Job summary
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has an international reputation for high quality patient care, education and research and its partnership with The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) has created the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe.
This role is based within the Lung Research Team at The Royal Marsden (located at two sites - Sutton, Surrey and Chelsea, London), which is world renowned for excellence in clinical care and clinical research.
Applications are invited for Clinical Trial Administrator role. This is a 11.5 month fixed-term post, with possibility of extension.
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
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information please refer to the Job Description & 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 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.
- Act as a point of contact for trial sponsors and to communicate directly with them regarding data queries, monitoring visits and other enquiries relevant to the trial and research team.
- Provide operational administrative support to the Research Operations Manager (data capture, diary management, meeting arrangements, document management etc).
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information please refer to the Job Description & 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 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.
- Act as a point of contact for trial sponsors and to communicate directly with them regarding data queries, monitoring visits and other enquiries relevant to the trial and research team.
- Provide operational administrative support to the Research Operations Manager (data capture, diary management, meeting arrangements, document management etc).
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Desirable
- Knowledge of ICH/GCP guidelines
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to at least GCSE/A level (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Experience working with databases
Desirable
- Good understanding of medical terminology
- Previous experience of working in the NHS or equivalent
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
Desirable
- Understanding of clinical trials and regulations governing clinical research
- Experience of data entry and data management
- Good level of spoken and written English
Other
Essential
- Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role
Other
Desirable
- Willingness to travel within UK and occasionally overseas to attend meetings and conferences
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Desirable
- Knowledge of ICH/GCP guidelines
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to at least GCSE/A level (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Experience working with databases
Desirable
- Good understanding of medical terminology
- Previous experience of working in the NHS or equivalent
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
Desirable
- Understanding of clinical trials and regulations governing clinical research
- Experience of data entry and data management
- Good level of spoken and written English
Other
Essential
- Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role
Other
Desirable
- Willingness to travel within UK and occasionally overseas to attend meetings and conferences
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.
