A new administrative post supporting the commercial clinical trials portfolio at Mereside Medical Group, reporting to the Clinical Research Portfolio Manager. The work covers study set-up and approvals, sponsor queries, invoicing, participant payments and study documentation. It mixes home working with time on site at Staploe Medical Centre, and a degree is not required. Fit depends on organisation, attention to detail and interest in clinical research, and applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.
What the job involves
- Coordinate study set-up steps, start-up checklists and outstanding actions
- Prepare and maintain study documentation, including investigator site files, training records and delegation logs
- Track ethics, regulatory and sponsor approvals, amendments and site activation, escalating gaps and delays
- Liaise with sponsors, contract research organisations and colleagues to obtain documents and track deadlines
- Coordinate study vendor arrangements, equipment, supplies and external services
- Prepare draft study invoices from agreed budgets, visit records and payment schedules, working with the practice finance team
- Keep records of invoices raised, payments received, outstanding amounts and queries
- Arrange, record and reconcile participant reimbursements and other agreed study payments
- Monitor study correspondence, maintain action trackers and follow up sponsor, monitor and colleague queries
- Support participant visit appointments, study calendars and document preparation
- Prepare essential documents and track actions for sponsor monitoring visits and audits
- Act as a non-clinical point of contact for research participants and provide occasional administrative support to the CRDC team
Skills & knowledge
- Strong administration and organisational skills, managing several tasks and deadlines at once
- Careful and methodical, with excellent attention to detail for records, dates and financial information
- Confidence in numeracy and analytical work
- Microsoft Office skills, especially Outlook, Word and Excel, and willingness to learn specialist research systems
- Clear and courteous communication with colleagues, external organisations and patients
- Able to work independently and within a busy team, knowing when to seek advice
Checks & eligibility
- Eligible to work in the UK
Other
- Interest in healthcare or clinical research and willingness to learn
What’s offered
- Mix of home working and on-site working at Staploe Medical Centre
- Induction and research training, including Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
- Structured development with support from an experienced team, with greater responsibility as experience grows
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