Clinical Trials Costing Coordinator

The purpose of this role is to support the core R&I Office with the management of research projects, particularly the costing and negotiation of clinical trial financial agreements with sponsors, ensuring financial agreements for clinical trials are financially sound and operationally effective, and ensuring income due to the Trust is recovered in relation to trial activity. The role also requires supporting invoicing activity and liaising with stakeholders to resolve any issues linked to the above. The management of these tasks requires accurate documentation and tracking. as well as a good communication skills. The post holder is also expected to provide general administrative support to facilitate the overall management of research projects within the Trust.

Applicants should be qualified to at least a comprehensive secondary education (5 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English Language) and have a degree in a science or business related discipline or equivalent level of knowledge/experience. The successful candidate will need experience of working in a research office. They will need to be IT literate with previous experience of administrative work, including experience in computerised systems. We are looking for a candidate with good organisation and communication skills, who can work well both in a team and using their own initiative.

This post is an integral part of the R&I Division's core function which exists to provide an efficient support service for the research delivery teams and both internal and external researchers enabling the Trust to deliver its research ambitions., 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.

You will be working in a friendly and supportive team which works closely with colleagues across the division and wider Trust. This role will be a great opportunity to support our growth as a centre of excellence in research.