Research Protocol Analyst

City of Hope

Duarte, CA

Job posting number: #7360291 (Ref:10034889)

Posted: June 16, 2026

Job Description

Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at City of Hope where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.

A remote Research Protocol Analyst opportunity is available at City of Hope in the department of Clinical Research Protections. Research Protocol Analysts oversee human subject research protocols, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and cancer center grant requirements. They serve as resources for City of Hope researchers and committee members, interacting regularly with Principal Investigators, study teams, and other departments involved in research at City of Hope facilities. In this dynamic environment, their dedication ensures that every research protocol is executed with precision, integrity, and utmost ethical consideration.

As a successful candidate, you will:

Protocol Management:

  • Manage the full lifecycle of research protocol review—pre‑reviewing submissions, coordinating expert committee evaluations, preparing regulatory documentation, and ensuring timely, compliant investigator responses to achieve Protocol Review and Monitoring Committees (PRMCs), and Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval.

Committee Meetings:

  • Prepare complete meeting materials, provide regulatory guidance for complex submissions, and be fully knowledgeable about the ethical and regulatory requirements for conducting human subjects research to support and address committee questions during protocol reviews.

  • Experience interpreting and applying federal regulations when reviewing research protocols (exempt, expedited, and full board). Strong attention to detail while managing complex and high volume of protocol review submissions.

External IRB:

  • Support external IRB oversight by performing reviews of the informed consent language for locally required boilerplate, assisting with annual worksheets and supplemental materials, and providing needed information when external institutions request to cede review.

Internal and External Audits:

  • Assist with preparation for internal and external audits and maintain auditready protocols with complete, current, and compliant documentation.

Quality Improvement Initiatives:

  • Contribute to quality‑improvement efforts by identifying process efficiencies, staying current with regulations, updating policies, procedures, workflows, and electronic forms, enhancing reporting tools, and participating in educational sessions.

Your qualifications should include:

  • Bachelor’s degree (3 additional years of experience plus the minimum experience requirement may substitute for minimum education).

  • At least 2 years of experience in an IRB or Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) office, including review and processing of research submissions such as new studies, amendments, and continuing reviews in an academic medical center, research institution, or NCI-designated cancer center setting.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Availability to work weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

  • Experience processing submissions in an electronic committee management system (e.g. iMedris/ IRIS, Cayuse, OnCore, eIRB).

  • Certified IRB Professional (CIP), Certified IRB Management (CIM), or other equivalent research certification.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, please CLICK HERE.

Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $37.11 - $57.52 / hour

The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.



City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.


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Job posting number:#7360291 (Ref:10034889)
Application Deadline:Open Until Filled
Employer Location:City of Hope
Duarte,California
United States
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