Project Coordinator (Clinical Development) Details

Project Coordinator (Clinical Development)

Guardant Health - Redwood City, CA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary blood tests, vast data sets and advanced analytics. The Guardant Health Oncology Platform leverages capabilities to drive commercial adoption, improve patient clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs across all stages of the cancer care continuum. Guardant Health has launched liquid biopsy-based Guardant360®, Guardant360 CDx and GuardantOMNI® tests for advanced stage cancer patients. These tests fuel development of its LUNAR program, which aims to address the needs of early-stage cancer patients with neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment selection, cancer survivors with surveillance, asymptomatic individuals eligible for cancer screening and individuals at a higher risk for developing cancer with early detection.

The Project Coordinator will be responsible for providing administrative support for projects that originate within Clinical Development and/or Laboratory Director responsibilities. She/he will ensure that administrative tasks are completed in a timely manner. This position will assist the Medical and Laboratory Directors in generating and tracking clinical study timelines, ensuring that high-priority documents are reviewed and approved by internal stakeholders, meeting coordination and meeting minutes, and supporting clinical study investigators with administrative tasks related to the studies.

SUMMARY

The Project Coordinator will assist Clinical Development team members and Medical/ Laboratory Directors with a variety of retrospective and prospective clinical studies, and other clinical projects that may lead to new clinical development opportunities. Primary job functions will include coordinating project activities, managing project documentation, tracking schedules, supporting procurement activities and assisting in project logistics.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with administrative job functions (e.g. taking meeting minutes, scheduling meetings, and tracking action items)
• Manage Project Timelines
• Set up cross-functional meetings for review and approval of project activities
• Manage team calendars and deadlines
• Support logistics tasks and coordination of activities
• Prepare communications material for stakeholder presentations
• Organizing, creating, and following through on document flow for approval through Guardant Health’s QMS system
• Manage invoices
• Additional duties and assignments as required by Clinical Development Directors.

Knowledge, skills & abilities:

• Background in biology, genetics, and/or medical terminology; interest in medical and/or clinical research career
• Excellent interpersonal/communication skills
• Proficient with computer systems and navigating databases
• Well organized, team-oriented individuals encouraged to apply
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PPT)

• Bachelor’s Degree in biology-related field or equivalent healthcare or laboratory-related work experience
• A minimum one year of experience working in clinical research and/ or the biomedical industry

Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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