Tissue Bank Coordinator

4 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

Salary:
£29,605 to £30,487 with progression to £32,982 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits.

We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 12 June 2024

The Role


The main purpose of the Tissue Bank Coordinator is to manage the collection of human tissue as a valuable biological resource for medical research.

The Tissue Bank Coordinator is responsible for promoting a single ethical framework, to facilitate a harmonised and controlled approach to sample collection, rationalising processes, and meeting regulatory requirements.


Access to human tissue samples is essential for many aspects of translational medical research undertaken in the Faculty of Medical Sciences.

Working in the Central Biobank Facility, the coordinator will form part of a dedicated team delivering first class specialist biobanking services within the University and to external customers, to facilitate quality translational research.

This post is fixed term for a period of 12 months.


Please note that if you are successful to this role, you will require medical clearance before you can commence in the role.


For informal enquiries contact:
Amy Peasland ( # )

Key Accountabilities

  • Work with the Biobank Manager and NIHR BioResource Manager, and local Principal Investigators, to build collections of samples from patient cohorts to facilitate research into key areas.
Where appropriate, consolidate existing tissue collections into a single harmonised framework, in accordance with research ethical approval. Work to streamline the sample procurement process to enhance sample access for researchers

  • Coordinate the activities of the Tissue Bank to provide a service to Principal Investigators across the Faculty of Medical Sciences, and externally, to facilitate sample collection, including the facilitation of study set up, and maintenance of site files and Tissue Bank records
  • Lead meetings with clinical and academic staff (including research nurses, surgeons and senior academics), to plan studies, negotiate priorities, determine resource, identify training needs and identify any constraints
  • Maintain and continually review the research ethics approval and quality documents for research tissue banks, including Standard Operating Procedures, forms, annual reports and paperwork/submissions relating to research ethics, to meet regulatory requirements
  • Perform annual progress meetings with Principal Investigators to ensure compliance with ethical approvals and sample tracking requirements
  • Take a key role in helping to implement sample tracking solutions.
Involvement with training and user groups

  • Coordinate the Sample Access Committee, maintaining good relationships, and ensuring applications for tissue access are processed efficiently
  • Act as a key point of contact for the Tissue Bank at internal and external regulatory audits
  • Assist with any other duties relating to the coordination of the Tissue Bank, as required
The Person

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

  • Excellent administrative and organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and manage conflicting priorities
  • Laboratory experience, in a research or clinical environment, including practical experience in sample handling
  • Relevant project or people management experience in a research, scientific, project management, pharmaceutical or medical environment
  • Effective report writing and presentation skills
  • Excellent communication, networking and negotiation skills
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience of using databases
Desirable

  • Knowledge and understanding of regulatory issues, specifically with regard to the Human Tissue Act or medical ethics
  • Experience of working to, or developing Standard Operating Procedures or other study related controlled documents
Attributes and Behaviours

  • Has a positive and proactive attitude and strives to deliver excellent service to tissue bank users
  • Uses initiative, pays attention to detail, and takes a flexible attitude to work demands and customers
  • Independent problem solving skills, acting on own knowledge and experience to decide on a course of action on a daily basis, and to make decisions on when to escalate issues to more senior members of staff
  • Works collaboratively with others, plays a positive role in teams, working co operatively, and establishes and grows relationships across the organisation where different skills, expertise and opinions are valued
  • Self confident with strong interpersonal skills
  • Appreciation of the importance of maintaining confidentiality
  • Exhibits University and Faculty values and principles
Qualifications

  • Graduate qualification in a scientific area, or equivalent experience with several years demonstrating professional development through a series of more demanding and influential roles
Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.


We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.

We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.


At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.

We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.

We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

Requisition ID: 27077

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