Clinical Research Senior Administrator

We are seeking a new Clinical Research Senior Administrator, who will be based in the award-winning Oak Cancer Centre in Sutton, Surrey, with an expectation of at least 60% onsite working and up to 40% home working.

About the Role

The Clinical Research Senior Administrator is a member of The Royal Marsden’s Clinical Research Directorate, sitting within the Joint Clinical Research & Development Core Services. The purpose of the role is to support the governance and operations function and researchers, at both The Royal Marsden and the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), with the efficient administrative oversight and processing of applications for external grant funding, and also efficient administrative oversight and processing clinical research business activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for all research funding meetings, including managing distribution lists, preparing agendas and papers, inviting participants, taking notes, and ensuring follow-up of agreed actions.
• Provide proactive administrative coordination and support to staff preparing research funding applications, working with researchers and relevant professional services teams.
• Coordinate the internal review and approval process for research funding applications, including coordination of costings and application/contractual sign-off.
• Undertake first-line quality checks of completed R&D-TEM-85 costing template, checking for completeness, internal consistency, and any apparent discrepancies, and identifying and escalating queries as appropriate before they progress for review and approval.