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This is a one-year industrial placement, for a Clinical Trial Assistant in the UK Clinical Operations Team at Janssen. Experience is not required for this role, however a good understanding of life sciences and a desire to be involved in the development of new medicines is essential.
Who is Janssen?
Janssen is a pharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson. We are dedicated to addressing and solving some of the most important unmet medical needs of our time in oncology (haematology and solid cancers), immunology, neuroscience, infectious diseases and vaccines, and cardiovascular (pulmonary hypertension and ophthalmology).
Our mission is to transform individual lives and fundamentally change the way diseases are managed, interpreted, and prevented. We believe that challenging something is the best way to change it. So every day, in more than 150 countries, we bring cutting-edge science and the most creative minds in the industry together to think differently about diseases.
We aim not only to innovate but also to empower people with the tools they need to make informed decisions and achieve the best possible results for their health.
Position Summary
You will join our team in the role of a Clinical Trial Assistant and will be given exposure to many aspects of the Clinical Trials process. This is primarily an office-based role.
Working within a study team, you will provide clinical trial operational support across many different disease areas. These tasks are associated with trial start-up, execution and close out, mainly in phases II-III of clinical trial development. Activities are assigned by the Clinical Operations Clinical Research Managers, Local Trial Managers and Clinical Research Associates (Site Managers).
Throughout the course of the placement, we seek to provide extensive experience in multiple disease areas and across different aspects of conducting a clinical trial.
You will be encouraged to become familiar with the regulatory and ethical frameworks, including the principles of International Committee of Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP).
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Contribute to UK study management team meetings (face-to-face or virtual).
- Update the clinical trial management system
- Perform quality review checks of the filing system to ensure inspection readiness at all times.
- Ensure current versions of the required trial documents, trial-related materials and supplies are distributed to the hospital site within required timeframes.
- Support the UK study team perform as assessment of hospital site feasibility (the ability to conduct a clinical trial).
- Support to collect/prepare documents required for study start-up/submission to Health Research Authority and Ethics Committees.
- Collect, file and archive study documents.
- Collaborate with the student cohort on fundraising and charity events.
- Support the onboarding activities of placement student successors.
Qualifications
Requirements of the Role
- Successful completion of the first two years of a degree course.
- A minimum of a 2:1 achieved in the first year of a Life Sciences degree (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nursing, Pharmacy).
- Good Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) skills
Key Skills and Competencies
- Passionate and enthusiastic for working in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Motivated to develop and learn.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral forms.
- Analytical, with good problem-solving skills.
- Flexible and adaptable team player, who actively contributes to the team.
- Actively seeks feedback, appreciates and uses to learn.
- Bounces back quickly from mistakes; learns and moves on quickly.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Seeks opportunities to learn and grow professionally.
- Takes initiative, can prioritise and manage own workload autonomously.
- Proficient Digital literacy, Good interpersonal skills. and the ability to collaborate and balance multiple priorities
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Please note that we plan to close for first round of applications on 31st October, but could close earlier if we receive too many applications.