Trial Coordinator / Trial Manager (1043718CM)

The Southampton Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), based at Southampton General Hospital, manages a growing portfolio of multi-centre clinical trials that will directly influence routine clinical practice.   

We currently have a vacancy for a Trial Coordinator or Trial Manager to join the existing team to work on one or more trials, with particular emphasis on monitoring.  The successful candidate will be appointed to the relevant role dependent on experience and qualifications.  This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join a CTU which has full registration status from the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC). Dependent on experience and qualifications, the successful candidate will be appointed to one of the two job descriptions: Trial Coordinator £24,285 - £28,936 or Trial Manager £29,799 - £36,613.

The successful applicant must have excellent English communication skills, have knowledge of medical or medical research terminology and experience of working in a busy office environment.  They will ideally have previous experience of working on clinical trials within the NHS or commercial health research sector, and an understanding of GCP and clinical trial regulations, although full training will be given to the right candidate. A willingness to travel within the UK is also required. 

The employing organisation is the University of Southampton which offers a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, and other benefits.  The post is offered on a one year fixed term contract in the first instance with the possibility of an extension. Full time post but part time may be considered. 

The CTU is part of a strong research environment in Southampton which includes the Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre, Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility and strong NHS R&D Management.

Interviews for this post are scheduled for Thursday 30th August 2018.

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Kelly Cozens k.cozens@soton.ac.uk or Karen Martin k.s.martin@soton.ac.uk.  Tel: 023 8120 5154.

Application procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Ita Holmes (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 9002. Please quote reference 1043718CM on all correspondence.

Please note that with effect from 01/08/2018, the University’s organisational structure has been updated. This post is now within Southampton Clinical Trials Unit, Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine. 

The Faculty of Medicine holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award demonstrating commitment to equal opportunities and gender balance in the workplace. The Faculty recognises that applicants may seek flexible working patterns which will be considered as part of the recruitment process. For further information including key benefits designed to help maintain and support employees' well-being and work-life balance, please see our working with us website pages.

Closing Date: 23 Aug 2018
Post Type: Management, Specialist & Administrative