Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator

Score 66 / 100 · Clinical / behavioral research

Lane fit

5 / 10 (worth 30)

Level

right level (worth 15)

Timing

does not fit her graduation timing (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 SF, which fits her location and her interest in clinical research. The work is pulmonary and asthma biomarker studies, though, not mental health or behavioral research, so lane fit is moderate. Her research methods coursework, documentation and Excel tracking, and customer-facing work with families are relevant, but she has no clinical research or consent experience. It looks like a full-time role that would start well before her May 2027 graduation, and nothing indicates it would be held for her. Timing is therefore a poor fit unless the recruiter confirms a flexible start or part-time hours.

Watch out for

• Pulmonary/asthma biomarker research, not mental health or behavioral
• No clinical or lab research assistant experience
• Likely requires prior clinical research or patient-facing healthcare experience
• Staffing agency (Actalent) posting; contract-to-hire status unclear
• Description truncated; hours and start date not stated
• Appears to be full-time, likely needing an immediate start before May 2027

Resume angles

• Research Methods coursework and literature review experience (false confessions and psychopathology paper)
• Kiddleton: daily Excel tracking across three locations and documentation reports to headquarters
• Gallery work: accurate client documentation and coordinating several concurrent projects