An exciting opportunity has arisen to join The Royal Marsden Clinical Trials Unit as a Data Manager in the RM-CTU Breast team. This is an ideal opportunity for a CTA looking to progress in their career, or a Data Manager wishing to learn more about oncology drug trials from the sponsor perspective. You will join a team of experienced trial professionals, world class clinicians and scientists based in the Ralph Lauren Centre for Breast Cancer Research, and be a part of ground-breaking research into breast cancer treatments.
As a Data Manager you will support the Trial Managers with day to day administrative tasks, data cleaning and data chases, and maintaining various trial documents, spreadsheets, and databases. Ideal candidates will have prior experience of working on clinical trials, either from within the NHS, industry, or academic sector. You will be expected to ensure high standards of practice in accordance with the principles of GCP. In addition, you will have excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to work proactively and independently.
Flexible working hours and hybrid working in office/at home are supported in this team.
• Responsible for the management of data and tissue samples for clinical trials managed by The Royal Marsden/ICR as required.
• To support the clinical research team with study administration as required to ensure the efficient and successful delivery of clinical trials and other studies according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), standard operating procedures (SOPs), trust policies and all applicable regulations and governance structures.
• Responsible for ensuring data is complete and managed in line with the protocol, data management plan and regulations.
• Responsibility for the day-to-day supervision, training and oversight of workload for Data Managers (DMs) to ensure data management is performed to required standards to meet all relevant SOPs and regulations.
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.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
• Undertake data checking and generation of summary reports for trial data entered by research sites in line with the protocol, data monitoring plan, monitoring plan and requirements of oversight committees.
• Assist with the setting up of the trial master file (TMF) and with subsequent maintenance of the file. To liaise with trial managers and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) team regarding updates to the TMF as required.
• Assist with the preparation of investigator site files (ISF) and ensure site teams are aware of their responsibilities for the maintenance of the ISF at their site, as required.
• Liaise with staff at research sites to provide information and documentation and support the set-up, implementation of amendments and running of the trial at each site as required.
This advert closes on Thursday 13 Feb 2025
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