Study Coordinator - Research & Development

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At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible.

For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.

We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it’s pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we’re united by one mission—delivering world‑class eye health, sustainably and at scale.

From 2027, we’ll move to our brand-new Oriel site in St Pancras, Camden—a state‑of‑the‑art centre that will unite eye care, research, and education under one roof.

Could you be part of this future? Make us more.

The NIHR Moorfields Clinical Research Facility (‘CRF’) and Research and Development department requires a Study Coordinator on a 12 month fixed‑term contract. The post holder will join the Research Administration Team based at Moorfields Eye Hospital and provide administrative support across one or more designated clinical specialties. The role involves working closely with the research lead and other clinical and administrative members of the individual specialty teams.

The post holder should have past experience in research (preferably medical research), with data acquisition and entry into spreadsheets, secretarial skills, literature searching and internet use, and a keen interest in the coordination of clinical research.

The post holder will play a key role in ensuring departmental research activities are undertaken in line with current research governance regulations, and will be required to work flexibly to meet objectives and deadlines. The post holder is expected to be proactive in developing and implementing procedures, working autonomously, and prioritizing workload to meet competing demands. Much of the work is confidential in nature and requires adherence to MEH information governance and confidentiality policies.

The post holder will also attend the basic training course in Research Governance “Good Clinical Practice” within three months of starting if not already completed.

• Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
• Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
• Free 24/7 independent counselling service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Easy and quick transport links
• A range of attractive benefits and discounts
• Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
• Flexible working friendly organisation
• And so much more! Full range of benefits in Moorfields benefits document.

• Provide information, advice and practical support to clinical investigators on study feasibility, ethical approval procedures and research governance.
• Work in partnership with the clinical specialties, CRF and NHS R&D to develop services for clinicians and contribute to planning of clinical research programmes in MEH.
• Maintain knowledge of R&D developments and research governance through internal and external means and disseminate these developments within the Trust.
• Conduct communication and submissions of Research Ethics applications, grant applications, reports to grant awarding bodies, reports to Moorfields Eye Hospital R&D Directorate, and to medical and scientific journals.
• Extract clinical information from case notes, receive clinical and scientific information from research collaborators and input data accurately into research files, including appropriate handling and transmission of encrypted and personal data.
• Organise and coordinate meetings and events on behalf of the designated clinical specialties, arranging facilities, circulating agendas, and drafting and disseminating minutes.