The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Trial Manager for a 12-month internal secondment to oversee the management of a growing portfolio of complex early-phase clinical studies. This role is crucial for ensuring that all clinical trials comply with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and the Trust's standard operating procedures (SOPs), thereby facilitating the successful execution of innovative and revenue-generating clinical trials. The Senior Trial Manager will report to the Unit head, support the Research Operations Manager, and play a key role in improving research data quality, while also representing the Unit at various forums.
In this position, the Senior Trial Manager will be responsible for assessing the progress of ongoing trials, maintaining accurate project records, and liaising with pharmaceutical sponsors on trial feasibility and implementation. The role requires excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with the clinical research team, other departments, and external organisations. Additionally, the manager will contribute to the development and review of clinical and research policies, ensuring adherence to GCP guidelines and quality assurance standards.
In this position, the Senior Trial Manager will be responsible for assessing the progress of ongoing trials, maintaining accurate project records, and liaising with pharmaceutical sponsors on trial feasibility and implementation. The role requires excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with the clinical research team, other departments, and external organisations. Additionally, the manager will contribute to the development and review of clinical and research policies, ensuring adherence to GCP guidelines and quality assurance standards.
We would like to recruit a Senior Trial Manager to cover a 12-month internal secondment in this very busy research office.
Activity has been increasing following the stagnant period with pharmacy challenges and the DHR transformation programme. We now have several new complex studies early phase studies that are currently in set up and these require a senior level of study management. We will be unable to sustain current workloads without filling this vacancy. In addition, we will also be in the position of turning away innovative, high profile and revenue generating clinical trials.
- The Senior Clinical Trial Manager takes overall responsibility for ensuring all clinical trials within a specified portfolio are conducted and managed in accordance with Good Clinical Practice and Trust SOPs.
- To provide an efficient clinical trial coordination service to the Unit head, ensuring all trials fulfil all statutory requirements.
- To support the Research Operations Manager and deputise where appropriate.
- To improve the quality of the research data across the duration of clinical trials.
- To be a representative for the Unit at the Trial Coordination Forum
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For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
- To assess and evaluate the progress of on-going clinical trials and research undertaken in the unit, maintaining an accurate account of the status of the projects and to regularly update the department on the status.
- To assist with the organisation and implementation of clinical trials.
- To liaise with pharmaceutical sponsors regarding feasibility and implementation aspects of proposed clinical trials.
- 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 pharmaceutical sponsors.
- In collaboration with the clinical team to safeguard the integrity of the trial by ensuring compliance with GCP guidelines.
- To contribute to, monitor and review the development of clinical and research policies, procedures and audits contributing to quality assurance.
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