In House Clinical Research Associate - Maidenhead, United Kingdom - Fortrea

Fortrea

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Maidenhead, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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In House Clinical Research Associate (Internship entry)_

Are you looking for an internship working in an excited and dynamic industry contributing to drug development?

Company Overview

At Fortrea, we believe in the power of science to change lives.

Fortrea brings together the innovation and agility of a new, global CRO backed by 30 years of experience to provide our customers comprehensive clinical development and commercialization services for biopharmaceutical products.

By merging the energy and agility of a new company with three decades of experience and unparalleled clinical data, Fortrea partners with emerging and large biopharma, medical device, and diagnostic companies to drive healthcare innovation and improve the lives of patients.

Here, you can join our more than 19,000 employees, serving global clients, as we work together to make a real impact on people's lives.

Join us to drive innovations that advance healthcare solutions.

Global Internship Program:
Exciting Opportunity to be part of the Fortrea 2024 Global Internship Program

We offer real work assignments that compliment an education in STEM+ Healthcare and Business disciplines, are challenging and recognized to the organization as valuable.

In addition, we encourage professional development and career exploration through program workshops, each designed to help students prepare for a thriving career in our industry.

In addition to departmental and professional development work, our interns have the opportunity:

To showcase their work to senior management, their supervisor and mentors
Participate in a group philanthropic project as part of our dedication to the community

Capitalize on a dedicated training and development program that will support your scientific and professional career aspirations, and take pride in delivering scientific work that helps save the lives of millions of people around the world.

Our Department

In the UK and Ireland, our Clinical Operations Delivery Department are involved in clinical trials at all stages, from Phase I to Phase IV.

We work closely with many Hospitals and Research Centres (sites) to undertake the research and whilst our roles are not patient facing, we facilitate patient recruitment whilst also monitoring the data generated and collected, to ensure patient safety and data integrity (important for the final clinical study report analysis).

This internship will give you an insight into several roles in our Department including our Start Up and Clinical Operations Team.

In the role you will learn all about how clinical trials are organised and about the many different people needed to successfully bring new medications to the market

Responsibilities/Job Duties

As an intern, you will be a fundamental member of our clinical research teams and support the setup, execution and closure of clinical trials in the UK and Ireland.

Tasks and responsibilities of the role include:

Working closely with Clinical Research Associates and the Start Up team for each study/site to support with tasks such as obtaining missing information or requesting actions to be completed
Reviewing documentation for each study to ensure all required documents are filed and obtain copies of any missing documents (

Trial Master File:
all documents used in a clinical trial must be kept, filed and stored for many years in case regulators want to review at a later date)

Reviewing study updates provided by the Project team to ensure required tasks are completed
Assisting with the initial outreach and feasibility for potential new clinical trials in the UK and Ireland
Review of the electronic Case Report Forms (database where all patient results are stored) to identify any missing or incorrect data and follow up with the hospital sites to correct
Tracking and processing of invoices received from hospital sites to ensure they are within the contract and budget
Liaise with hospital sites to ensure they have enough clinical trial supplies for patient visits and facilitate reordering
Assist the Clinical Research Associate or Project team with adhoc tasks to facilitate smooth running of the clinical trial

Education/Experience

We are looking for someone who:

Is currently studying for a Life Science degree
Can work well in a team and can work autonomously
Is confident and has good communication skills
Is well organised and able to understand the need to prioritise tasks
Who may have completed a placement year in a relevant or related company/industry
Would be willing to be based in the Maidenhead office (either based locally or willing to relocate to Maidenhead/surrounding areas)

Fortrea is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

As an EOE/AA employer, Fortrea strives for diversity and inclusion in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind.

We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications of the individual and do not d