Clinical Research Coordinator applicants have rated the interview process at UCLA Health with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Clinical Research Coordinator roles take an average of 59 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at UCLA Health overall takes an average of 46 days.
Common stages of the interview process at UCLA Health as a Clinical Research Coordinator according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 23%
Skills test: 15%
Drug test: 15%
One on one interview: 15%
Presentation: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Background check: 8%
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Very straightforward. I got contacted within a month after applying to schedule an interview. The interview process was online due to the pandemic. Interview lasted approximately 1 hour. A very pleasant experience overall.
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Question 1
A lot of questions on my background, experiences, and behavior. For example, how would your friends describe you? or Tell me about a time when you failed and what did you do in that situation?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at UCLA Health (Los Angeles, CA) in May 2025
Interview
They ask some basic questions to start with such as why do you want to pursue clinical research and why UCLA specifically. It then transitions into standard behavioral questions. Examples include: describe your biggest strength and weakness. Describe the main findings of your previous research experiences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how you manage stressful experiences with patients in a clinic setting?
I got an email that my application was sent to the hiring manager. Within 2 weeks, I received a request for an interview. The interview was a 30 minute video call.
normal, nothing really special. typical questions about my background, what i want to do, how i want to grow, etc. very nice people overall especially those working in the hr department