At a Glance
- Tasks: Support clinical trials by managing documents, events, and liaising with stakeholders.
- Company: Join the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit at Norwich Medical School.
- Benefits: Enjoy 34 days of annual leave, hybrid working, and health perks.
- Other info: Opportunities for personal development and excellent career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in healthcare while developing your skills.
- Qualifications: A-levels or equivalent experience in project administration required.
The predicted salary is between 26707 - 26707 £ per year.
Exciting opportunities have arisen for Clinical Trial Assistants to join Norwich Clinical Trial Unit, to provide administrative services to a project team, supporting the operational, research and development activities within a single research project or small research group, liaising with internal and external stakeholders and sponsors as required.
You will work with Trial Managers to ensure close working relationships with investigator and site staff acting as first point of contact for all queries relating to the project. Key duties of the role include managing and organising events, maintaining an overview of project outputs and taking day to day responsibility for monitoring and maintaining documents. You will also assist in the collation, analysis and reporting of data.
You should be educated to A level standard or hold equivalent qualifications or have substantial experience in providing administrative support and project administration in a similar role. Experience of preparing and writing committee papers, taking minutes and organising meetings are essential as is an understanding of research and/or clinical trial processes. Experience of administering research projects and budgets and excellent communication skills are also required.
We have 2 full-time positions available:
- Role 1 – A fixed term contract, starting 1st September 2026 until 30th April 2027, with the possibility of an extension until 31st December 2027.
- Role 2 – A fixed term contract, starting 1st September 2026 for an initial 12-month period, with the possibility of a 12-month extension.
Benefits include:
- 34 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University Customary days.
- Family and Work-life balance policies including hybrid working, considerable maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave.
- Generous pension scheme with life cover for dependants, plus incapacity cover.
- Health and Wellbeing: discounted access to Sportspark facilities, relaxation rooms, 320 acres of rolling parkland, wellbeing walks, Wellbeing Ambassador network, on-campus medical centre including NHS Dentist, Occupational Health and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
- Campus Facilities: Sportspark, library, nursery, supermarket, post office, bars and catering outlets.
- Exclusive shopping discounts to help cut the cost of household bills, childcare salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle to Work scheme and public transport discounts.
- Personal Development: unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning courses, specialist advice and training from our Organisational Development and Professional Learning Team.
The University holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality.
For further information, including the Job Description and Person Specification, please see the attached Candidate Brochure. For an informal discussion about the post please contact Lucy Clark, CTU Research Lead, via Lucy.V.Clark@uea.ac.uk.
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