Job Category: Administrative
Vacancy Type: Fixed term contract (2 years) part time
Salary: £38,784 p.a. pro rata – £44,746 p.a. pro rata
Location: Chelmsford
Faculty: Faculty of Health, Medicine & Social Care
Closing date: 14/06/2026
Role Overview
Based in our Clinical Trials Unit on the Chelmsford Campus, your priority will be providing trial coordination for a portfolio of research studies to ensure effective and efficient trial conduct. You’ll play an important role in the management of studies from set‑up to dissemination ensuring they are run according to the relevant research governance frameworks. You will oversee the progress and performance of investigator sites, including efficient recruitment and reliable data collection, ensuring studies are conducted in accordance with trial protocols, trial specific processes and systems, SOPs and ethical requirements and guidelines. This will include travelling to trial sites as required in order to monitor the progress of each study.
Qualifications and Experience
The right candidate will have a degree or be qualified in a relevant professional qualification and appropriate level of experience. Evidence of continuous professional development and demonstrable experience running clinical trials or data management is required. A sound knowledge of UK clinical trial regulations and ethical requirements, and experience of both investigator led and commercial studies, is essential.
Benefits
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, a travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package.
EEO and Sponsorship
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We must ensure all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK and conduct right to work checks in line with UKVI policy and our own institutional policy.
* Applicants applying from outside the UK: ARU is unable to sponsor applications for a Worker Route visa at this time.
* Applicants already in the UK: ARU is unable to offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
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