Job title: Medical Assistant- Certified Nursing Assistant- Pharm Tech (Pasadena, CA)**
Department: Operations
Team: Site Operations
Location: Pasadena, CA
All locations: Pasadena, CA
Work type: Full-time
Workplace type: onsite
About Profound Research
Profound Research partners with community physicians to offer clinical trials as a therapeutic option for their patients. We handle all infrastructure, regulatory compliance, and administrative operations so physicians can focus on patient care. Our model gives patients access to the newest therapies while maintaining the trusted patient-physician relationship.
Our Mission: Improving Lives by Providing Advanced Therapeutic Options
Our Vision: Creating the Absolute Best Patient-Physician Experience in Clinical Research
Our Values:
- Compassion: We prioritize the patient-physician relationship, ensuring every interaction is service-oriented and patient-centered.
- Urgency: We work hard and practice selflessness, acting swiftly and decisively to meet the needs of our patients, partners, and colleagues.
- Solution Orientation: We embrace challenges with a positive mindset, communicate directly, and identify and implement effective solutions with efficiency.
- Excellence: We insist on excellence, holding ourselves accountable and empowering each other to deliver best-in-class service while maintaining the highest ethical and scientific standards.
Start Your Career in Clinical Research
If you’re curious about how new treatments reach patients, detail-oriented by nature, and energized by work that genuinely matters – this is where that career begins.
As an Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator at Profound Research, you’ll work alongside experienced clinical research staff at one of our sites, supporting the day-to-day execution of clinical trials that give patients access to therapies they couldn’t otherwise reach. You’ll learn by doing – gaining hands-on experience in study coordination, patient interaction, data collection, and clinical procedures – with a clear path to grow into greater ownership and responsibility over time.
This isn’t a behind-the-desk role. You’ll be present with patients, part of a team, and contributing to research that has real-world impact from day one.
What You’ll Do
- Support the coordination of active clinical trials, including patient visits, scheduling, and study-related procedures
- Assist with data collection and documentation, learning to apply the rigorous standards that clinical research demands
- Perform and develop competency in clinical procedures including vital signs, EKGs, phlebotomy, and specimen processing
- Interact directly with study participants – greeting them, explaining visit steps, and ensuring they feel supported throughout the process
- Work closely with Clinical Research Coordinators and site leadership, asking questions, seeking feedback, and building your clinical knowledge base
- Contribute to a compliant, audit-ready site by following established protocols, SOPs, and Good Documentation Practices
What We’re Looking For
You don’t need to have done this exact job before. You need to be the kind of person who takes ownership of their work, communicates clearly, pays close attention to detail, and genuinely cares about the patient experience. The rest we’ll help you build.
- High school diploma or technical degree with 3+ years of relevant experience in life sciences, OR Associate’s degree with 1+ year of relevant experience, OR Bachelor’s degree with relevant coursework or experience in a clinical or life sciences setting
- Familiarity with medical terminology and basic clinical procedures is a plus
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-based environment
- Proficient with standard computer tools; able to learn new systems quickly
- ICH-GCP and IATA certification required within a defined timeframe upon hire (we’ll support you through it)
Physical Requirements & Work Environment
- This role is performed on-site at a clinical or office facility and requires prolonged periods of sitting, standing, or walking throughout the work environment
- Requires the ability to communicate clearly in verbal and written forms and to read and interpret detailed materials
- Must be able to navigate a clinical facility, including areas with limited space, and transport supplies or work materials as needed
- May be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with facility protocols
- Travel between company sites, meetings, or partner locations may be required
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role
Why Join Profound Research?
- Meaningful Impact: Every role at Profound contributes to advancing medical knowledge and expanding therapeutic options for patients – the work we do here matters
- Professional Growth: We invest in our people through comprehensive training, certification support, and ongoing education to help you grow in your role and your career
- Leadership & Advancement: Profound is a place where initiative is recognized. We actively support internal growth and create pathways for people to take on greater responsibility over time
- Collaborative Culture: You’ll work alongside a team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about clinical research and committed to doing it well
- Full Benefits Package: Competitive compensation, health insurance, PTO, retirement plan, and professional development support
- Diverse Clinical Exposure: Work across multiple therapeutic areas and study phases, building a breadth of experience that’s rare in a single organization
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.