Clinical Trial Assistant

About the Role:

Clinical Trial Assistant (Full-time, fixed term for 12 months)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Trial Assistant to support Trial Managers and senior operations staff at the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit.

The post would be ideal for a graduate and/or someone interested in pursuing a career in clinical research and will enable the successful candidate to gain experience, within a UK Clinical Research Collaboration registered trials unit, in a variety of prestigious research studies.

You must have excellent communication, organisational and administration skills, and have a relevant degree and/or equivalent experience of working in a busy research or administration role. 

The post is available from 1 December 2025 on a full-time basis for a fixed term period of 12 months, with potential for extension dependent on funding.

Benefits include:

• 34 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University Customary days.
• Family and Work-life balance policies including considerable maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave.
• Generous pension scheme with life cover for dependants, plus incapacity cover.
• Health and Wellbeing: discounted access to Sportspark facilities, relaxation rooms, 320 acres of rolling parkland, wellbeing walks, Wellbeing Ambassador network, medical centre, Occupational Health and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Campus Facilities: Sportspark, library, nursery, supermarket, post office, bars and catering outlets.
• Exclusive shopping discounts to help cut the cost of household bills, childcare salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle to Work scheme and public transport discounts.
• Personal Development: unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning courses, specialist advice and training from our Organisational Development and Professional Learning Team.

Closing date: 7 November 2025

The University holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality.

Further Information

For further information, including the Job Description and Person Specification, please see the Candidate Brochure by clicking the 'Apply' button above. 

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Matt Hammond, Deputy Director of the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit, via m.hammond@uea.ac.uk

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