Job Description

Ref Number

B02-09026

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

43,374 51,860

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

Yes

Closing Date

23-Jul-2025

About us

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The Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre (CTC) is a UKCRC registered and NCRI Clinical Trials Unit group member: https://www.ctc.ucl.ac.uk/. It is a major research department within the UCL Cancer Institute (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/cancer/), which consists of over 400 scientists working together to translate research discoveries into developing safer and more effective therapies for cancer patients. The CTC Director is Professor Allan Hackshaw.



The CTC is responsible for the development, design and conduct of clinical trials to evaluate new approaches to the treatment or early detection of cancer. It is one of the largest cancer trials centres in the UK, conducting predominantly multicentre phase II and III trials using survival, tumour response or quality of life as endpoints; as well as large-scale cancer screening studies, and observational studies. There is an expanding portfolio of phase I, II and feasibility studies, some with biological endpoints, and most trials now include a translational research component. The CTC is conducting more than 110 national and international trials (ongoing or in set-up) with more than 115 members of staff, involving the recruitment of several thousand patients.



Currently the CTC portfolio is divided into 4 trial groups: (i) Haematological and Brain cancers; (ii) Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal tract, Head & Neck, Prostate cancers and Sarcoma, (iii) Gynaecological and Lung cancers; and (iv) Advanced Therapies. These groups reflect the type of work currently undertaken within the CTC. However, the CTC works flexibly and adapts to changing needs of the local and national research environment, and so these groups and divisions may evolve over time.

About the role

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The main purpose of the post is to conduct monitoring visits at participating trial sites to ensure that: the rights, safety and well-being of human subjects are being protected, reported trial data are accurate, and the trial is being conducted in compliance with the protocol and applicable regulatory requirements, including Good Clinical Practice. The postholder will work on specific CTC trials with on-site/remote monitoring requirements and will also support CTC trial teams in the preparation of monitoring documentation and assist with centralised monitoring of documents submitted by trial sites.



The CTC offers hybrid working with staff being able to work flexibly between our office and home, along with core hours and flexible start/finish times. Staff are expected to work onsite for a minimum of 60% of their time (3 days per week for full time staff), however given the nature of this post and the regular off-site visits required, this would be flexible.

This post is available as a 12-month secondment for internal UCL employees only, or a 12-month fixed-term contract for external applicants to provide maternity cover. Please advise if you are applying for the secondment or the fixed term post on your application to assist with shortlisting.

About you

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The postholder will have significant knowledge of the biomedical or life sciences area (e.g. BSc in related field), as well as familiarity with current clinical trial and research regulatory requirements (in particular the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations, UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research and GDPR), relevant national requirements and associated guidance documents, all as amended. An understanding of monitoring processes and risk-based monitoring and experience of report writing is essential.

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:


41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Additional 5 days annual leave purchase scheme Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan Relocation scheme for certain posts On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.


The CTC also offers hybrid working - with staff being able to work flexibly between our office and home - along with UCL core hours and flexible start/finish times.

The UCL Ways of Working for professional services supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work - please see www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.



You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/