Experimental Medicine CRA – Rheumatology & Dermatology

Newcastle University; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Newcastle University is recruiting for a Clinical Research Associate to deliver a multi-centre, prospective experimental medicine study deploying an IL-17 inhibitor and a GLP-1RA in obese people with PsA. The post is based at the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, William Leech Building, and will involve NHS rheumatology/dermatology collaboration across Newcastle Hospitals and the NCRF.

You will identify participants, obtain consent, and perform minimally invasive biopsies while gaining

Qualifications

• Knowledge of immune-mediated rheumatic and skin diseases.
• Core clinical skills including phlebotomy.
• Analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to communicate complex information with clarity, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Oral presentations at internal and/or external medical or scientific meetings.
• Excellent IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify potential participants via face-to-face and telephone consultations, explaining the study to them, and obtaining consent.
• Develop skills in minimally invasive skin, joint and adipose biopsy techniques.
• Local study management and logistics, including oversight of study visits, preparing study reports and manuscripts.
• Liaise between the research laboratory team, the NHS rheumatology/dermatology teams and the NCRF.
• Attend Trial Management Group meetings; develop study reports and prepare data for publication in conferences/journals.
• Provide guidance to staff and students, potentially supervising undergraduate research projects; attend and present at meetings.

Skills

Immunology & rheumatology

Phlebotomy

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Teamwork

Oral presentations

IT skills

Job description

Newcastle University is recruiting for a Clinical Research Associate to deliver a multi-centre, prospective experimental medicine study deploying an IL-17 inhibitor and a GLP-1RA in obese people with PsA. The post is based at the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, William Leech Building, and will involve NHS rheumatology/dermatology collaboration across Newcastle Hospitals and the NCRF.

You will identify participants, obtain consent, and perform minimally invasive biopsies while gaining