We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Clinical Research Assistant to provide both administrative and clinical support for the UCLA Clinical Research Unit. In this role, you will play a vital part in facilitating research operations and ensuring smooth workflows. Your major duties will include; but, are not limited to the following: triage paperwork, maintain confidential filing systems, confidential data entry, prepare and distribute correspondence, answer incoming phone calls, fax/photocopy/scan documents, scan lab manuals, update and distribute research charts and study logs, prepare investigational drug reports, obtain study participant records from internal and external sources, transport study participant records and charts to/from various Clinical Research Unit clinic locations, assist in obtaining physician signatures, assist with campus/building tours for sponsor representatives, process and pack/ship biological specimens (using dry ice), obtain liquid nitrogen and dry ice, request and prepare lab kits and supplies, dispose of biohazard material, support research coordinators by reviewing schedules and sending reminders of their commitments, assist in tumor collection and freezing samples in liquid nitrogen, pick up oral medications from pharmacy, retrieve used oral medication for recording by research coordinator, attend meetings as required, perform other duties and assist as required. Experience in packaging retroviral vectors for gene transfer experiments with experience in PCR.