Trial Manager

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join The Royal Marsden Clinical Trials Unit as a Trial Manager in the RM-CTU Breast team. This is an ideal opportunity for a Data Manager looking to progress in their career or a Trial Manager/Coordinator wishing to learn more about oncology drug trials from the sponsor perspective. You will join a team of experienced trial professionals, world class clinicians and scientists based in the Ralph Lauren Centre for Breast Cancer Research, and be a part of ground-breaking research into breast cancer treatments.

As a Trial Manager you will have responsibility for at least one clinical trial, including maintenance of Trial Master File and key study documentation, obtaining relevant ethical and regulatory approvals, safety reporting of adverse events, monitoring trial progress and facilitating meetings, and producing reports for various stakeholders. Some supervision of junior members of the team may be required.

Candidates must have prior relevant experience of working on clinical trials, either from within the NHS, industry, or academic sector. You will be expected to ensure high standards of practice in accordance with the principles of GCP. In addition, you will have excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to work proactively and independently. Good time management skills and ability to prioritise competing workloads are required.

Main duties of the job

The Royal Marsden is recognised worldwide for the quality of its cancer services. The Trust's strategic aim is to achieve excellence in cancer treatment and diagnosis, through partnership and collaboration.The prime purpose of the Trust is the provision of state-of-the-art cancer services as well as enabling research into the development of improved methods of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Itsother main purpose is teaching and the dissemination of knowledge both nationally and internationally.In 1991 it became the first NHS hospital to be awarded the Queen's Award for Technology for its work on drug development. The hospital gained National Charter Mark Awards in 1995, 1998, 2001, and again in2008 for the excellence of its services and achieved the international quality standard ISO 9001 for radiotherapy in 1996 and for chemotherapy in 2003. The Royal Marsden has consistently been awardedthree stars and more recently double excellent rating in the NHS performance indicators, rating it among the nation's best in terms of clinical quality and patient care.The Royal Marsden comprises two sites at Chelsea and Sutton and over 40,000 patients attend the Royal Marsden each year. The Trust employs 3600 staff, including 335 medical staff. As a specialist cancercentre, the Trust serves local populations within the London Boroughs of Merton, Sutton, Wandsworth, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster, as well as receiving referrals both nationally and internationally

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, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.