Senior Research and Innovation Administrator

In order to support our growth as a centre of excellence in research, we are looking to recruit a Band 5 Senior R&I Administrator to the R&I Hosted Studies Team within The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. The Hosted Studies Team forms part of the Research and Innovation (R&I) division. This post is offered as a 12 month fixed term contract to cover staff absence at 37.5h/week. 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 role involves supporting the core R&I team by line managing the R&I Administrator, reviewing and processing amendments and contracts, collating data for performance metrics, managing Research Passports and assisting management to implement new SOPs., The post holder will support the R&I Core team including (but not limited to):

• Act as a key point of contact with the core R&I team, study sponsors, clinical research organisations and research teams.
• Provide support to the core R&I Office with the management of research projects, particularly the processing of project amendments and contracts.
• Pull data together for performance metrics.
• Management of Research Passports.
• Accurate documentation and tracking, as well as a good working knowledge of GCP, research governance requirements and
• Trust Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Encourage the sharing of best practice and dissemination of information through regular meetings.
• Responsible for supporting and supervising workload allocation for R&I Administrators.
• Work closely with the Senior Research Management Team to implement new SOPs and working procedures within designated teams.
  
  Applicants should be qualified to at least diploma level, or have an equivalent level of experience. They will need to be IT literate with previous experience of administrative work, including understanding of electronic management 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., The Ideal candidate should be self-motivated, an enthusiastic team player, conscientious and hardworking, have good time management, being able to work to tight and/or unexpected deadlines.
  
  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.