Clinical Trials Data Administrator

King's College London; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in London is seeking a part-time Data Administrator to manage data for clinical trials at the Skin Therapy Research Unit. The ideal candidate has strong data entry skills, experience in clinical research, and a background in managing clinical/genomic data. This fixed-term position requires on-site attendance, focusing on detailed data management and effective communication within a multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in handling clinical/genomic data.
• Strong experience with data cleaning and harmonising.
• Understanding of clinical trial protocols and GCP guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Support data entry and management for clinical trials.
• Respond to data queries and send them to study sites.
• Help with data cleaning as appropriate.

Skills

Data entry

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Clinical research knowledge

Education

A levels or equivalent qualification

Tools

Excel

Word

Databases

Electronic health records

Job description

About Us

The Skin Therapy Research Unit (STRU) at St John's Institute of Dermatology provides a range of services and facilities to support research aimed at improving outcomes in people with skin disease. The Unit provides a range of services and facilities to support research aimed at improving outcomes in people with skin disease. Work extends from genetic discovery through to a comprehensive portfolio of clinical trials (phase II onwards) and biomarker-enabled precision medicine. The Unit works with investigators within both the academic and industry community, collaborating closely with The Cutaneous Immunology Group, Skin Inflammation Genetics Group and Genomic Medicine at King's College London.

About the role

The data administrator's role is to support high quality data entry and management for the clinical trials and observational studies being run at the Skin Therapy Research Unit at St John's Institute of Dermatology. The post holder will be responsible for timely and accurate data entry into case report forms and the relevant electronic data capture system for each study, responding to data queries, and sending data queries to study sites as appropriate. They will also be expected to help with data cleaning where appropriate. The post holder is required to work with all members of the multi-disciplinary team within the Skin Therapy Research Unit and external stakeholders to facilitate a highly responsive service. The role requires a motivated individual with a background in clinical research administration. They must also have a knowledge and understanding of both clinical and research protocols to ensure participants' details are entered into the database and case report forms in a timely fashion.

This post is expected to be solely on site.

This is a part time post (28 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 31st July 2026.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. A levels or equivalent qualification
2. Relevant knowledge and experience in handling and managing clinical/genomic data, and knowledge of medical terminology
3. Strong experience with data entry and cleaning and harmonising biological and health related data, and attention to detail
4. Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise workload to meet deadlines
5. Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
6. Competent use of IT systems - Excel, Word, databases, electronic health records
7. Understanding of clinical trial protocols, GCP guidelines, and relevant regulations

Desirable criteria

1. Knowledge of National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), its values, aims and structure

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ' How we Recruit ' pages.

Interviews are due to be held end of August.