Clinical Trial Administrator | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious NHS trust in London is seeking an administrative support role for their clinical research team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing data entry and ensuring compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards. This role involves coordinating with clinical teams, preparing for audits, and maintaining trial master files. An opportunity for a dynamic working environment with various employee benefits and a commitment to excellence in cancer care.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Career pathways

Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare or research environment is beneficial.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Support the clinical research team with study administration.
• Ensure timely and accurate entry of data into database systems.
• Work with the clinical team to resolve data queries.
• Provide regular reports on data activity within the unit.
• Assist with the preparation of audits and monitoring visits.
• Support the setup and maintenance of trial master files.

Skills

Data management

Attention to detail

Communication

Job description

Overview

The post holder will provide support to the Research Operational Manager and the wider research team. You will support the clinical research team with the administrative and data management including data entry in accordance to GCP, and The Royal Marsden standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Responsibilities

• 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
• To be an active member of the department, providing regular reports on data activity within the unit and highlighting areas of concern.
• Support set up and maintenance of trial master files, site master files and investigator site files
• Assist with the preparation of audits and monitoring visits
• Assist with set-up and minuting of meetings
• Assist with set-up of site initiation documents and visits

About The Royal Marsden

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.

Role information

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

Additional 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.
• Tissue tracking using RMH systems (as applicable)
• Ensure that scans are uploaded to trial specific electronic portals where required.
• To provide reports on data entry status across the clinical trial portfolio, ensuring deadlines are met for interim and final analyses.
• To lead on audit and inspection preparation with the data management team.

This advert closes on Thursday 13 Nov 2025