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Clinical Ward Manager,

In this role you will lead in the clinical delivery and quality of multiple clinical studies conducted within the Clinical Unit Cambridge, with involvement from protocol development to execution and final study report.

You will use expertise in the management of clinical conduct of multiple studies in the Clinical Unit Cambridge.

Lead operational excellence, quality and data integrity in study conduct, ensuring successful implementation of all study procedures.

Connect clinically with the institutes in and around Cambridge stretching into the London area and in the experimental medicine network to work collaboratively and share best practices in experimental medicine studies.

Ensure all studies proceed in accordance with the protocol, CUC procedures, company policies, ICH/GCP, regulatory and ethical requirements.

Ensure subject safety and medical well being at all times and delivers immediate treatment in the event of a medical emergency.

Lead, direct and train clinical staff in the conduct of all studies.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following…

• Responsible for reviewing and contributing to study protocols, Study Reference Manuals and Patient Information Sheets ensuring site specific considerations have been included.
• Responsible for leading a number of teams of nursing and technical staff in the clinical conduct of multiple clinical studies both internally and externally.
• Demonstrates sound clinical and ethical judgment to ensure that studies are conducted in the correct ethical and scientific manner, adequately documented and any deviations or discrepancies dealt with contemporaneously.
• Responsible for the set up and maintenance of the CUC electronic study Case Report Forms and and/or associated source documents ensuring data integrity.
• Participate in development, review, finalization and delivery of high quality key clinical study documents in order to meet study timelines.
• Maintains accurate and complete records consistent with company policy and legal and regulatory requirements.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Degree Registered Nurse with critical care experience or acute nursing experience.
• Sound understanding and experience in the conduct of clinical pharmacology studies.
• Broad understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and the clinical development process
• Demonstrates solid technical expertise and working familiarity with a number of methods, techniques, procedures and processes.
• Demonstrates competence in planning and executing multiple tasks.
• ALS/ILS/BLS certified.

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• MSc / Certificate in clinical research
• A proven track record of successful study set up and delivery
• Competence and/or thorough knowledge of HTA, ICH GCP, GMP and GxP requirements, regulatory and ethical requirements, SOPs and policies.
• Ability to establish and build internal and external relationships at all levels in a highly dynamic and matrix environment
• Proven expertise in the proactive identification of issues which may impact clinical studies coupled with the ability to contribute to solutions affecting cross-functional matrix teams.

Closing Date for Applications – 28th August 2024 (COB)

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