Clinical Trials Admin Assistant

Boots; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare company is looking for a Healthcare Category Development Assistant based in Nottingham. You will support cross-functional teams with administrative tasks, collaborate on various projects, and ensure compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates will have strong relationship-building skills and excellent organizational abilities. Benefits include a retirement savings plan and access to a flexible benefits scheme.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to free counseling and support

Qualifications

• Strong relationship builder who manages internal teams and external partners.
• Ability to prioritise and adhere to competing project timelines.
• Committed to continuous improvement and high-quality output.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to deliver solutions and manage administrative tasks.
• Support contract drafting and coordination with stakeholders.
• Assist regulatory compliance in maintaining documents.

Skills

Strong relationship builder

Ability to collaborate effectively

Excellent administrative skills

Ability to manage multi-stakeholder audiences

Attention to detail

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Job description

Overview

Closing date: August 29th

Location: Nottingham

Contract: Permanent

Recruitment Partner: Daniel White, [e-mail]

This role is based in Nottingham Support Office, 5 days per week, reporting to the Commercial Development Manager.

Responsibilities

• Working collaboratively with life sciences and other teams to deliver solutions at pace and drive better outcomes.
• Supporting the team with administrative tasks, e.g. minutes of meetings, maintaining monthly reports to stakeholders.
• Provide administrative support to the team across various development projects
• Support in contract drafting and coordination across internal business and legal stakeholders
• Supports team members delivering trial conduct per protocol
• Facilitates meetings and coordinates minutes with internal and external stakeholders
• Supports internal and external audit execution
• Assist regulatory/compliance staff in the maintenance of regulatory documents in accordance with Boots SOPs and applicable Life Sciences regulations
• Support set up of new vendor accounts
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, including third-party suppliers and partners, and internal cross-functional teams
• Take ownership of critical path elements, holding team members accountable to ensure milestones are met

About the role

As a Healthcare Category Development Assistant, you'll be an integral part of the broader Healthcare Development & Public Affairs team.

You will be led by and work closely with the Commercial Development Team, as well as other key cross functional teams.

You'll bring your exceptional organisational skills, and keen eye for detail to the role. You'll get to work with, support, and learn from various functions across the business as well as liaising with and supporting relationships with our external suppliers.

What you'll need to have

• Strong relationship builder who is capable managing internal teams and external partners
• Able to manage multi-stakeholder audiences
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, third-party suppliers, and stakeholders who operate on many different levels
• Ability to prioritise effectively, and adhere to competing project timelines and deadlines
• Attentive in order to ensure accuracy in tracking milestones, managing administrative tasks, and reviewing project documentation
• Committed to continuous improvement
• Ability to prioritise, organise and manage a demanding, highly variable workload with appropriate pace whilst maintaining a consistently high quality of output
• Excellent administrative, data management, IT (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) and organisational skills

It would be great if you also have

• A basic understanding of clinical trials
• Experience of working on legal contracts

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child

Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.

Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.