Eye Sciences Clinical Research Associate

2 weeks ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Optegra Full time

**Company Overview**

At Optegra we work with inspiring, passionate and highly skilled teams with a common goal to deliver the highest standards of patient care. We’re a small company that does big things with a family feel and our people are at the heart of it. As a leader in specialist eye care, we take pride in knowing our patients are the focus of everything we do and can live better lives because of the treatments we provide.

Our business is growing, as we continue to provide treatments on behalf of the NHS as well as elective eye surgery. There has never been a better time to join Optegra

**Purpose of Post - Overview**

Optegra, is committed to the development of Eye and Vision Science and championing the latest innovations in vision correction through its dedicated Eye Sciences Division. Optegra achieves this by partnering with academia and industry in the research and development of the next generation of ophthalmic services and technologies.

The Clinical Research Associate will work with the Head of Eye Sciences and the clinical teams at Optegra hospitals to develop and run Optegra’s clinical trials and audits. The Associate will support in the publication of the results of research activities in leading scientific journals and professional publications. In addition, the Associate will assist Optegra in evaluating new treatments and technologies. As part of the Eye Sciences team, the Associate will assist in producing presentations and training materials and will assist in delivering presentations internally and externally.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**
- To oversee and manage the set-up, administrative and operational delivery of clinical trials in line with Good Clinical Practice principles.
- To liaise with study sponsors as required and to deliver audits and inspections in collaboration with the principal investigators and onsite teams
- To be accountable for the clinical trial KPIs, including screening, randomisation and overall site and trial quality
- To support the Eye Sciences division in analysing research outcomes data.
- To work with Eye Sciences to prepare scientific manuscripts, management reports and presentations.
- To be aware of relevant policies and updates, attending all mandatory update courses.
- Attend meetings and appraisals with the Head of Eye Sciences including developing and fulfilling a personal development plan.

**Qualifications**
- Qualified Optometrist or equivalent background.

**Knowledge, Skills & Experience**
- At least one years’ experience in working in a clinical research environment, ideally in coordinating clinical trials.
- Experience in managing research projects, setting up and delivering clinical trials
- Knowledge and expertise of the relevant frameworks for running clinical trials
- Strong IT skills ie good knowledge of Microsoft Office including: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, statistical packages such as SPSS and experience in using electronic medical record and administration systems and databases.
- Significant experience in clinical data analysis, managing large clinical datasets, data interpretation and management.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.

**Qualities**
- Focussed, self-motivated, accommodating for uncertainty, problem solving and resilient.
- Excellent time management skills.
- The ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.
- Able to set key goals and objectives and work towards these.
- Demonstrates a proactive, positive and optimistic attitude using common sense approach.
- Flexible, pragmatic and articulate.
- Demonstrates an ability to cope under pressure.
- Commitment to service excellence.
- Confident with Colleagues and Clinicians.
- Ability to manage a multicultural environment.
- Problem solving and analytical skills.
- Decision maker.

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