Assistant Trial Manager

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public & global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.

We are based within the Clinical Trials Unit at LSHTM, the largest school of public health in Europe. We work collaboratively with health professionals world-wide to conduct large multi-centre clinical trials aimed at improving patient outcomes in life threatening emergencies. We have an international reputation for practice changing clinical trials, including the CRASH-2 trial (20,000 patients with traumatic bleeding) which identified tranexamic acid as a lifesaving treatment for trauma victims and the WOMAN trial (20,000 women with postpartum bleeding) that showed that tranexamic acid also reduces deaths from bleeding after birth. 

We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Assistant Trial Manager. The successful candidate will support the Trial Manager; play a key role in the daily Trial Management aspects of clinical trials being conducted by our team. Ensuring professional and courteous service to trial collaborators, delivery in a reliable and compliant manner, in accordance with clinical trials regulations and ethical requirements. 

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject or equivalent relevant experience & proven relevant experience working in research/regulated clinical trials. Excellent written, oral communication, numeric and organisational skills and the ability to prioritise to meet deadlines are essential. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term for 12 months with potential for extension subject to funding. The post is available immediately.

The salary will be on the Professional Services scale Grade 4 in the range £33,111-£37,298 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part-time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London.

Applications should be made on-line via our jobs website, by clicking the 'Apply' button, above, and will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date.

Any queries may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk. 

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable. 

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.

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