Senior Clinical Trial Coordinator

Royal Marsden; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 40 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Royal Marsden is seeking a Band 6 Senior Clinical Trial Coordinator for a 15-month fixed-term secondment ending 28 January 2028. This opportunity sits within the Breast Research team, offering exposure to a world-leading breast cancer portfolio and end-to-end trial coordination.

The post involves supervising staff and developing the unit, with scope for extension based on portfolio needs. Successful candidates will have strong trial coordination experience, excellent organisational and

Qualifications

• Recent GCP training.
• Life Sciences degree or relevant experience.
• Experience in NHS or healthcare/oncology setting.

Responsabilités

• Ensure trials are conducted per GCP and Trust SOPs.
• Convey Clinical R&D Office requirements to clinical staff.
• Provide efficient trial coordination meeting regulatory requirements.
• Oversee trials within unit and manage specific trials.
• Represent unit at key meetings and deputise for Research Operations Manager.
• Line manage Clinical Trial Administrators & Coordinators.

Connaissances

Clinical trials experience

MS Excel

Admin & org

Communication

People management

Formation

Life Sciences degree

GCP training

Description du poste

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Breast Research team at The Royal Marsden as a Band 6 Senior Clinical Trial Coordinator on a 15-month fixed-term secondment, ending 28 January 2028.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Clinical Trial Coordinator looking to take the next step in their career, working across a world-leading and practice-changing breast cancer clinical research portfolio. The role offers broad experience across trial set-up, delivery and oversight, alongside opportunities to support and supervise other research staff and contribute to the development of the unit.

We’re looking for someone with strong clinical trials experience, excellent organisational and communication skills, and a genuine enthusiasm for delivering high-quality cancer research.

While the post is currently offered for 15 months, there may be scope to discuss opportunities beyond the initial contract period towards the end of the fixed term, depending on portfolio growth, organisational structure and service requirements at that time.

Main duties of the job

The primary purpose of the Senior Trial Coordinator post in the breast clinical research unit is to:

• Take responsibility for ensuring clinical trials within the unit are conducted and managed in accordance with Good Clinical Practice and Trust SOPs
• Be responsible for conveying the requirements of the Clinical R&D Office to clinical staff within their allocated Clinical Unit
• Provide an efficient clinical trial coordination service to the unit, ensuring trials fulfil all statutory requirements
• Oversee the conduct of trials within the unit and maintain day to day responsibility for specific trials within the Unit
• Represent the unit at key meeting and deputise for the Research Operations Manager as required
• Oversee and line manage other research staff (Clinical Trial Administrators & Clinical Trial Coordinators). Line management dependant on experience

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

• Ensure all research within the unit receives all relevant regulatory approval before it commences
• Implementation of systems within the unit to ensure research cannot commence without all regulatory approvals
• Under the direction of the Research Operations Manager to lead implementation of systems within the unit to ensure all clinical trials are conducted in accordance with all regulatory requirements including:
  • Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations
  • Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care
  • Human Tissue Act
• To review capacity and resource requirements within the unit for coordination and administrative management of trial portfolio and to advise the Research Operations Manager accordingly

Education/Qualifications

• Recent GCP training
• Life Sciences (or equivalent) degree or relevant experience

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working in a clinical trial setting as a Clinical Trial Coordinator
• Understanding of clinical trials and regulations governing clinical research
• Experience of working in the NHS or equivalent
• Experience of working in the field of oncology

Skills Abilities/knowledge

• Ability to maintain adherence to written procedures
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills
• Excellent IT skills including MS Excel
• Experience of data entry and data management
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to interact with, influence and motivate people at all levels
• Ability to interact confidently with experts and non-experts
• Experience of supervising administrative staff

Other Requirements

• Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.