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# Clinical Scientist / Neuropsychological Rater (Mandarin Bilingual) - Bay Area at Irvine Clinical Research

- **Company:** Irvine Clinical Research
- **Location:** Oakland, CA
- **Compensation:** $80k–$90k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/irvine-clinical/af6bbc65-8139-4ac1-950e-3d5de7d2723a

## Job description

Oakland Clinical is part of the Irvine Clinical Research site network, the largest of its kind on the West Coast. With 5 research centers in California, we are leaders in the search for new treatments in neurology, psychiatry, and obesity medicine. Our largest area of research is in Alzheimer’s Disease prevention and treatment drug trials, and our doctors were the largest contributors in the world to the most recently FDA-approved medication in Alzheimer’s Disease. As our only site in the San Francisco Bay Area, Oakland Clinical is hiring a Bilingual Mandarin Clinical Scientist / Neuropsychological Rater to play a central role in expanding clinical trial access to our Mandarin-speaking community. In this role, you will identify, engage, and screen potential participants for outpatient Phase II/III clinical trials in Neurology and Psychiatry. While cognitive scale administration is an important component of this team, a primary operational focus for this opportunity is in prescreening, screening, and enrollment. We are seeking an analytical, bilingual candidate to conduct focused prescreening interviews and evaluations in both Mandarin and English. In this role, you will efficiently identify clear protocol exclusions while actively advocating for nuanced or borderline candidates who satisfy protocol criteria. The ideal candidate constructs compelling, evidence-based cases for participant inclusion rather than relying solely on textbook presentations, while effectively communicating the value of trial participation to potential participants and their families.

Job Duties

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- Bilingual Clinical Prescreening & Screening: Conduct focused clinical interviews and medical history reviews in Mandarin and English to screen potential participants, efficiently identifying clear protocol exclusions while isolating viable candidates.

- Participant & Family Engagement: Educate potential participants, study partners, and families in their preferred language (Mandarin or English) on trial requirements, protocol safety, and scientific impact, addressing cultural nuances and hesitation with clarity and professionalism to support site enrollment.

- Empirical Case Building & Advocacy: Synthesize diagnostic data and clinical history to build objective, evidence-based cases for protocol eligibility, advocating for complex or nuanced candidates who qualify under protocol criteria.

- Bilingual Scale Administration: Administer and score standardized neurological, psychological, and psychiatric rating scales in Mandarin and English (e.g., CDR, ADAS-Cog, MMSE, MoCA, MADRS), maintaining rigorous testing standards and scoring consistency across subjective assessments.

- Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Present clinical evaluation findings and eligibility rationale clearly to Principal Investigators, Sub-Investigators, Clinical Research Coordinators, and sponsor monitoring teams.

- Operational & Enrollment Support: Assist with site enrollment initiatives, community outreach within the local Mandarin-speaking population, protocol workflows, source documentation, and trial operations as needed.

Job Requirements

- Language Fluency: Native or full professional fluency in spoken and written Mandarin and English. Ability to conduct clinical interviews, obtain informed consent, and administer cognitive scales in both languages seamlessly.

- Education: PhD, PsyD, MA, MS, or MSW in psychology, neuroscience, clinical social work, or a related scientific/healthcare field.

- Clinical Assessment Experience: Prior experience conducting cognitive assessments and/or working clinically with older adults, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), or Alzheimer’s Disease.

- Analytical & Critical Reasoning: Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex medical histories, evaluate diagnostic data objectively, and build evidence-backed arguments for protocol eligibility.

- Prescreening Efficiency: Sound clinical judgment to efficiently identify protocol parameters and rule out obvious medical or cognitive exclusions.

- Communication & Cultural Competence: Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to articulate the value and scientific impact of clinical trials across diverse cultural backgrounds.

- Preferred Experience: Prior psychometrician or clinical rater experience in pharmaceutical clinical trials (specifically in Alzheimer’s Disease, MCI, or Major Depressive Disorder) is preferred and qualifies for higher starting compensation.

