Duration of Contract: Fixed Term for 12 months
Hours per week: 35 hours per week (Full Time).
Location: Sutton. This role is not eligible for hybrid working.
Closing Date: 1st January 2025
Potential Interview Date: 7th February 2025
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close the advert before the published closing date, once we have received a sufficient number of applications. Therefore we advise that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Applications are invited from University students as part of their sandwich year work placement programmes. Knowledge of clinical trials or a science-related qualification is desirable. The successful candidate will be computer literate with the ability to organise their work and time around a dynamic clinical unit.
Key Requirements
There are several exciting positions that have arisen within the Drug Development Unit in the Division of Clinical Studies at the Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden Hospital. We are a rapidly expanding, world-class Phase 1 clinical trials unit based within the Royal Marsden Hospital, for the development of novel cancer therapeutics in early phase clinical trials which we believe will improve the care of cancer patients.
The position is suitable for someone who is willing to develop their career in Clinical Trials. The post holder will gain exposure to early phase clinical trial methodologies, trial management processes, and the translational aspect of cancer drug development and also gain hands-on experience in clinical trial data management & data administration tasks. The post holder will also participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings and develop an understanding of intricate clinical trial processes & decision making.
The post holder is responsible for providing administrative support to the Clinical Trials Team and supporting the team in the processes of data collection, data collation, quality checks, trial pharmacy document management, and maintenance of study-specific files in accordance with ICH-GCP.
Department Information
The Drug Development Unit is within the ICR and Royal Marsden, is a dedicated Clinical Trials Unit, with bespoke facilities to conduct early phase clinical trials and is led by Professor Johann de Bono.
The Drug Development Unit comprises clinicians, scientists, data, and study management staff, and focuses on providing a seamless conduit between pre-clinical drug discovery, proof of principle Phase-1 clinical trials, and tumour-specific evaluation of novel agents. The Unit undertakes both industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated trials of new anti-cancer drugs. The Unit is rapidly expanding and provides an excellent opportunity for the post holder to develop a variety of skill sets.
About The Institute of Cancer Research
Why work for us?
As a member of staff, you'll have exclusive access to a range of staff benefits.
The ICR is committed to supporting overseas applicants applying for roles, please click here to find out further information.
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the world's most influential cancer research institutes, with an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. Further information about working at the ICR can be found here.
We look forward to receiving applications from all candidates, wherever in the world they are currently based. We will select those who display the potential to become, or to support, the world-leading cancer researchers of the future based on their application and performance at interview. However, we particularly welcome British applicants from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, as they are under-represented within the ICR and nationwide in STEM roles.
Salary Range: £35,844 - £44,718 per annum
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