CRA

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Equity

Learning budget

Flexible hours

Flat structure

Job summary

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd in Nottingham is seeking a Clinical Research Associate to join a fast-moving healthcare startup building a compliant trial monitoring network.

You will monitor sites, travel regionally, review documents, and support regulatory submissions while collaborating with investigators and the team.

Hybrid working, equity, and a learning budget are offered to help you grow in this early-stage environment.

Qualifications

• A life sciences, nursing, or related degree with some CRA or clinical research experience.
• Solid understanding of GCP guidelines and how trial monitoring works in practice.
• Sharp attention to detail with a strong sense of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring clinical trial sites to confirm data accuracy, protocol adherence, and patient safety at every stage.
• Conducting site visits across the region, with travel expected alongside Nottingham base.
• Reviewing source documents and case report forms, flagging discrepancies before they become problems.
• Building relationships with investigators and site staff to resolve issues quickly.
• Supporting regulatory submissions and helping prepare for audits or inspections.
• Feeding trial progress back to a small, fast-moving team that acts on reports.

Skills

Site monitoring

GCP knowledge

Attention to detail

Independent work

Effective communication

Adaptability to startups

Education

Life sciences degree

Job description

Ambitious CRA wanted to drive real impact in Healthcare from Nottingham.

Clinical trials don't run themselves. Behind every new treatment that reaches patients sits a chain of people checking, verifying, and chasing down the detail that keeps a study compliant. This growing healthcare startup is building that chain from the ground up, and it needs a CRA who wants more responsibility than a bigger, slower company would ever hand over. Nottingham has become a genuine hub for life sciences work outside London, and this is a chance to get in early.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Monitoring clinical trial sites to confirm data accuracy, protocol adherence, and patient safety at every stage
• Conducting site visits across the region, with some travel expected alongside your Nottingham base
• Reviewing source documents and case report forms, flagging discrepancies before they become problems
• Building relationships with investigators and site staff, so issues get resolved quickly rather than escalated
• Supporting regulatory submissions and helping prepare for audits or inspections
• Feeding trial progress back to a small, fast-moving team that actually acts on what you report

Here are the skills you’ll need:

• A life sciences, nursing, or related degree, with some prior CRA or clinical research experience
• Solid understanding of GCP guidelines and how trial monitoring actually works in practice
• Sharp attention to detail. Missing a discrepancy here has real consequences
• Comfortable working independently and managing your own site visit schedule
• Clear written and verbal communication, especially when explaining findings to non-clinical colleagues
• Willingness to adapt fast. Startups change direction, and a good CRA changes with them

Key perks and benefits:

• £28,500 to £43,500, depending on experience
• Hybrid working, split between site visits and flexible home or office time
• Equity in a business that’s still early enough for it to matter
• A proper learning and development budget, not just a token gesture
• Flexible hours and a flat structure where you’re not five layers from the decision-maker

Why pursue a career in Healthcare?

• Healthcare doesn’t slow down. Trials multiply, treatments get more complex, and the demand for people who can monitor them properly keeps climbing. A CRA who builds a strong track record early tends to move quickly, into senior monitoring roles, project management, or specialist therapeutic areas. Nottingham’s healthcare and life sciences scene is well established and still expanding, which makes it a sound base for anyone serious about this path.