We are looking to appoint a Clinical Trials Assistant Band 3 to band 4 development role to the Lung Research Team within The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will start as a Band 3 with scope to progress to a Band 4. The research teams form part of the Research and Innovation division.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual who will be responsible for assisting the research nurses, consultants and trial coordination management team with various aspects of clinical trial administration/ coordination.
Applicants should meet all the essential criteria on job description as a minimum. We are looking for a candidate with good organisational and communication skills, administration experience and knowledge of clinical trials/GCP.
Applicants should meet all the essential criteria described in the job description as a minimum.
You will be responsible for data management, case report form completion, invoicing, communication with trial sponsors, monitors and the wider research community, maintaining electronic records to support the team and assisting with the set-up of new studies.
You will be liaising with many different members of staff including internal service departments, central R&I office colleagues, clinicians and research nurses, as well as external collaborators, i.e. trial sponsors, monitors and the wider research community, so good communication and interpersonal skills are key.
The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rozalia Kaczmarek Job title: Research Portfolio Manager Email address: Telephone number:
Rachel Pearson