Research and Innovation Administrator

In order to support our growth as a centre of excellence in research, we are looking to recruit two (2) Band 4 R&I Administrators to the R&I Site Team within The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. The Site Team forms part of the Research and Innovation (R&I) division. These posts are offered as a permanent contract /week.

The posts are an integral part of the R&I Division’s core function which exists to provide an efficient support service for the research delivery teams and both internal and external researchers enabling the Trust to deliver its research ambitions. We are seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals, who can demonstrate a good understanding of clinical research, GCP and clinical governance.

Applicants should be qualified to at least diploma level, or have an equivalent level of experience and, as a minimum, must meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification of the job description.

The roles are ideal for individuals who are keen to develop their experience in clinical trials administration.

Working closely with colleagues across the R&I division, the roles offer a wide variety of duties and responsibilities, including but not limited to supporting the processing of amendments, research related agreements and research passports. The roles provide general administrative support to facilitate the management of research projects within the trust, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and governance requirements. This includes assisting with the archiving function by collecting and processing research projects which need to be sent to long term storage.

The ideal candidates will demonstrate strong communication and organisational skills and the ability to work well both in a team and using their own initiative.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.

• Facilitate the review and processing of all research-related agreements including but not limited to clinical trial agreements, confidential disclosure agreements and service-level agreements.
• Liaise closely with reviewers/legal experts to aid timely approval and processing of such agreements. Work in collaboration with the delivery teams to prioritise study contracts where appropriate.
• Assist with the processing of amendments for Sponsor Authorisation for Christie-sponsored projects and issuing notification of no objections for hosted projects where applicable in accordance with regulatory and research governance requirements.
• Coordinate and track the review and sign-off of Honorary Research Contracts and Letters of Access for researchers.
• Ensure internal and external timelines for processing contracts, amendments and research passports/letters of access are adhered to.
• Support the R&I Coordinators in processing new research projects as required.
• Assist with the production of reports to summarise activity…