• Contact with participants/participant families under varied circumstances
• Subject to regularly changing priorities and work assignments
• Subject to handling multiple tasks simultaneously
• Possible exposure to infectious, radioactive or biohazardous agents
• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations
• Contact with participants/participant families under varied circumstances
• Subject to situations involving grief processes & related issues
• Possibly exposed to the risk of bloodborne pathogens
• Light physical effort (lift/carry up to 10 lbs.)
• Frequent prolonged standing/walking
• Manual dexterity and mobility
• Occasional reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching
• Lifts/handles participant files
• Works at PC involving focused concentration
• Extensive telephone activity
• Occasionally copies heavy charts/files
• Works at tasks involving focused concentration
• Copies material for extended periods of time
• Works at computer tasks involving hand/wrist coordination
• Pushes/pulls filled wheeled carts

Additional Information:

To protect the health of patients and staff and to comply with new State of California mandates, City of Hope staff are required to show proof of full vaccination by September 30, 2021.  Compliance is a condition of employment. 

City of Hope is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.