Entry-level clinical research assistant jobs in California: 118 open roles
118 open entry-level clinical research assistant jobs in California, taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $81,000 a year. A clinical research assistant helps run medical studies: enrolling participants, collecting data and keeping records that regulators can audit.
Open entry-level clinical research assistant jobs in California
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Clinical Research Coordinator
BDO · Fairfield, CA
$57k–$90k · Nov 8, 2026
- Pediatric Clinical Research Coordinator II
Choc · Orange, CA
Nov 7, 2026
- Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator - 141974
UC San Diego · San Diego, CA, US
Nov 6, 2026
- Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator - 142062
UC San Diego · San Diego, CA, US
Nov 6, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator, Neurosciences - 142053
UC San Diego · San Diego, CA, US
Nov 6, 2026
- Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator - 141770
UC San Diego · San Diego, CA, US
Nov 6, 2026
- Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator - Medicine - 141680
UC San Diego · San Diego, CA, US
Nov 6, 2026
- Clinical Research Assistant/Interviewer - 141442
UC San Diego · San Diego, CA, US
Nov 6, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator - POST SCD Program
University Of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA, United States
Nov 6, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator 4
Avispa · Palo Alto, CA
Nov 6, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator
M3USA · Los Angeles, CA
Nov 6, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator, Drug Trials - Onsite
Allergy and Asthma Associates of Southern California · Laguna Niguel, CA
Nov 5, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator- Parkcenter
Sacramento Native American Health Center · Sacramento, CA
Nov 5, 2026
- Impactful Clinical Research Coordinator | Mission-Driven Growth
Elevate Clinical Research · Santee, CA
Nov 5, 2026
- Onsite Clinical Research Coordinator | Torrance, CA
Invitek Molecular GmbH · Torrance, CA
Nov 5, 2026
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Search all clinical research assistant jobs in California · What a clinical research assistant does and the skills it takes
The clinical research assistant job in California
The job is the same anywhere; what changes is who is hiring.
A typical day
- 1. Screen and schedule participants
- 2. Collect and enter study data
- 3. Maintain regulatory files
- 4. Prepare supplies and forms
- 5. Support monitoring visits
Skills it uses
- 1. Attention to detail
- 2. Research ethics and consent
- 3. Data entry
- 4. Medical terminology
- 5. Organization
Employers hiring in California
- University Of California San Francisco Foundation 11
- Stanford University 10
- University of California, San Francisco 7
- UC San Diego 6
- Cedars-sinai Medical Center 5
- Flourish 4
- Sutter Health 4
- UC Irvine (incl. UCI Health) 4
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