Study Coordinator - Research & Development

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At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible.
For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.
We\’re also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it’s pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we’re united by one mission—delivering world-class eye health, sustainably and at scale.
And we’re just getting started.
Construction is well underway on our groundbreaking new centre in Camden, a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity This modern, flexible facility will bring together eye care, research, and education under one roof—enabling transformative innovation and collaboration like never before.
Could you be part of this future? Make us more.
Job Overview
The NIHR Moorfields Clinical Research Facility (‘CRF’) and Research and Development department requires a Study Coordinator on a 12month secondment- Marternity Leave Cover
The post holder will join the Research Administration Team based at Moorfields Eye Hospital. The role will involve providing administrative support across one or more designated clinical specialties, as such the post holder is required to work closely with the research lead and other clinical and administrative members of the individual specialty teams.
The post holder will have past experience in research (preferably medical research), with data acquisition and entry into spread sheets, with secretarial skills, literature searching and in using the internet.
The post holder should have keen interest in the coordination of Clinical Research.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will play a key role in ensuring that departmental research activities are undertaken in line with current research governance regulations.
The post holder will join the research administration team within the Clinical Research Facility based at Moorfields Eye Hospital. The role will involve providing administrative support across one or more designated clinical specialties, as such the post holder is required to work closely with the research lead and other clinical and administrative members of the individual specialty teams.
The post holder will have past experience in research (preferably medical research), with data acquisition and entry into spread sheets, with secretarial skills, literature searching and in using the internet. He/she will be required to work flexibly to ensure that objectives and deadlines are met. He/she is expected to be proactive in developing and implementing procedures and will be required to work with a high degree of autonomy. It is essential that the post holder is able to organise their workload and cope with conflicting demands on their time but prioritise their workload accordingly.
Much of the work is confidential in nature and the post holder is expected to adhere to MEH information governance and confidentiality policies. He or she will be required to attend the basic training course in Research Governance “Good Clinical Practice” within 3 months of starting if he/she has not already done so.
Working for our organisation
At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:

• Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
• Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
• Free 24/7 independent counselling service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Easy and quick transport links
• A range of attractive benefits and discounts
• Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
• Flexible working friendly organisation

And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Provide information, advice and practical support to clinical investigators on study feasibility, ethical approval procedures and research governance.
Work in partnership with the clinical specialties, CRF and NHS R&D to develop the services provided to clinical investigators and contribute to the planning of clinical research programmes in MEH.
Maintain knowledge of R&D developments and research governance through internal and external means and disseminate these developments to others within the Trust.
To conduct communication and submissions of Research Ethics applications, grant applications, reports to grant awarding bodies, reports to Moorfields Eye Hospital R&D Directorate, and to medical and scientific journals.
To extract clinical information from case notes, to receive clinical and scientific information from research collaborators and to input data accurately into research files. This may require travel to partnership research centres in the UK. This includes the appropriate handling and transmission of encrypted and personal data.
Organise and coordinate meetings and events on behalf of the designated clinical specialties, organising facilities, circulating agendas and other information in advance and writing and disseminating minutes.
Person specification
Education / Qualification
Essential criteria

• University graduate or equivalent experience
• Administrative management qualification or equivalent experience

Experience
Essential criteria

• Research Experience or equivalent education
• Experience of setting up and manipulating data in spread sheets (Excel, Access)

Desirable criteria

• Past experience in medical research.

Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria

• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Good IT skills including competency in word processing, email and internet

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience in a similar role

Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory DBS disclosure and two references. We do not offer visa sponsorship for roles unless clearly stated in our adverts, so please consider this before applying.
Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our organisational culture. As part of our pledge to take positive action in recruitment we encourage applications from under-represented candidates including BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) and Disabled candidates as we work towards a representative workforce that is able to provide the quality, the dignity and respect and to deliver above and beyond.
Moorfields is a flexible working friendly organisation, and we are committed to helping our employees achieve a work-life balance that is beneficial for health and wellbeing, motivation levels and job satisfaction. Every employee of the Trust has the right to request to work flexibly. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
If we receive sufficient applications, we will close this ad prior to the closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying or would like an accessible version of any recruitment documents, please contact the recruitment team at Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download

• Study Coordinator JD and PS (PDF, 313.0KB)
• Staff Benefits (PDF, 865.7KB)
• MEH Privacy Notice (PDF, 138.0KB)

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Name Mithusa Pirabakaran Job title Research Manager Email address
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