Job Description

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Flexible Hybrid
Work Schedule
Monday through Friday; 8:00am to 5:00pm
Posted Date
02/12/2026
Salary Range $31.51 - 62.64 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
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 and experience.
  
• Minimum of 1+ years of experience as a clinical researcher
  
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information in a timely, professional manner and establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with students, staff, faculty, external collaborators and administration and to work as a member of a team.
  
• Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, to meet the programmatic and department needs, while complying with applicable University policies and federal and state regulations.
  
• Analytical skills to assess clinical research protocols and regulatory requirements, define problems, formulate logical solutions, develop alternative solutions, make recommendations, and initiate corrective actions.
  
• Close attention to detail to ensure accuracy in a fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment.
  
• Organization skills to create and maintain administrative and regulatory files effectively as well as independently balance the various tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
  
• Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel, to perform daily tasks efficiently and accurately.
  
• A learning and professional growth mentality so that new software tools, systems, and processes can be adopted quickly and efficiently.
  
• Working knowledge of clinical research concepts, policies and procedures, and human safety protection regulations and laws.
  
• Knowledge of and experience working with a variety of local and external IRBs, scientific review and other research committees, national cooperative group sponsors, industry sponsors, 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 a conditional 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; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.