Job title: Clinical Research Coordinator III (Carlsbad, CA)
Department: Operations
Team: Site Operations
Location: Carlsbad, CA
All locations: Carlsbad, 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.
Own Your Studies. Grow Your Career.
If you’re ready to step into real ownership of clinical trial coordination – managing your own studies, leading patient visits, and working with the independence that comes from having built a strong foundation – this role is the next step.
As a Clinical Research Coordinator III at Profound Research, you’ll serve as the primary coordinator for assigned studies at one of our sites. You’ll manage study activities from start-up through closeout, lead interactions with study participants, maintain audit-ready documentation, and work directly with investigators, sponsors, and CROs. This isn’t a support role – you own your studies, and your work directly impacts patient safety, data integrity, and trial outcomes.
What You’ll Do
- Serve as primary coordinator for assigned clinical trials, managing study activities from start-up through closeout
- Execute full visit flow independently – participant visits, protocol procedures, data collection, and documentation
- Lead patient interactions with clarity and compassion, ensuring participants feel informed and supported throughout their study experience
- Maintain accurate, timely, audit-ready documentation across source documents, CRFs, and EDC systems
- Track and report adverse events, deviations, and safety findings in accordance with protocol and regulatory requirements
- Communicate directly and professionally with investigators, sponsors, CROs, and internal teams
- Support site readiness for monitoring visits and audits
What We’re Looking For
You’ve got some experience in clinical research and you’re ready for more responsibility. You’re organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently. You take ownership of your work and follow through without being reminded.
- Bachelor’s degree with 1+ year of relevant experience, OR Associate’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience, OR High school diploma with 4+ years of relevant experience and at least 1 year of CRC experience
- Experience performing clinical procedures including vital signs, EKGs, phlebotomy, and lab processing
- Comfortable working independently and managing competing priorities
- Strong documentation skills and familiarity with EDC platforms and clinical trial management systems
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.