Clinical Trials Data Facilitator

About us

The King’s Health Partners Clinical Trials Office is a collaboration between King’s College London, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. It was set up to provide a single interface for those wishing to conduct clinical trials within the partner organisations, and to ensure that there are common, efficient processes for the set up and administration of clinical trials.

About the role

The Clinical Trials Data Facilitator is an integral member of the King’s Health Partners Clinical Trials Office core team. The post holder will act as a key contact within KHP-CTO for data queries received from our Partner Organisations, as well as external NHS Trusts and the Research Delivery Network (RDN). Working with the Clinical Trials Systems Manager, the post holder will act as an administrator for the organisation’s Local Portfolio Management System (Edge), contribute to the improvement of internal data quality within KHP-CTO, and work to ensure that both Commercial and Quality teams have a robust reporting capability for internal metrics and statutory data submissions.

Key responsibilities

• Provide administration and data management assistance to colleagues across KHP-CTO and the Partner Organisations.
• To ensure all relevant databases, including Edge, contain accurate and up-to-date data to provide robust reports as requested.
• Managing the shared data inbox, and to act as the primary initial contact for stakeholders with data queries.
• Support the KHP-CTO Commercial and Quality teams in maintenance of internal trackers and proactively addressing data issues.
• Assist the Clinical Trials Systems Manager in monitoring and reporting of routine performance metrics
• Assist the Clinical Trials Systems Manager in creation of an internal performance metrics dashboard.
• Supporting the Commercial Trials Officers in completing template Confidentiality Disclosure Agreement requests.
• To ensure confidentiality of commercially sensitive information and that data protection imperatives are respected.

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

This is a full-time post and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• Experience acquired in administration role(s), preferably in either a pharmaceutical industry or clinical research setting
• Ability to understand, manipulate, & present numerical data in a variety of formats
• Demonstrably high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong planning and organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks
• Strong written & verbal communication skills
• Ability to deal with a wide range of people in an enthusiastic and helpful manner
• Demonstrates a proactive approach
• Strong computer skills (proficient with MS Excel, Word, and Web-based applications e.g. SharePoint)

Desirable criteria

• Experience in clinical trial administration and/or in the delivery of clinical research within the NHS
• Experience of working with Edge (research management system)
• Experience of working with large datasets

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.