Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator

Score 81 / 100 · Clinical / behavioral research

Lane fit

5 / 10 (worth 30)

Level

right level (worth 15)

Timing

fits spring/summer/post-grad 2027 (worth 15)

Pay

paid

Location

SF Bay

Employer

3 / 5 · full-time signal 2 / 3

Why

This is a paid, entry-level clinical research coordinator role in San Francisco, which matches her goal of getting clinical research experience and her location preference. The content is pulmonary and asthma biomarker research rather than mental health or forensic psychology, so lane fit is moderate. Her gaps are real: no clinical research assistant experience, no informed consent or GCP training, and no experience with patient recruitment. Timing is uncertain because it may be a full-time role that starts immediately, which would conflict with senior year; she should ask about start flexibility. It could still be a useful stepping stone into research coordination if the employer is flexible or the contract is long.

Watch out for

• Posting is truncated, so full requirements are unknown
• Pulmonary/asthma biomarker research is medical, not mental health or behavioral
• No prior clinical research or patient-facing research experience, no IRB/informed consent or GCP training
• Staffing agency (Actalent) posting, likely contract with the academic site as end client
• Start timing not stated; may need an immediate start before May 2027
• Aggregator salary is a single value and may be estimated

Resume angles

• Research Methods coursework and literature review writing (Writing in Psychology) as research foundation
• Kiddleton operations: daily Excel tracking across three locations and accurate documentation reporting to headquarters
• Customer-facing work with families, plus confidentiality and discretion with sensitive information