Senior Clinical Trial Assistant | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer care center in London is seeking a Senior Clinical Trial Assistant to join the RM-CTU Breast team. In this role, you will support the clinical research team in administering studies and ensure data management compliance. The ideal candidate should have a relevant healthcare qualification and experience with clinical trials. Flexible working hours are available to support work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Learning and development opportunities

Dynamic working environment

Qualifications

• Experience with clinical trials and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical research team with study administration.
• Ensure data entry compliance with regulations.
• Supervise and train Clinical Trial Administrators.

Skills

Data management

Patient care knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Education

Relevant qualification in healthcare or science

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join The Royal Marsden Clinical Trials Unit as a Senior Clinical Trial Assistant in the RM-CTU Breast team. This is an ideal opportunity for a CTA looking to progress in their career and wishing to learn more about breast oncology trials from the sponsor perspective. You will join a team of experienced trial professionals, world class clinicians and scientists based in the Ralph Lauren Centre for Breast Cancer Research, and be a part of ground-breaking research into breast cancer treatments. Flexible working hours and hybrid working in office/at home are supported in this team.

For further information and informal queries please contact:
Dymphna Lee, Lead Project Manager – RM-CTU Breast team
[e-mail]

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.
• Responsibility for the day-to-day supervision, training and oversight of workload for the Clinical Trial Administrators (CTAs) to ensure data management is performed to required standards to meet all relevant SOPs and regulations.
• 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.

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.

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

Note: This advert closes on Monday 6 Oct 2025.