Job vacancy: Senior Trial Manager, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Chelsea

Job summary

Main area: Administration
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: 24 months (Fixed Term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 282-CR465

Employer: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea
Town: Chelsea
Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/05/2025 23:59

Senior Trial Manager

NHS AfC: Band 7

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

Provide trial coordination support across all ED&D studies, including RM sponsored studies as required.
Provide line management support to the team of administrative staff.
Help obtain quality data outputs from the ED&D oncology research unit.
Assist with the production of high quality source data worksheets that are amended through the lifespan of the study as required.
Maintain oversight that data and queries are managed in accordance to the study contract.
Support administrative staff in prioritising their workload.
Identify training and development needs of staff in line with departmental and Trust Objectives and ensure all new staff receive core and departmental induction.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

Life sciences (or equivalent) degree or relevant experience
Recent GCP training

Desirable criteria

Higher Degree qualification (e.g. MSc)

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria

Demonstrable experience of working in a clinical trial setting
Detailed knowledge of clinical trials, UK Clinical trial regulations, GCP and regulatory framework.
Experience of budget management in clinical trials setting.
Experience of working across boundaries with multidisciplinary teams.
Experience of managing/supervising administrative staff

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in an NHS setting.
Experience of working in the field of oncology

Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

Ability to prioritise workload, and adjust own work in light of unexpected events or changing priorities
Ability to work under pressure
Ability to work effectively to tight deadlines under direction and on own initiative
To be able to use own initiative planning own work and work unsupervised where appropriate
Excellent administrative and organisational skills
Excellent IT skills including access, excel and power point
Experience of data entry and data management
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to interact with, influence an motivate people at all levels
Ability to interact confidently with experts and nonexperts alike
Maintain good attention to detail and work with a high level of accuracy
Ability to maintain adherence to written procedures
Proven problem solving skills
Excellent interpersonal & communication skills with the ability to deal effectively with a wide range of people (e.g. medical & nursing staff, managers, admin staff) in a helpful manner
Able to negotiate, acting in a tactful and confident manner to achieve the desired results

Desirable criteria

Previous clinical trial project management experience
Experience of developing systems and processes to allow efficient management and conduct of clinical trials

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.