Student Clinical Study Coordinator; undergraduate placement scheme

Salary: £24,000 plus benefits

Reports to: Associate Clinical Operations Manager

Directorate: Research & Innovation

Contract: Two 56-Week, Fixed-term Contracts

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Location: Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)

Closing date: Tuesday 3rd November 2026 23:55pm

This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received therefore, we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. Please let us know if there is anything about the recruitment process that you would like to discuss, in particular if there are any changes or adjustments that would make it easier for you to apply. Please contact

Recruitment process: Screening tasks in relation to the placement and successful candidates will be invited to a competency-based interview.

Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

Cancer Research UK are looking for two motivated and ambitious undergraduate students to join our Centre for Drug Development as a Student Clinical Study Coordinator. You will aid in the development of new cancer therapies by supporting the exploratory, pre-clinical, set-up, monitoring and archiving aspects of clinical trials in accordance with Cancer Research UK Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and policies, ICH GCP guidelines, European Union Directives, UK legislations and other regulatory requirements.

To find out more, read all details below. You can also hear from some of our past students.

The Centre for Drug Development (CDD) at Cancer Research UK consists of a diverse and experienced office-based team who sponsor and manage high-quality early phase clinical trials. We work in collaboration with leading scientists and clinicians around the UK to develop effective new anti-cancer treatments.

Here at the CDD, we’re offering a unique opportunity to gain valuable experience and training within a world class clinical research environment. Our placements will provide you with an exciting opportunity to develop key skills, which will help to open doors to future careers within this industry. During this placement year, the chosen candidates will be provided with training, mentorship, and exposure to key roles in drug development and pharmaceutical research.

We have 2 placements to offer and they last for 56 weeks, starting in July 2027 (Estimated start date 1st July 2027).

• Supporting project teams by co-ordinating internal and external meetings. Preparing for meetings and taking minutes as required.

• Performing Quality Control checks within the electronic Trial Master File (eTMF).

• Uploading documents to the eTMF on a regular basis.

• Co-ordinating Trial Master File reviews.

• Supporting clinical trial set up activities and assisting in the creation of clinical trial documents.

• Distributing essential documents such as protocols, investigator brochures, and clinical study reports to investigational sites, maintaining recipient logs/trackers to ensure availability of current documentation.

• Ensure sufficient stocks of study related consumables in-house and at investigational sites, creating and maintaining trackers where required.

• Coordinating pharmacokinetic (PK), pharmacodynamic (PD) and biopsy sample shipments for timely delivery and analysis between investigational sites and analysing laboratories.

• Archiving of Clinical Trial Documents if required.

• Other tasks delegated by the Clinical Operations Manager.

• Strong organisational and time management skills

• Exc…