Clinical Trial Monitor

MED04933

Faculty of Medicine

£45,700 - £55,240 per annum

Hammersmith Campus - On site only

Full time - Fixed term

About the role

We are looking for a successful and dynamic Clinical Trial Monitor/Manager to assist with running three multi-centre clinical trials, led by Professor Sudhin Thayyil in the Centre for Perinatal Neuroscience. The trials have a focus on hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, a birth related brain injury which impacts around three million babies every year, predominantly in low and middle-income countries. The trials are:

• PREVENT (Prevention of Epilepsy by reducing Neonatal Encephalopathy) study involving 60,000 women from several hospitals in India (NIHR RIGHT program). This is the world’s largest study on babies with birth related brain injury.
• EMBRACE trial (Erythropoietin Monotherapy in Neonatal Encephalopathy in Low- and Middle-income countries) in India and Bangladesh involving 500 babies from several hospitals in India and Bangladesh (Thrasher foundation).
• COMET (Cooling in Mild Encephalopathy) trial involving 430 babies with mild encephalopathy from 40 NHS hospitals funded by NIHR HTA program.

What you would be doing

As the Clinical Trial Monitor/Manager, you would be working primarily on the PREVENT and EMBRACE studies. You will assist with the management and monitoring of the trials and helping with data analysis and publication preparation. This will include building partnerships with overseas stakeholders, ensuring ethical approvals are maintained, and leading on development and delivery of the monitoring plan. You will work closely with the COMET trial’s Clinical Trial Manager and the EMBRACE study’s Clinical Project Manager, to ensure coordinated submission of regulatory and financial reporting.

What we are looking for

• You should be a motivated individual with experience in working on clinical trials of investigational medicinal products, enabling you to provide efficient regulatory / administrative support.
• You should be educated to Degree level, or have extensive experience working on clinical trials.
• You should have in depth working knowledge of the current EU Clinical Trials Directive, UK Clinical Trials regulations, Principles of GCP, Data Protection Act and Research Governance Framework legislation and proven ability to apply these to the coordination of clinical trials.

What we can offer you

• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution
• Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 38 days off a year)

Further information

This is a full-time, fixed term post until 31 December 2025.

You will be based at Imperial’s Hammersmith Campus in East Acton. Please note that this is an office-based post, and may require extensive travelling within the UK and overseas.

Should you require any further details on the role please contact Professor Sudhin Thayyil (s.thayyil@imperial.ac.uk)

Available documents

• Download: Job Description Clinical Trial Monitor MED04933.Pdf
• Download: Employee Benefits Booklet.Pdf

Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities mentioned above.