## About Irvine Clinical Research

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Irvine Clinical Research is an independent, physician-owned clinical research site network specializing in Phase II–IV CNS trials, with a focus on Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological/psychiatric conditions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: Irvine, California, United States
- **Founded**: 1978
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed; key executives include Ralph Lee (CEO), Elly Lee (Principal Investigator & Medical Director), Edward Zamrini (Director of Neurology), and Dung Trinh (Director of Medical Education)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Biotechnology Research, Clinical Research (CNS therapeutics), Healthcare Services
- **Target customers**: 
  - **B2B**: Pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs seeking high-quality clinical trial execution
  - **B2C**: Patients/participants seeking no-cost access to investigational treatments
- **Mission statement**: To provide participants and sponsors with the highest quality of care, service, and commitment, and to deliver clinical research opportunities and solutions while offering all study-related medical care and medications at no cost to qualified participants.

## Products & Services
- **Clinical Trial Management (Sponsor-Facing)**: End-to-end execution of Phase II–IV clinical trials, specializing in CNS (neurology, psychiatry) and obesity medicine. Services include rapid regulatory turnaround (2 business days), budget/contracting, patient recruitment from a database and chart reviews, and dedicated project management.
- **Patient-Facing Clinical Research Participation**: No-cost study-related care, investigational medications, and close physician-patient relationships for qualified participants across multiple therapeutic areas (Alzheimer’s disease, major depressive disorder, etc.).
- **Facility & Infrastructure**: State-of-the-art outpatient center built in 2016, with CLIA-waived lab, temperature-controlled drug storage, backup generator, EKG, bladder ultrasound, and on-site records storage. Affiliate partners provide MRI, PET (amyloid/tau), CSF collection, and other advanced diagnostics.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated at **$1.7 million** (source: LinkedIn company data); total funding not applicable (privately held, bootstrapped)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Works with the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies; largest independent site in Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials in California by CMS data; doctors were the largest contributors globally to the most recently FDA-approved Alzheimer’s medication.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Headcount of **32 employees** (+23.7% year-over-year)
  - **5 research centers** across California (Irvine HQ, Long Beach, Inglewood, Riverside, Oakland)
  - Active job postings: **32** (+33.3% monthly growth)
  - LinkedIn followers: **1,777** (+35.6% yearly)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Independent & Physician-Owned**: Agility and close-knit team culture combined with the reach of a large research network; no corporate bureaucracy.
- **Specialist Focus**: Largest independent memory research center on the West Coast; deep expertise in Alzheimer’s disease, with a track record of enrolling diverse patient populations from the Greater Los Angeles area.
- **Operational Speed**: Two-day turnaround for regulatory documents and budgets/contracts, with a single point of contact and signatory authority.
- **High Retention & Quality**: Strong physician-patient relationships reduce advertising costs for sponsors and improve data quality.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Expanding CNS and obesity medicine trials; maintaining leadership in Alzheimer’s disease prevention and treatment research; growing the site network in California.
- **Direction for growth**: Continued investment in recruitment infrastructure, leveraging a diverse patient pool (13 million residents in LA area), and deepening partnerships with top pharma sponsors.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “close-knit, agile, and efficient” – an independent site where employees work directly with leading pharmaceutical researchers.
- **Work model**: On-site positions across multiple California locations (Irvine, Long Beach, Inglewood, Riverside, Oakland). No remote/hybrid indicated for most roles.
- **Notable perks**: Opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking Alzheimer’s and CNS treatments; exposure to cutting-edge clinical trials; small-team environment with direct access to principal investigators.
- **Engineering/technical culture**: Roles include clinical research coordinators, scientists, regulatory specialists, and site managers – strong emphasis on clinical operations and patient care.

## Sources
1. [irvineclinical.com - About Us](https://www.irvineclinical.com/about)
2. [irvineclinical.com - Careers](https://www.irvineclinical.com/careers)
3. [irvineclinical.com - For Sponsors](https://www.irvineclinical.com/sponsors)
4. [linkedin.com - Irvine Clinical Research](https://linkedin.com/company/irvineclinical)
5. [jobs.lever.co - Irvine Clinical Research](https://jobs.lever.co/irvine-clinical)

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