Senior Clinical Trials Coordinator

Job overview

Would you like to work in a team that is at the forefront of translational research into children's and familial kidney disease?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinical trials coordinator to join the General Paediatric research operational team and be a pivotal point of contact for Paediatric Nephrology research.

Our research vision is to discover genetic causes in our cohorts with kidney disease; define predictive biomarkers in children with kidney and renal tract disease; use pre-clinical trials to explore efficacy and safety of novel therapies  and test novel therapies and therapeutic regimens in children with renal disease, and to refine existing therapies through prospective randomised national and international trials.

Paediatric Nephrology research is funded by MRC, NIHR, Wellcome Trust and kidney charities, and we are experienced in delivering clinical research programmes, in collaboration with industry.  We have strong research links locally including the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Matrix Research nationally including UK Regenerative Medicine Platform, NIHR and UK Registry for Rare Kidney Disease; and internationally, including renal DNA Banks.

Our research currently includes programmes in the following areas; clinical trials including early phase, cell biology biomarkers, developmental biology genetics and novel surgical techniques.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as a main point of contact for the Paediatric Nephrology research support team, working closely with the Trust Research Office, clinical colleagues, service support departments within MFT and pharmaceutical companies.

The post holder will need to ensure that comprehensive, high quality and efficient administrative processes are in place and followed for the set up and coordination of studies, ensuring full compliance with Standard Operating Procedures and the regulatory framework in order to support the successful delivery of the research portfolio for this speciality.

You will need to have a health service background, knowledge and/or experience of research, clinical trials coordination, delivery and monitoring.

You will have sound knowledge of all aspects of research governance and related legislation and inspection requirements (e.g. MHRA, HTA) and experience of the governance and approval systems within the NHS.

You will need to be an exceptional communicator with effective organisation skills and be confident in managing a demanding and varied workload. Excellent IT skills and the ability to work with several projects simultaneously are essential.

You should be highly motivated, able to use initiative to resolve problems and be able to work flexibly within the team and within R&I.

The post holder will need to work cross site across our research campuses if required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.

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