Amendment officer in City of London

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Reporting to the Research Management and Governance Manager, a talented and experienced individual is sought to advise researchers on research amendments. The postholder will review and approve research amendments for UCL and UCLH sponsored studies as well as amendments received for studies hosted by UCLH. It is a cross-cutting role between sponsorship and hosted amendment reviews. It offers excellent all-round developmental opportunity.

Main duties of the job:

• Manage end-to-end processing of amendment submissions for UCL/UCLH-sponsored (non-MHRA regulated) studies and all UCLH-hosted studies, ensuring timely review, approval and communication to sites.
• Ensure timely and accurate handover of amendments to other JRO teams in accordance with agreed processes.
• Maintain accurate amendment logs and trackers in EDGE (and/or any applicable system) and, where required; file and retrieve core documentation when necessary.
• Monitor performance against amendment turnaround targets; provide clear, regular updates to investigators and stakeholders.
• Produce concise amendment activity reports and metrics; elevate risks or delays to senior JRO staff as appropriate.
• Provide guidance to study teams on amendment categories, required documentation and local capacity/capability implications.
• Engage in outreach activities, including presentation of amendments.
• Undertake general administrative tasks to support JRO operations as allocated by senior staff.

Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Educated to Degree Level, or significant equivalent qualification or work-based experience.
• Knowledge of research governance, including legal requirements relating to research.
• Relevant administrative experience in an R&D or research administration environment.
• Data analytical skills including collection and analysis of multiple sources of information.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met.