Senior Trial Coordinator

The Royal Marsden; Sutton; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Sutton is seeking a Senior Clinical Trial Coordinator. In this pivotal role, you will ensure clinical trials are conducted according to Good Clinical Practice. Your responsibilities include managing trial processes, supervising staff, and liaising with clinical teams. Candidates should possess a Life Sciences degree and experience in clinical research. Excellent organizational and communication skills are essential. The position offers some remote working flexibility and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Annual flu vaccination

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Recent GCP training is essential.
• Experience in a clinical trial setting is crucial.
• Understanding of clinical trials regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all trials are managed in accordance with Good Clinical Practice.
• Provide clinical trial coordination service to the Unit Head.
• Oversee conduct of trials and maintain day-to-day responsibilities.

Skills

Excellent administrative skills

Excellent IT skills

Ability to prioritize workload

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Experience of data entry and data management

Good attention to detail

Education

Life Sciences degree or relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job overview

Job overview An opportunity has arisen at The Royal Marsden to work within the Haemato-Oncology Unit as a Senior Clinical Trial Coordinator, providing governance support for our complex research portfolio.

This is a pivotal role, and you will be part of a team of qualified and skilled medical and nursing staff, taking part in an exciting range of clinical research studies as well as having a key role supporting the administrative trial team.

Ideally with previous clinical research experience and NHS experience, you will work within the guidelines and policies for the conduct of clinical trials, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with the principles of GCP.

Based at our Sutton location with occasional travel to our Chelsea location and some remote working, the successful applicant should have a flexible approach to their duties and the ability to work both as part of the team as well as independently. In addition, you will have excellent communication, administrative and IT skills and be supportive and open to new initiatives.

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.

Main duties of the job

• To take responsibility for ensuring all clinical trials within the Unit are conducted and managed in accordance with Good Clinical Practice, Trust SOPs and trial protocols.
• To be a key member of the team responsible for conveying the requirements of the Clinical R&D Office to clinical staff within their allocated Clinical Unit.
• To provide an efficient clinical trial coordination service to the Unit Head, ensuring trials fulfil all statutory requirements.
• To oversee the conduct of trials within the Unit and maintain day-to-day responsibility for specific trials within the Unit.
• To represent the Unit at the Trial Coordination Forum.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Responsible for implementation of systems and processes within the Unit.
• Under the direction of the Operations Manager / Senior Trial Manager to lead in 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 coordinate the portfolio research meeting ensuring appropriate, documented monitoring of the clinical trial portfolio.
• To be a member of the Trial Coordination Forum.
• To supervise other clinical trial coordinators and clinical trial administrators within the Unit as appropriate.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

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

Experience / Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of working in a clinical trial setting
• Understanding of clinical trials and regulations governing clinical research

Desirable criteria

• Experience of trial set up / management experience in an academic institution / hospital
• Experience of working in the field of haematology / oncology

Skills / Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to prioritise workload and adjust own work in light of unexpected events or changing priorities.
• To be able to use own initiative planning own work and work unsupervised where appropriate
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills
• Excellent IT skills including access, excel and power point
• Experience of data entry and data management
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to interact with, influence an motivate people at all levels
• Ability to interact confidently with experts and non-experts alike
• Good attention to detail
• Ability to maintain adherence to written procedures
• Experience of problem solving

Desirable criteria

• Experience of supervising administrative staff

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.

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.

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