The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Trial Assistant

The closing date is 06 October 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join The Royal Marsden Clinical Trials Unit as a Senior Clinical Trial Assistant in the RM-CTU Breast team. This is an ideal opportunity for a CTA looking to progress in their career and wishing to learn more about breast oncology 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.

Flexible working hours and hybrid working in office/at home are supported in this team.

For further information and informal queries please contact:

Dymphna Lee, Lead Project Manager - RM-CTU Breast teamDymphna.lee@rmh.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

  • To support the clinical research team with study administration as required to ensure the efficient and successful delivery of clinical trials and other studies according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), standard operating procedures (SOPs), trust policies and all applicable regulations and governance structures.
  • To ensure timely and accurate entry of data and relevant information into appropriate database systems
  • To work with the clinical team to ensure prompt resolution of data queries
  • Responsibility for the day-to-day supervision, training and oversight of workload for the Clinical Trial Administrators (CTAs) to ensure data management is performed to required standards to meet all relevant SOPs and regulations.

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.

Details

Date posted

22 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£37,259 to £45,356 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

282-CR857

Job locations

Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea

Chelsea

SW3 6JJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

  • To ensure that data collection and (electronic) case report form ((e)CRF) completion is performed to the required standards of the current EU, UK and FDA legislation, Trust SOPs and Sponsor contractual obligations.
  • To design and implement tools and guidance for clinical trial data capture.
  • To regularly report on data entry status to ensure deadlines are met for interim and final analysis.
  • To represent the Data Management team at research meetings.
  • To prepare and facilitate the archiving of essential clinical trial documents and source data as per Trust SOPs.
  • To undertake projects with relation to office management as required.
  • Tissue tracking using RMH systems (as applicable)
  • Ensure that scans are uploaded to trial specific electronic portals where required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

  • To ensure that data collection and (electronic) case report form ((e)CRF) completion is performed to the required standards of the current EU, UK and FDA legislation, Trust SOPs and Sponsor contractual obligations.
  • To design and implement tools and guidance for clinical trial data capture.
  • To regularly report on data entry status to ensure deadlines are met for interim and final analysis.
  • To represent the Data Management team at research meetings.
  • To prepare and facilitate the archiving of essential clinical trial documents and source data as per Trust SOPs.
  • To undertake projects with relation to office management as required.
  • Tissue tracking using RMH systems (as applicable)
  • Ensure that scans are uploaded to trial specific electronic portals where required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to at least GCSE/A level (or equivalent)
  • Knowledge of ICH/GCP guidelines

Experience

Essential

  • Good understanding of medical terminology
  • Previous experience of working in the NHS or equivalent
  • Experience in working with databases

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent administrative and organisational skills
  • Competence in research orientated PC software including Microsoft Office packages
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Good attention to detail
  • Understanding of clinical trials and regulations governing clinical research
  • Experience of data entry and data management
  • Good level of spoken and written English
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to at least GCSE/A level (or equivalent)
  • Knowledge of ICH/GCP guidelines

Experience

Essential

  • Good understanding of medical terminology
  • Previous experience of working in the NHS or equivalent
  • Experience in working with databases

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent administrative and organisational skills
  • Competence in research orientated PC software including Microsoft Office packages
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Good attention to detail
  • Understanding of clinical trials and regulations governing clinical research
  • Experience of data entry and data management
  • Good level of spoken and written English

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea

Chelsea

SW3 6JJ


Employer's website

https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/working-royal-marsden (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea

Chelsea

SW3 6JJ


Employer's website

https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/working-royal-marsden (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Project Manager

Dymphna Lee

dymphna.lee@rmh.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

22 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£37,259 to £45,356 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

282-CR857

Job locations

Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea

Chelsea

SW3 6JJ


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