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Employer: University of California, Los Angeles
Location: Los Angeles, CA

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Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Department Summary

The Epidemiology department in the Fielding School of Public Health is a national leader in preparing a new generation of epidemiologists. Through specialized methodologies, epidemiologists identify, track, and analyze how diseases and other conditions are caused, transmitted, and prevented, as well as how they are distributed throughout the population. Such information plays a critical role in guiding policies and other evidence-based strategies to promote health and work toward health equity. The vital importance of epidemiologic research was highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in which epidemiologists have helped to track outbreaks and provide guidance on how the virus spreads in community settings.
Position Summary

Seeking a detail-oriented professional to support research activities and participant visits at an off-campus clinic. Responsibilities include assisting with study procedures, coordinating appointments, maintaining records, and providing general administrative support while ensuring participant confidentiality and professionalism.

Salary & Compensation

*UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
Qualifications

Experience in sensitivity to issues regarding HIV, Persons with AIDS, LGBT (Required)
Experience in course and treatment of HIV disease (Preferred)
Familiarity with medical, HIV/AIDS, and public health technical terms (Preferred)
Ability to maintain calm in emotionally charged circumstances, dealing with sensitive issues. (Required)
Interpersonal skills to relate with a pleasant, polite, and non-judgmental manner with research participants and co-workers from a wide variety of social, cultural, ethnic, and educational backgrounds (Required)
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality (Required)
College level communication skills. Speak and write clearly in English, using appropriate vocabulary and grammar to effectively exchange information with co-workers and study participants. Demonstrated ability to accurately transcribe spoken English, and to capture detail (Required)
Excellent listening skills (Required)
Work a flexible schedule that may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and overnight travel (Required)
Able to travel as part of a team or individually to remote clinics in San Francisco, Palm Springs, and San Diego, and to off-site locations in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area. Valid California class C driver's license (Required)
Ability to work with minimal direct supervision and follow through on assignments (Required)
Working knowledge of desktop and laptop computers, and printers (Required)
Able and willing to move, lift, or carry office materials weighing up to 25 lbs, with the skill, knowledge, and ability to do so safely (Required)
Fluent in spoken and written Spanish (Required)
Automobile with liability insurance, and willingness to use vehicle for reimbursed, job-related travel. (Preferred)

Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience (Required)

Must possess, upon hire, and maintain a valid CA noncommercial Class C License in accordance with the California (CA) Department of Motor Vehicles. (Required)

Demonstrated skill and ability to perform venous phlebotomy in California, current Certified Phlebotomy Technician 1 (CPT1) (Required)

Special Conditions for Employment

Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.

Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.

Age Requirement: Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.

Schedule

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Union/Policy Covered

RX-Research Support Professionals
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Working at University of California, Los Angeles

UCLA is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1919 and is the second oldest of the ten campuses affiliated with the University of California system. UCLA offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines and enrolls about 26,000 undergraduate and about 12,000 graduate students from the United States and around the world every year.

UCLA features the College of Letters and Science, seven general campus professional schools, and four professional schools for the health sciences. The UCLA College of Letters and Science has 34 academic departments and 900 faculty, and houses the majority of UCLA's 129 undergraduate majors as well as the students in the Graduate Division of Letters and Sciences. The UCLA College Honors Program is also housed in the College. The College of Letters and Science's programs are divided into five academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and the International Institute. UCLA also offers certificate programs, undergraduate degree-credit and continuing education credits for non-full-time students through its UCLA Extension education program.

The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the 24th best university in the nation and 32nd best in the world. In the 2007 edition of U.S. News and World Report, UCLA Medical Center was ranked best in the West, as well as one of the top 3 hospitals in the United States alongside Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 15 of the 16 medical specialty areas examined, UCLA Medical Center ranked in the top 20.

The campus' location in Los Angeles makes excursions to local museums, theaters, or other entertainment venues relatively quick and easy.