Clinical Trial Administrator

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the GI & Lymphoma Research Team at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust to work as a Clinical Trials Administrator at the forefront of research into Gastro-intestinal Cancer and Lymphoma. This post-holder will be expected to work across both of our offices at Sutton and our London offices when necessary, this is to support the unit across both locations of the Royal Marsden.

Ideally, with familiarity with medical terminology and GCSE/A level education, you will work within the guidelines and policies for the conduct of clinical trials, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with the principles of GCP.

This is a pivotal role in supporting clinical research within this unit. Your main duties would include collecting and collating data for commercial and academic trials, organising and attending monitoring visits with trial sponsors together with administrative support to the research team. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team including experienced medical and nursing staff taking part in an exciting portfolio of clinical research studies in GI Cancer and Lymphoma

MAIN OBJECTIVES
- To support the clinical research teams with study administration as required to ensure the efficient and successful delivery of clinical trials and other studies according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), standard operating procedures (SOPs), trust policies and all applicable regulations and governance
- To ensure timely and accurate entry of data and relevant information into appropriate database systems
- To assist the Research Nurses with the prompt resolution of data queries
- To provide support to the clinical research team in daily trials activity and assist in workload management

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits and learning and development opportunities. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For more information please refer to the job description and person specification.
- Liaise with external agencies (e.g. Sponsor organisations, R&D Departments and Local Ethics Committees etc) on behalf of Research Nurses and/or the Senior Trial Coordinator where required.
- Act as a point of contact for trial sponsors and to communicate directly with them regarding data queries, monitoring visits and other enquiries relevant to the trial and research team.
- Follow all relevant protocols, SOPs and standard practice.
- Plan and organise own time and workload activity with prioritisation
- To ensure timely and accurate entry of data and relevant information into appropriate database systems
- To enter data for multicentre studies where relevant