Assistant Trial Manager

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Department of Medical Statistics
Salary:  £33,111 to £37,298 per annum, inclusive.
Closing Date:  Tuesday 05 March 2024
Reference:  EPH-MS-2024-01

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide. 

We are based within the Department of Medical Statistics and part of the Clinical Trials at the largest school of public health in Europe. We work with a global network of collaborators from over 50 countries supporting trial coordinating centres in Pakistan, Nigeria and Tanzania. Our special interest is in the conduct of large international multi-centre trials, and have an international reputation for practice changing clinical trials, especially in areas of trauma and emergency care, like: MRC CRASH trial (10,000 patients with traumatic brain injury), the CRASH-2 trial (20,000 patients with traumatic bleeding) and the WOMAN trial (20,000 women with postpartum bleeding), CRASH-3 trial (12,737 patients with traumatic brain injury), HALT-IT trial (12,000 patients with gastrointestinal bleeding). Our portfolio of work includes Phase 1, 2 and 3 trials, improving the efficiency of trials to improve quality, reduce cost and to reduce our carbon footprint, including trial design, recruitment, retention for trials, monitoring efficient ways of conducting clinical trials. 

We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Assistant Trial Manager to support the Trial Manager; play a key role in the daily Trial Management aspects of clinical trials ensuring professional and courteous service to trial collaborators, delivery in a reliable and compliant manner, in accordance with clinical trials regulations and ethical requirements. 

The post-holder will have an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject or equivalent relevant experience and experience working in research/ regulated clinical trials. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term for 1 year. The post is funded by Unitaid and available immediately.

The salary will be on the Professional Services scale Grade 4 in the range £33,111-£37,298 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service.  Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro-rata for part-time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London.

Applications should be made on-line via our jobs website . Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to [email protected] .

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable. 

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential.