Contractor- Clinical Research Coordinator (San Diego, CA)

About Profound Research

Profound Research partners with community physicians to offer clinical trials as a therapeutic option for their patients. We handle all infrastructure, regulatory compliance, and administrative operations so physicians can focus on patient care. Our model gives patients access to the newest therapies while maintaining the trusted patient-physician relationship.

Our Mission: Improving Lives by Providing Advanced Therapeutic Options

Our Vision: Creating the Absolute Best Patient-Physician Experience in Clinical Research

Our Values:

Compassion: We prioritize the patient-physician relationship, ensuring every interaction is service-oriented and patient-centered.

Urgency: We work hard and practice selflessness, acting swiftly and decisively to meet the needs of our patients, partners, and colleagues.

Solution Orientation: We embrace challenges with a positive mindset, communicate directly, and identify and implement effective solutions with efficiency.

Excellence: We insist on excellence, holding ourselves accountable and empowering each other to deliver best-in-class service while maintaining the highest ethical and scientific standards.

Why This Role Exists

If you’re ready to bring your clinical research experience into a fast-paced, high-volume environment, this role offers an opportunity to make an immediate impact.

As a Clinical Research Coordinator I at Profound Research, you’ll support the execution of high-volume vaccine clinical trials at one of our sites. You’ll help manage study activities, lead participant visits, complete protocol-required procedures and documentation, and work closely with investigators, sponsors, CROs, and internal teams. This is not an entry-level support role – you’ll be expected to operate with ownership, sound judgment, and a strong understanding of clinical research standards.

This is a 1099 contract opportunity designed to support near-term vaccine study needs, with the potential to convert to a full-time position based on business needs, performance, and role availability. If you’re looking to build on your clinical research experience with a growing organization that values accountability, quality, and patient-centered execution, we’d like to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

Serve as a coordinator for assigned vaccine clinical trials, supporting study activities from start-up through closeout as needed

Execute participant visit flow independently, including visit preparation, patient interaction, protocol-related procedures, data collection, and documentation

Support high-volume clinic days by helping maintain efficient visit flow, clear communication, and accurate completion of study-required tasks

Lead patient interactions with clarity and compassion, ensuring participants feel informed and supported throughout their study experience

Perform clinical procedures as required by protocol, which may include vital signs, EKGs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, specimen processing, and other study-specific assessments

Maintain accurate, timely, audit-ready documentation across source documents, CRFs, EDC systems, CTMS platforms, and other study tools

Track, document, and escalate adverse events, deviations, safety findings, and protocol-related issues in accordance with study and regulatory requirements

Communicate directly and professionally with investigators, sponsors, CROs, monitors, vendors, and internal team members

Support site readiness for monitoring visits, sponsor communications, internal quality review, and audits

Follow study protocols, SOPs, Good Clinical Practice, Good Documentation Practices, and infection control expectations to support compliant, high-quality trial execution

Help maintain organized study materials, lab workflows, visit supplies, and documentation needed for efficient site operations

Contribute to a fast-paced, team-based environment where quality, urgency, patient experience, and data integrity all matter

What We’re Looking For

You have clinical research experience and are ready to operate with more ownership. You’re organized, detail-oriented, comfortable managing competing priorities, and able to follow through without heavy oversight.

Essential Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with 1+ year of relevant experience, OR Associate’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience, OR High school diploma with 4+ years of relevant experience and at least 1 year of CRC experience

Prior experience in clinical research, including exposure to clinical trial coordination, study visits, source documentation, and protocol-driven workflows

Experience performing or supporting clinical procedures, which may include vital signs, EKGs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, specimen processing, or lab-related workflows

Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, site-based clinical research environment

Ability to support high-volume patient visits while maintaining accuracy, professionalism, and a patient-centered approach

Strong documentation skills and understanding of audit-ready clinical research standards

Familiarity with EDC platforms, clinical trial management systems, eSource tools, EMRs, lab portals, or other clinical documentation systems

Working knowledge of Good Clinical Practice, Good Documentation Practices, protocol adherence, and regulatory expectations

Strong communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with patients, caregivers, investigators, site staff, sponsors, CROs, monitors, and internal teams

Ability to maintain professionalism, confidentiality, and care when working with patients and sensitive information

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting vaccine studies, infectious disease studies, immunization clinics, urgent care, primary care, or other high-volume patient-facing clinical environments

Prior experience serving as a primary or lead coordinator for assigned studies

Experience with adverse event documentation, protocol deviations, query resolution, monitoring visits, and sponsor/CRO communication

Active or prior ICH-GCP, IATA, phlebotomy, or related clinical research certifications

Experience supporting start-up, closeout, or audit/monitoring readiness activities

Comfort adapting quickly to study-specific workflows, systems, and enrollment timelines

Engagement Details

This is a 1099 independent contractor opportunity designed to support current high-volume vaccine study needs while giving the right person a chance to learn, contribute quickly, demonstrate ownership, and be considered for future opportunities. For contractors who perform well and align with business needs, there may be an opportunity to be considered for full-time employment over time.