Clinical Research Associate

Salary: £44, £65,055  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: 17 November 2025

The Role 

Join our team at Newcastle University, the UK's leading centre for clinical trials in autoimmune thyroid disease.

The position is for an ambitious clinician who aims to consolidate their clinical training with a one year period of substantive research experience. You will be responsible for day to day clinical activities for a clinical trial investigating immunotherapeutic treatment for Hashimoto's thyroiditis which has been funded by MRC (UKRI). Training to perform necessary laboratory research techniques of relevance to the study will be given. The post will be based at the Clinical Research Facility and Endocrine Unit at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, and Newcastle University Translational and Clinical Research Institute (Centre for Life site). The post would suit someone seeking a career in Endocrinology, Rheumatology, Immunology or Haematology.

You will be expected to become an integral part of the multidisciplinary endocrine team and attend specialist NHS endocrinology clinics. You will provide an interface between clinical and laboratory studies and local and regional clinicians to aid the conduct of high-quality and safe clinical trials. You will recruit, treat and assess patient responses, and analyse and interpret the trial data with statistical support.

This is a fixed-term post for one year, to cover maternity leave.

You will work between the Newcastle NIHR Clinical Research Facility on the RVI site and Newcastle University's laboratories at the International Centre for Life.

No out of hours working is expected.

Please contact Professor Simon Pearce for further information

To apply, please attach your CV and a cover letter that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria for the position, as outlined in the Person Specification of the Job Description. Any requested additional documents required as part of your application, should be included within the same file as your cover letter. The total file size must not exceed 10MB.

Key Accountabilities

Recruiting and screening research participants for the clinical trialTreating trial subjects in accordance with trial protocolPerforming follow up visits and making laboratory measurements of outcome data in accordance with trial protocolContributing to trial governance and ethics procedures, and ensuring trial data integrityReporting and managing and adverse events during the trialWorking with CRF and lab teams to ensure Trial measurements are performed

The Person

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

You will be a doctor in training with experience of internal hospital medicine appropriate to your stage of trainingAbility to work effectively with team members including nurses, radiography, pharmacy, and medical colleaguesExperience of recording clinical data using both paper and electronic health recordsCompetent in simple clinical procedures such as taking blood samples and inserting IV cannulas

Desirable

Evidence of a research experience or publications in the relevant fieldExperience in clinical trials or flow cytometry studiesPrevious experience of endocrinology/diabetes

Attributes and Behaviour

Capacity for original thoughtExcellent oral communication and writing skillsProven team-working skillsExcellent Information technology and computing skillsHigh level of personal organisation

Desirable

Ability to manage groups of people with competing interestsExperience of laboratory work including flow cytometry or cell cultureAbility to construct and present posters at scientific meetingsExperience of oral presentation at scientific meetings

Qualifications

Medical degree: MBBS or equivalentClinical training in adult general internal medicineGMC registration with licence to practiceUp to date GCP for trials certificateUp to date adult BLS training

Desirable

• MRCP(UK), MRCPI or equivalent

• Higher professional training in clinical endocrinology, rheumatology, immunology or haematology

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 Gold 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: 28825

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