Senior Clinical Trials Administrator

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the NHS Blood and Transplant Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), based in Cambridge, as a Senior Clinical Trials Administrator. NHS Blood and Transplants Clinical Trials Unit holds full registration with the UK Clinical Research Collaborative (UKCRC) and has expertise in all aspects of clinical trial planning, set up, conduct, analysis and publication. We collaborate with researchers in the design, conduct, analysis and publication of clinical trials and other prospective research studies, primarily in the fields of transfusion medicine, organ donation and transplantation, tissue and stem cell transplantation. You will support our Clinical Trials Unit team and get involved in many aspects of our research studies, working in a friendly, professional environment. You will actively contribute by ensuring you provide administrative support in a proactive, timely and efficient manner., In this role you will play a key role in the operational management of clinical trials that will inform patient and donor care and equity of access to treatment. Your responsibilities will include:

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• Working across the clinical operations and data management teams to provide administrative and data management support to one or more clinical trials being conducted by the Clinical Trials Unit (CTU).
  
• Assisting the Trial Managers in all aspects of running a clinical trial.
  
• Liaising with site research teams and external stakeholders in a professional, efficient manner.
  
• Developing expert knowledge and experience of trial methodology, operational practice and governance.
  
• Tracking and processing payments.
  
• Facilitating coordination of ethics, regulatory and research and development (R&D) submissions.
  
• Monitoring shared email accounts, highlighting and prioritising issues as appropriate
  
• Contribute to the design and testing of new trial databases.
  
• Managing trial supplies and assisting with the preparation of trial reports
  
• Arranging meetings and taking minutes
  
• General office duties for example photocopying and scanning documents
  

You will be required to undertake occasional travel and spend time away from base to meet the requirements of the post (notice will be given).

You will have good communications skills, a team-orientated approach and the ability to plan and undertake work in an accurate, methodical and efficient manner. A good eye for detail is essential, as are strong administrative and IT skills. An understanding of the clinical trial process, clinical practice, research governance, and a familiarity with medical terminology would be advantageous.

The CTU offers great opportunities for career development and the chance to make a real difference to patients.

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you'll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.