Clinical Trials Administrator in Sutton

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the GI & Lymphoma Research Team to work as a Clinical Trials Administrator at the forefront of research into Gastro-intestinal Cancer and Lymphoma. You will be based in our Sutton offices but will be expected to support the unit across both locations of the Royal Marsden, including Chelsea, when required.

Ideally, familiarity with medical terminology and GCSE/A level education is preferred. You will work within the guidelines and policies for the conduct of clinical trials, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with the principles of GCP. This is a pivotal role supporting clinical research within this unit.

Your main duties would include:

• Collecting and collating data for commercial and academic trials.
• Organising and attending monitoring visits with trial sponsors.
• Providing administrative support to the research team.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team including experienced medical and nursing staff taking part in an exciting portfolio of clinical research studies in GI Cancer and Lymphoma. You should have a flexible approach to your duties and the ability to work both as part of the team as well as independently, playing a key role in supporting the GI & Lymphoma Unit activity.

In addition, you will have excellent communication, administrative and IT skills and be supportive and open to new initiatives. Appointment will be on a fixed term contract for one year initially.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the clinical research team with study administration to ensure the efficient and successful delivery of clinical trials and other studies according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), standard operating procedures (SOPs), trust policies and all applicable regulations and governance structures.
• Ensuring timely and accurate entry of data and relevant information into appropriate database systems.
• Working with the clinical team to ensure prompt resolution of data queries.
• Providing support to the clinical research team in daily trials activity and assisting in workload management.
• Ensuring that data collection and electronic case report form (eCRF) completion is performed to the required standards of the current EU, UK and FDA legislation, Trust SOPs and Sponsor contractual obligations.
• Designing and implementing tools and guidance for clinical trial data capture.
• Liaising with external agencies (e.g. Sponsor organisations, R&D Departments and Local Ethics Committees) on behalf of Research Nurses and/or the Senior Trial Co-ordinator where required.
• Acting as a point of contact for trial sponsors and communicating directly with them regarding data queries, monitoring visits and other enquiries relevant to the trial and research team.
• Supporting research staff with preparations for sponsor and external audits/inspections.
• Assisting in the collation of adverse reaction reports arising from clinical trials and entering data with support of the research nurse.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That’s why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees' work-life balance.

We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our ongoing achievements.