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# Research Assistant - Long Beach at Irvine Clinical Research

- **Company:** Irvine Clinical Research
- **Location:** Long Beach, CA
- **Compensation:** $25/hr
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2025-09-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/irvine-clinical/2a30c721-a3df-406b-8fd6-afb5b9a66009

## Job description

Healthy Brain Clinic in Long Beach, CA 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. 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.

The Research Assistant will provide administrative support to our team of physicians, psychologists, and research coordinators. This position is designed for an ambitious individual who is willing to start at a front desk entry-level role and work their way up.

Job Duties

- Warmly greet and assist study participants at the front and back office, especially older adults
- Coordinate and troubleshoot scheduling for participant visits in collaboration with recruitment and clinical teams
- Learn complex research protocols quickly and assist with data entry
- Assist doctors, clinicians, and research coordinators with study participant visits as needed
- Provide clerical and administrative support

Job Requirements

- Excellent communication and social skills in spoken and written English
- Attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple tasks with precision
- Willingness to commit to at least 2 years of growth and development

## 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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