Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to impact the international and national landscape of commercial clinical trials, transforming how the UK delivers commercial research. A Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC) Network is being established to coordinate activities across a UK network of CRDCs, providing national leadership, alignment and strategic engagement, and enhancing capacity and efficiency of commercial research delivery across the centres. The Network, engaging and coordinating all CRDCs across the UK, will be hosted and led by Leicester Hospitals NHS Trust. You will join us at the beginning as we establish this UK-leading, person-centred Network, ensuring equitable access, diverse recruitment, and efficient, gold-standard, aligned trial delivery. We will prioritise improving NHS and patient access to trials and accelerating approval of innovations, working closely with the devolved nations and existing national NIHR and commercial clinical trials infrastructure.
Network activities will be organised into nine Themes overseen by a matrix of CRDC Directors and specialists drawn from the Network. Activities will be led and coordinated by the Network Operational Management Team led by the Network Operational Director. Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
Strategic goals and values
* High-quality care for all
* Being a great place to work
* Partnerships for impact
* Research and education excellence
We will embed health equality in all we do—taking active steps to reduce avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities. Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
* We are compassionate
* We are proud
* We are inclusive
* We are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the employer
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. For more information about us, see the current vacancies page: http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies.
Role: CRDC UK Network Business Development Coordinator
The role will coordinate and develop connectivity across the Network to maintain and develop a portfolio of innovators, industry and commercial clinical trials organisations, reporting to the Operational and Strategic Program Managers. As a new role you will have the opportunity to develop alongside a small team, with experienced leadership, in an exciting and fast-paced research environment. Working predominantly remotely, you will work with minimal supervision; the ability to manage your own time and workload will be crucial. You will have a collaborative attitude and work flexibly under pressure whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
Responsibilities
* Coordinate and develop connectivity across the Network to maintain and develop a portfolio of innovators, industry and commercial clinical trials organisations.
* Report to the Operational and Strategic Program Managers.
* Collaborate with a small team in a fast-paced research environment.
* Work predominantly remotely with minimal supervision; manage your own time and workload.
* Demonstrate a collaborative attitude and flexibility under pressure while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
Working arrangements and requirements
* Working predominantly remotely with minimal supervision.
* Discretion and ability to manage time and workload effectively.
* Flexible working arrangements where reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.
Recruitment process and checks
* Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check required if the post involves regulated activity. The Trust will pay for the check initially and the amount will be deducted from salary over three months starting in the first month.
* Note the current price: £38 for an enhanced check and £18 for a standard check.
* COVID-19 risk assessment is part of the pre-employment checks; reasonableness adjustments may be made for identified vulnerable candidates in discussion with Occupational Health and the recruiting manager.
* Vaccination: Covid-19 vaccination remains encouraged for colleagues to protect themselves and others.
* Equality, diversity and inclusion are central; applications from diverse communities are welcome. We offer Guaranteed Interview for applicants with disabilities who meet essential criteria; please request adjustments as needed.
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