Clinical Trials Assistant

Applicants should meet all the essential criteria described in the job description as a minimum.

The post holders will assist with the provision of a high quality and efficient administrative service. You will work with Clinical Trial Coordinators and Research Nurses on a wide aspects of clinical trials administration.

You will be required to help the team with set tasks according to the daily trials' activity. These may include assisting with general administration associated with maintenance of trial documentation and site files, archiving of completed trials, regular trial management including amendment processing and team communications, managing stock of laboratory kits and completing activity logs to enable invoices being raised.

You will be liaising with many different members of staff including internal service departments, central R&I office colleagues, specialist 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.

We are looking to appoint two individuals into a Clinical Trials Assistant position to join the lung research delivery team within The Christie NHS Foundation Trust on a part time (0.5 FTE equivalent -negotiable) contract to aid the team with clinical trial administrative tasks including but not limited to overall administrative and organisational tasks related to hosting clinical trials, site file management and archiving. Prior experience in clinical trials is not essential, as full training will be given.

We are seeking two enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals, who have an interest in clinical trials administration and looking to gain experience in a busy trial coordination team. The role will enable you to get an understanding of clinical research, ICHGCP and clinical trial governance. We are looking for individuals with passion for applying organisational skills to assist team with day-to-day clinical trial coordination, whilst using their interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with a range of internal and external collaborators.

This is primarily an office-based role and involves liaising with team members and service departments located in various hospital buildings at Withington site.

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is one of the leading cancer centres in Europe, offering high quality diagnosis, treatment and care as well as being at the forefront of cancer research and education.

As a key member of a disease research team, you will be joining a busy, dynamic and supportive group who are passionate about clinical trials. The disease teams cover a wide range of different disease types and the research landscape is constantly evolving. The portfolio consists of a range of studies including new systemic treatments, radiotherapy, CAR-T and bio-banking/observational providing a varied role for team members.

Working with a team of Clinical Trials Coordinators, Research Nurses, and Investigators you will support the delivery of commercial, non-commercial and academic trials. Full training in all processes will be provided and an exposure to a variety of trials, tasks and processes enables professional and continuous growth.

The role is ideal for individuals keen to pursue an administrative career in clinical trials coordination. It is tailored to equip the successful candidate(s) with a wide range of necessary skills and experience.