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Trial Coordinator

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
United Kingdom
Closing date
Oct 4, 2018

Job Details

Promising candidates who lack the experience to coordinate a trial independently may be accepted for training.

The Trial Coordinator will be a member of one or more trial working groups, responsible for the management and organisation of the trial(s) office for the conduct of large, clinical trial protocols and administration of the clinical collaborative groups. He/she is expected to be capable of the continued development, critical appraisal and documentation of appropriate procedures for managing trial protocols effectively. This requires specialist expertise and experience and a good understanding of how the theories and concepts that underlie the design, conduct and analysis of clinical trials are applied in practice. Trial Coordinators are expected to make an active contribution to setting, maintaining and communicating CRCTU policy, quality standards and trial management frameworks.

 

Candidate requirements

  • Higher degree in a relevant biomedical or associated subject, or graduate with strong experience in clinical research.
  • An in depth understanding of clinical research and trial management methodology and proven ability to apply these to the development, testing and implementation of trial management procedures.
  • Office management and clerical skills that include excellent word processing & document layout.
  • Experience and understanding of techniques for the management of medical research information e.g. data coding, entry validation and reporting. Ability to develop automated office procedures and to manage complex relational computer databases.
  • Experience in the design, maintenance and interrogation of complex relational databases (MS Access or SQL Server preferred).
  • Experience of using statistics packages such as SPSS and SAS e.g. to perform appropriate statistical tests and procedures for routine analysis and management of the trial data.
  • Proven administrative and project management skills. Able to work on own initiative and problem solve. Can take own decisions to organise the work of a professional team under management guidance.
  • Effective communication, negotiation, presentation and inter-personal skills.
  • Must demonstrate a critical and intelligent attention to detail and high standards of accuracy.
  • Ability to meet the travel needs of the post which includes travel in the Birmingham area and further afield on occasion.

Company

Global Academy Jobs works with over 250 universities worldwide to promote academic mobility and international research collaboration. Global problems need international solutions. Our jobs board and emails reach the academics and researchers who can help.

"The globalisation of higher education continues apace, driving in turn the ongoing development of the global knowledge economy, striving for solutions to the world’s problems and educating a next generation of leaders and contributors."

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