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We are seeking to appoint a Research Administrator to join the Translational Genetics Team, under leadership of Prof Clare Turnbull. This position would suit someone with an interest in cancer and/or genetics clinical research, who wants to be involved with delivery of patient care within the NHS.
The team are coordinating two clinical transformational programmes, via the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, which involve implementation and evaluation of new streamlined, patient-directed pathways (BRCA-DIRECT) for delivery of genetic testing to identify people with inherited risk of developing cancer.
The post-holder will work with closely with the Research Genetic Counsellor and Nurse within the team, as well as clinical genetics and laboratory colleagues, to support day-to-day running of the programmes, including management of patient records and samples and provision of administrative support to patients via a telephone hotline or email. The post holder will also provide general support to team members and external collaborators involved in a variety of research projects.
Key requirements
The successful candidate must have excellent attention-to-detail and organisational skills, with a degree in a relevant subject or prior experience of research and/or NHS administration.
This role involves working directly with patients. The successful candidate must therefore demonstrate the ability to interact professionally and compassionately with patients, and be able to maintain confidentiality.
Department/directorate information
The post will be situated in the Translational Genetics team (team lead: Prof Clare Turnbull), which consists of both clinically-focussed translational research and analytical/bioinformatics research.
Professor Turnbull leads on two large Cancer Research UK grants, BRCA-DIRECT (https://www.brca-direct.org/) and CanGene-CanVar (http://cangene-canvaruk.org/), and undertakes a range of clinically-focused translational research work on susceptibility, somatic and functional cancer genomics.
We encourage all applicants to access the job pack attached for more detailed information regarding this role. For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Bethany Torr (Scientific Programme Manager) via email: Turnbull.Lab@icr.ac.uk.
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We look forward to receiving applications from all candidates, wherever in the world they are currently based. We will select those who display the potential to become, or to support, the world leading cancer researchers of the future based on their application and performance at interview. However, we particularly welcome British applicants from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, as they are under-represented within the ICR and nationwide in STEM roles.
