Clinical Data Manager

Clinical Data Manager
Closing Date  

16/10/2021, 23:55

Location  
Sutton (Greater London)
Division  
Clinical Studies
Team  
Medicine Drug Development Unit (de Bono)
Vacancy Type  
Full time
Type of Contract  
Fixed Term
Length of Contract  
1 year
Hours per Week  
35
Salary Range  
£26,000
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. We provided the first convincing evidence that DNA damage is the basic cause of cancer, laying the foundation for the now universally accepted idea that cancer is a genetic disease. Today, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) leads the world at isolating cancer-related genes and discovering new targeted drugs for personalised cancer treatment.
Under the leadership of our Chief Executive, Professor Paul Workman FRS, the ICR is ranked as the UK’s leading academic research centre. Together with our partner The Royal Marsden, we are rated in the top five cancer centres globally.
The ICR is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best minds in the world to join us in our mission – to make the discoveries that defeat cancer.
Vacancy Description  

The Drug Development Unit, within the ICR and Royal Marsden, is a dedicated Clinical Trials Unit, with bespoke facilities to conduct early phase clinical trials. 

The Unit, led by Professor Johann de Bono, comprises of clinicians, scientists 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 skillsets.

We are looking for a Clinical Data Manager, to work within the Drug Development Unit. The post involves collation and/or collection of clinical data, transcription of clinical trial data into trial specific databases, communication with the study team and study sponsors, developing tools to support protocol specific data-capturing, maintaining study specific files, archive the studies, work with team for study audits, and support study team in meeting data locks.  The role requires familiarity with medical terminology and a comprehensive approach to processing trial data and also ability to work under pressure.  

Applications are invited from candidates with a health-related higher education qualification or relevant experience in clinical trials, who possess excellent organisational skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills and high level of time management skills. The successful candidate will be computer literate and will preferably have previous experience in oncology or clinical trial research or extensive experience in healthcare administration.

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 to submit your application, as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Appointments will be on a one-year contract in the first instance. To apply for this post, please submit an online application, including a CV and a supporting statement, detailing reasons why you are applying for the post.

Please click on the apply button and follow the instructions. 

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.

The ICR is the leading academic research centre in the UK. Effective industry collaboration and innovation in new medicines and technologies are at the heart of our approach to drive benefits for patients. The ICR is ranked:

 

• first for the quality and impact of our research*
• second worldwide for the number of our publications cited in patents**
• fourth worldwide for the citation rate of scientific research published across all fields**
• fourth worldwide for top-cited research publications**
• in the top five higher education institutions worldwide for academic influence and commercial impact**

 

*2014 Research Excellence Framework

** U-Multirank, 2020

 

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Job Description and Person Specification  
Clinical Data Manager - Job Description - August 2021.pdf – 2183KB
Additional Documentation for Candidates
Vacancy > Additional Documents  
ICR employee benefits July 2019.pdf – 126KB