Wolfson Institute Of Population Health in London

Applications are sought for an exciting opportunity within the Barts Clinical Trials Unit, as a Trial Coordinator. The holder will be responsible for the coordination and delivery of studies in genetic testing, risk prediction, cancer prevention and detection and management. These studies will evaluate the use of novel direct to patient genetic testing strategy following cancer diagnosis as well as explore a new paradigm of unselected population testing in unaffected women.

The Wolfson Institute of Population Health harnesses expertise across a wide range of population-based research and education activities and aims to be an internationally recognised centre of excellence in population health and preventive medicine. The post-holder will be a staff member of the Centre for Evaluation and Methods (CEM), a thriving research centre that incorporates four collaborative units who work closely together to deliver outstanding research based on their combined and complementary research strengths. The post-holder will be line managed via Barts CTU (in CEM) but will primarily sit within the Women’s Precision Prevention team in the Cancer Prevention Unit which also runs other studies in relation to gynaecological cancer and surgical prevention which can require support.

You should possess a relevant undergraduate degree and have experience in coordination of clinical trials including supporting trial recruitment, site set-up and management, liaising with site staff, vendor activities, data and specimens management, and communications to Ethics committees and/or regulatory bodies as applicable. You will be responsible for setting up study sites, data management processes, and managing vendors as applicable. You will be responsible for ensuring trials are run in compliance with all governance and Barts CTU requirements. You will be required to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills across a wide range of colleagues and via various meetings and oversight committees.

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable. Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers. We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work-life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities. Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.