Clinical Trial Administrator

Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen  at The Royal Marsden Hospital  to work within the Head,  Neck and Thyroid Research Unit as a Clinical Trial Administrator.

This is a pivotal role and you will be part of a multidisciplinary team including experienced medical and nursing staff, taking part in an exciting range of clinical research studies.

Ideally with previous clinical research experience and excellent administrative skills, you will work within the guidelines and policies for the conduct of clinical trials, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with the principles of GCP.

The successful applicant should have a flexible approach to their duties and the ability to work both as part of the team as well as independently.  In addition you will have excellent attention to detail, communication, administrative and IT skills and be supportive and open to new initiatives.

The Trust is committed to developing and delivering excellent customer focused service by treating patients, their families, friends, carers and staff with professionalism respect and dignity.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• 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.
• Communicate with staff at all levels, both internal and external relating to trial activities, regarding information which may be confidential and sensitive in nature.
• Assist research team with provision of information such as accrual figures, recruitment statistics and data query resolution rates when requested.