Undergraduate Clinical Trial Coordinator – Placement

Cancer Research UK (CRUK); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Cancer Research UK is offering two undergraduate placements as Student Clinical Study Coordinators in the Centre for Drug Development. The role supports exploratory and early clinical trial activities, with training and mentorship across drug development and regulatory requirements.

Start July 2027 for 56 weeks, office-based with flexibility. The position emphasizes organisation, teamwork, and data handling in a supportive, world-class research environment designed to develop practical skills

Qualifications

• You must be an undergraduate in 2nd year and eligible to work in the UK.
• Expect a 2:1 or grade B in your second-year results.
• Three A levels (one ideally in a biological science) at grade B or above.
• Available to commence work in July 2027.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate internal and external meetings and take minutes.
• Perform Quality Control checks in the eTMF and upload documents.
• Coordinate Trial Master File reviews and trial set-up activities.
• Distribute essential documents to sites and maintain recipient logs.
• Ensure stocks of study consumables and track them.
• Coordinate PK, PD and biopsy shipments between sites and labs.
• Archive Clinical Trial Documents when required.
• Perform other tasks as delegated by the Clinical Operations Manager.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork and independence

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint

Data collection and tracking

Education

2nd year undergraduate

Grade B in second-year results

3 A levels grade B or above

Biological science preferred

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Cancer Research UK is offering two undergraduate placements as Student Clinical Study Coordinators in the Centre for Drug Development. The role supports exploratory and early clinical trial activities, with training and mentorship across drug development and regulatory requirements.

Start July 2027 for 56 weeks, office-based with flexibility. The position emphasizes organisation, teamwork, and data handling in a supportive, world-class research environment designed to develop practical skills