Job Description
Fortrea Clinical Operations Delivery Department Internship Opportunity
Fortrea is a leading global contract research organization (CRO) with a passion for scientific rigor and decades of clinical development experience. We provide pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device customers with a wide range of clinical development, patient access, and technology solutions across more than 20 therapeutic areas.
About Fortrea
We believe in the power of science to change lives. Fortrea brings together the innovation and agility of a new, global CRO backed by 30 years of experience to provide our customers comprehensive clinical development and commercialization services for biopharmaceutical products.
As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with over 19,000 employees serving global clients as we work together to make a real impact on people's lives.
Global Internship Program
We encourage professional development and career exploration through program workshops, each designed to help students prepare for a thriving career in our industry.
In addition to departmental and professional development work, our interns have the opportunity:
* To showcase their work to senior management, their supervisor and mentors
* Participate in a group philanthropic project as part of our dedication to the community
* Captitalize on a dedicated training and development program that will support your scientific and professional career aspirations and take pride in delivering scientific work that helps save the lives of millions of people around the world.
Our Department
In the UK and Ireland, our Clinical Operations Delivery Department are involved in clinical trials at all stages, from Phase I to Phase IV.
We work closely with many Hospitals and Research Centres (sites) to undertake the research and whilst our roles are not patient facing, we facilitate patient recruitment whilst also monitoring the data generated and collected, to ensure patient safety and data integrity (important for the final clinical study report analysis).
This internship will give you an insight into several roles in our Department including our Start Up and Clinical Operations Team.
Responsibilities/Job Duties
As an intern, you will be a fundamental member of our clinical research teams and support the setup, execution and closure of clinical trials in the UK.
Tasks and responsibilities of the role include:
* Being the main point of contact for hospital sites/staff (Investigators/Doctors/Nurses/Trial coordinators) to support with any queries or issues on clinical trial protocols
* Working closely with experienced Clinical Research Associates and Start-Up Specialists to support with tasks such as obtaining missing documents, information on patient status
* Performing initial outreach and feasibility for potential new clinical trials in the UK and Ireland.
* Processing amendments for clinical trial protocols by submitting to regulatory authorities (e.g. MHRA) and ethics committees.
* Reviewing study updates provided by the Project team to ensure required tasks are completed
* Review of the electronic Case Report Forms (database where patient data is collected) to identify missing or incorrect data, and following up with sites to correct data to ensure clinical trial integrity
* Liaising with hospital sites to ensure they have enough clinical trial supplies for patient visits
* Assisting the Clinical Research Associate or Start-up specialist to facilitate smooth running of the trial (potential accompanied visits to hospitals included)
Education/Experience
We are looking for someone who:
* Is currently studying for a Life Science degree (Bsc)
* Can work well in a team and can work autonomously
* Is confident and has good communication skills
* Is well organised and able to understand the need to prioritise tasks
* Who may have completed a placement year in a relevant or related company/industry
* Would be willing to be based in the Maidenhead office (either based locally or willing to relocate to Maidenhead/surrounding areas) for 12 months