Clinical Trials Assistant

Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Oxford

About the Role 

We are looking for a Clinical Trials Assistant to join our team at the Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit (ORTU). The Clinical Trials Assistant will support the trial management team in setting up and managing recruiting sites and to provide administrative support to the EMPIRE Clinical Research Collaboration. This is a key role within the ORTU, ensuring the smooth and effective running of operations, and providing day-to-day professional support for studies and their collaborators.  

You will be the first contact for all sites, supporting and being responsible for the set-up, greenlighting and ongoing oversight of the recruiting sites for various studies currently managed by ORTU. 

About You 

Applicants should have a good level of education and numerical skills (A-level standard or equivalent) or have a combination of training and relevant experience. 

You will also need to demonstrate that you have: 

• Excellent communication and organisation skills. 
• Excellent attention to detail 
• An ability to work as a member of a team but also operate independently. 
• Previous experience of working in a similar role in a clinical and/or academic environment.

Having an understanding of Good Clinical Practice and the regulations and guidelines applicable to clinical trials in the UK would be a desirable attribute for this post. 

About the Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit  

The Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit (ORTU) is a Clinical Trials Unit which specialises in the design, delivery and administration of trials across the scope of Respiratory Medicine.

We run national and international trials related to our own academic areas, as well as supporting trials led by other teams. Our scope of work includes clinical trials at all phases, including translational studies, phase II discovery studies and multicentre definitive randomised trials.

Benefits of working 

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs 

See https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits for more information.

Application Process

“Committed to equality and valuing diversity” 

The post is part time and fixed-term for 12 months in the first instance.

Hybrid working will be considered. Please contact Emma Hedley emma.hedley@ndm.ox.ac.uk for further information. 

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via the above ‘Apply’ button. You will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. The supporting statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description. Click here for more information and advice on how to write an effective supporting statement.

Only applications received before 12:00 midday on 31/10/2025 will be considered.

Interviews are due to take place on 19/11/2025.

Contact Person: HR Team

Pay Scale: STANDARD GRADE 5

Contact Email: exp.med-hr@ndm.ox.ac.uk

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