Job summary
The Royal Marsden has a vital role in championing change and improvement in cancer care through research and innovation, education and leading-edge practice. The Urology Clinical Trials Research Unit focuses on research delivery for patients primarily with prostate and bladder cancers.
The Clinical Trial Administrator role is a pivotal role, largely focusing on data management by the means of electronic data entry and resolving data queries. You will be in close liaison with monitors and auditors from external pharmaceutical and CRO companies, as well as academic institutions, with a shared goal of ensuring that good quality data is recorded and reported.
You will also partake in administrative tasks such as preparing documents for clinics, assisting monitoring visits, requesting imaging reports electronically, maintaining trackers and filing.
The job is based at our Chelsea site, and due to the handling of paper documents, we're happy to offer one day of remote working. You will be joining a small, fast-paced team, and we're constantly looking for ways to improve and streamline the service.
This is a great, entry-level opportunity for those interested in a career in clinical research. We would welcome applicants who are IT-literate, able to work independently and repetitively, and have a keen eye for detail. Good luck with your job application process!
Main duties of the job
The Urology Clinical Trials Research Unit focuses on research delivery for patients primarily with prostate and bladder cancers. The trials you will be working on are phase 1-3 trials which are sponsored by commercial companies or academic institutes, where The Royal Marsden is a participating site.
The job looks to support the Urology Research Unit with study administration in order to ensure the efficient and successful delivery of clinical trials according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), standard operating procedures (SOPs), trust policies and all applicable regulations and governance.
The primary focus of the role is data entry and data management - ensuring that data is entered in a timely manner and following the ALCOA principles, and that data queries are responded to swiftly. The post-holder will be working across various databases, therefore the candidate should be a quick-study and IT literate, with the ability to self-train and work independently.
Other administrative tasks include preparing and printing documents for clinics, uploading documents onto databases, and assisting with monitoring visits where you would meet external monitors, filing and maintaining trackers.
About us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits and learning and development opportunities. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information, please refer to the job description and person specification.
The job is based at our Chelsea site, and due to the handling of paper documents, were happy to offer one day of remote working. You will be joining a small, fast-paced team, and were constantly looking for ways to improve and streamline the service.
Data Management:
- Data Entry - Transcribing data from paper source document worksheets/ paper CRFs (case report forms) and entering them electronically into a database as part of EDC (electronic data capture).
- Data Queries - Data entered electronically are reviewed by monitors and may raise queries about certain inputs the Clinical Trial Administrator will need to respond to these queries, either by re-reviewing source documents to look for any typos or discrepancies, or by liaising with the clinical team for further information.
Assisting Monitoring Visits:
- Arranging visits liaising with the trial monitor/CRA to schedule monitoring visits according to protocol schedule, as well as both of your availability. This includes requesting IT access for the monitor.
- Facilitating the visit greeting the monitor at Main Reception, and escorting them to the monitoring room, ensuring their IT access works and they have access to the patient and trial folders
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information, please refer to the job description and person specification.
The job is based at our Chelsea site, and due to the handling of paper documents, were happy to offer one day of remote working. You will be joining a small, fast-paced team, and were constantly looking for ways to improve and streamline the service.
Data Management:
- Data Entry - Transcribing data from paper source document worksheets/ paper CRFs (case report forms) and entering them electronically into a database as part of EDC (electronic data capture).
- Data Queries - Data entered electronically are reviewed by monitors and may raise queries about certain inputs the Clinical Trial Administrator will need to respond to these queries, either by re-reviewing source documents to look for any typos or discrepancies, or by liaising with the clinical team for further information.
Assisting Monitoring Visits:
- Arranging visits liaising with the trial monitor/CRA to schedule monitoring visits according to protocol schedule, as well as both of your availability. This includes requesting IT access for the monitor.
- Facilitating the visit greeting the monitor at Main Reception, and escorting them to the monitoring room, ensuring their IT access works and they have access to the patient and trial folders
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to at least GCSE/A level or equivalent
Desirable
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in Health/ Medical/ Science field
- Knowledge of GCP guidelines
- Good understanding or medical terminology
Experience
Essential
- Experience in working with databases / data entry
Desirable
- Experience of working in a hospital setting / pharmaceutical company / CRO / academic or non-commercial institute
- Experience of working in a cancer trials unit or trials unit
- Experience of working in an administrative / IT role
Skills /Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of using Microsoft Office, particularly MS Exce
- Excellent communication skills with multidisciplinary members
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and plan time
- Able to work independently
- Able to remain calm and demonstrate tact and diplomacy whilst under pressure
- Able to be flexible to meet the needs of the role
- Able to manage expectations and be resilient when multiple deadlines are given so that workload is manageable
- Attention to detail
Desirable
- Familiar with CRFs (case report forms) and/or trial databases
- Critical thinking
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to at least GCSE/A level or equivalent
Desirable
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in Health/ Medical/ Science field
- Knowledge of GCP guidelines
- Good understanding or medical terminology
Experience
Essential
- Experience in working with databases / data entry
Desirable
- Experience of working in a hospital setting / pharmaceutical company / CRO / academic or non-commercial institute
- Experience of working in a cancer trials unit or trials unit
- Experience of working in an administrative / IT role
Skills /Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of using Microsoft Office, particularly MS Exce
- Excellent communication skills with multidisciplinary members
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and plan time
- Able to work independently
- Able to remain calm and demonstrate tact and diplomacy whilst under pressure
- Able to be flexible to meet the needs of the role
- Able to manage expectations and be resilient when multiple deadlines are given so that workload is manageable
- Attention to detail
Desirable
- Familiar with CRFs (case report forms) and/or trial databases
- Critical thinking
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
