Clinical Research Nurse - Flexible Hours & Impactful Trials

Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) - Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers

Health insurance

Transport allowance

Flexible working hours

Annual leave 23 days + 9 personal days

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) is seeking a Research Nurse to join the Support Unit for Clinical Research (USIC) in Barcelona. The role involves nursing tasks, study coordination, data transfer to CRF, and quality system support within clinical trials.

The candidate should hold a Nursing degree, have English fluency (B2), and ideally knowledge of clinical trial legislation, with at least one year of nursing experience and good teamwork and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
• Professional fluency in English (B2 level).
• Desirable: knowledge of the legislation governing clinical trials and clinical research.
• Experience in paediatric blood sampling.
• Fluency in Catalan and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Receive requests from the Unit and participate in organising and meetings of projects to define operational details of USIC services for clinical research projects.
• Understand and work in accordance with clinical research protocols in which USIC is involved.
• Apply Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and IATA standards, as well as SOPs.
• Perform nursing procedures including blood sampling, ECGs, drug administration, spirometry, etc.
• Carry out tasks requiring nursing or operational support within clinical research projects (visits, courier arrangements, ECG/fax transmissions).
• Support the transfer of study data to the CRF.
• Manage processing and shipment of human biological samples.
• Attend site monitoring visits and review queries per GCP.
• Manage purchases for the Unit.
• Record and maintain the Unit’s activity database and KPIs.
• Ensure activities follow the Unit’s quality system; promote continuous improvement.
• Participate in updating the Unit’s Quality System.

Skills

English fluency

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Tools

SAP management systems

Job description

Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) is seeking a Research Nurse to join the Support Unit for Clinical Research (USIC) in Barcelona. The role involves nursing tasks, study coordination, data transfer to CRF, and quality system support within clinical trials.

The candidate should hold a Nursing degree, have English fluency (B2), and ideally knowledge of clinical trial legislation, with at least one year of nursing experience and good teamwork and communication skills.