Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen at The Royal Marsden Hospital to work within the International Centre for Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer (IReC) as a Clinical Trial Manager.

With previous clinical research experience, 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.
The successful applicant should have a flexible approach to their duties and the ability to work both as part of the team as well as independently.  In addition you will have excellent communication, administrative and IT skills and be supportive and open to new initiatives.

As we often have many applicants for jobs at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are short-listed for interview. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been short-listed for interview on this particular occasion.

All applicants will be contacted by email via NHS jobs. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts, including their "junk" folders regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow NHS jobs emails.
Please note that this is a fixed-term maternity cover role running until January 2028.

The position offers flexible working arrangements, including remote work and on-site presence across The Royal Marsden’s two sites: Chelsea, London and Sutton, Surrey.

Main duties of the job

• Contribute to the IReC development and strategy, including review of SOPs, policies and processes.
• Under the direction of the IReC network operations manager to lead implementation of systems within the Unit to ensure all Clinical Trials are conducted in accordance with all regulatory internal requirements including: 
  o Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations  
  o Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care 
  o Human Tissue Act
• o Research and Development Policies and SOPs
• To be the main point of contact for the clinical R&D Office for set up and management of an assigned portfolio of clinical trials. 
• Assist in preparation for audits and regulatory Inspections. 
• To establish and maintain good channels of communication within the clinical research team, with other departments within the Trust and with other relevant organisations including non-commercial bodies and funders. 

Working for our organisation

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, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.