Overview

Job summaryWe are seeking a new Clinical Research Senior Administrator, who will be based in the award winning Oak Cancer Centre in Sutton, Surrey, with an expectation of at least 60% onsite working and up to 40% home working.The Clinical Research Senior Administrator is a member of The Royal Marsden''s Clinical Research Directorate, sitting within the Joint Clinical Research and Development Core Services. The purpose of the role is to support the governance and operations function and researchers, at both The Royal Marsden and the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), with the efficient administrative oversight and processing of applications for external grant funding, and also efficient administrative oversight and processing for applications submitted to the Data and Tissue Access Request Service (DTARS).The ideal candidate will be proactive, highly organised with excellent attention to detail, and proficient in communicating with a wide range of stakeholders across The Royal Marsden and the ICR.Responsibilities

Provide administrative support for all research funding meetings, including managing distribution lists, preparing agenda/papers, inviting participants and taking notes, and ensuring follow-up.Provide ad hoc administrative support to staff preparing research funding applications with key researchers.Arrange internal review/approvals of research funding applications to ensure that all research funding applications contain accurate costings, and coordinate application/contractual sign-off.Maintain research costing tools such as the RandD-TEM-85 costing template and circulate updates as required.Process the payment of and raising new invoices etc through use of SBS, or oversee journaling of funds between cost centres, relating to grant funding applications and DTARS.Process expense claims or payments for bank hours if needed.Actively participate in all meetings relating to clinical research.Represent Joint Clinical RandD Core Services at both internal and external meetings.Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

EssentialEducated to A-level standard (or equivalent)Commitment to continued professional development.DesirableHigher degree qualification (e.g. BSc) in a relevant subjectExperience

EssentialSignificant experience of working in an administrative environment.Experience of working in clinical research administration.Experience of working with staff from a range of backgrounds and different levels of seniority.Experience in data entry and validation.DesirableExperience of working in an NHS or HEI environmentExperience of the EDGE clinical research database.Skills / knowledge

EssentialAbility to work constructively as an individual; as part of a closeknit team; and as part of a wider research community.Excellent IT literacy: MS Office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Access.Strong numeracy skills.Knowledge of the regulatory framework for conducting clinical research, and requirements for site and sponsor level approvals.Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload.Excellent attention to detailAbility to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.Excellent communication skills, written and verbalOther information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation TrustAddress

Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton, Sutton, SM2 5PTOfficial website:

https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/working-royal-marsden (Opens in a new tab)

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