Senior Clinical Trial Coordinator

Royal Marsden; Kingston upon Thames; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time Senior Clinical Trial Coordinator to support the delivery of community-based research projects. The role requires flexibility to work across different locations and coordinate day-to-day trial activities in the clinical research setting.

Responsibilities include set-up and conduct of trials, ensuring GCP compliance, liaising with sponsors and R&D, and assisting with trial close-out.

Qualifications

• Life Sciences degree or relevant experience.
• Recent GCP training.
• Experience in clinical trials and community settings.
• Experience in NHS or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee allocated clinical trials within the department.
• Set up and conduct trials per regulatory, sponsor and organisational requirements.
• Ensure trials are conducted in line with GCP and RM/ICR SOPs.
• Liaise with Sponsors/R&D regarding contracts and capacity.
• Provide regular activity reports and flag concerns to the unit head.

Skills

Clinical research

GCP compliance

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

Life Sciences degree or equivalent

Recent GCP training

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

A position has arisen for a part-time Senior Clinical Trial coordinator role within the community. The community research portfolio is expanding and we are looking for a flexible coordinator to support the delivery of upcoming research projects. The applicant will be motivated to work in different locations to support the clinical team and assist with community projects.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for the day-to-day coordination and oversight of allocated clinical trials in the Department.
• Responsible for the set-up and conduct of allocated clinical trials in accordance with regulatory, sponsor and organisational requirements.
• Ensure clinical trials within the Unit are conducted in accordance with Good Clinical Practice and Trust SOPs.
• Review the capacity and resource requirements within the Clinical unit for coordination and administrative management of the allocated trials and to advise the unit head accordingly.
• To be an active member of the department, providing regular reports on activity within the Department and highlighting areas of concern.

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 please refer to the job description and personal specification

Primary areas of responsibility:

• To liaise with R&D, pharmacy, finance, laboratories, and other support departments in set up of trials and assessment of capacity and capability.
• To liaise with Sponsors and R&D regarding clinical trial contracts.

Trial conduct

• Initiate and manage day to day running of allocated trial(s) in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and The Royal Marsden (RM) / Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Ensure trial specific responsibilities delegated by the Sponsor to the Chief Investigator (CI) / Principal Investigator (PI) are carried out in accordance with sponsor contract.

Trial closure

• To ensure trial closure is notified to R&D.
• Assist in conducting the Trial Close Out visit and associated tasks.

Communication & networking

• Act as a point of contact for trial sponsors and to communicate directly with them regarding data queries, monitoring visits and other enquiries relevant to the trial and research team.
• Communicate with staff at all levels, both internal and external relating to trial activities, regarding information which may be confidential and sensitive in nature.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

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

Experience

• Has experience of working in a clinical trial setting and community.
• Experience of working in the NHS or equivalent

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

• Excellent administrative and organisational skills
• Competence in research orientated PC software including Microsoft Office packages
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Understanding of clinical trials and regulations governing clinical research
• Good level of spoken and written English
• Experience of data entry and data management

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.

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.