Commercial Clinical Trials Officer - London, United Kingdom - Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Salary:

- £30,366 - £37,503

National minimum: £30,366 £33,985 London minimum: £34,192 £37,503
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Loan
Secondment
Length of employment:
This role is being advertised on a permanent basis. If preferable, Loan or Secondment options will also be available for existing Civil Servants (Loan) and applicants from accredited NDPBs (Secondment).

Business area:

DHSC
Chief Scientific Adviser
Science, Research & Evidence
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
2Contents

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Leeds, LondonAbout the job

Job summary:

In DHSC, we are proud of our purpose - to enable everyone to live more independent, healthier lives for longer.

To achieve this, and create a great place to work, we have four values:
we are inclusive, we constantly improve, we challenge, and we are agile. If this sounds like an environment you'd like to work in, we'd love to hear from you.

The UK has an exceptional Life Sciences sector, and its continued growth - underpinned by Government Life Sciences Vision and the UK Vision for Clinical Research Delivery - is a fundamental pillar of the UK's ambition to become a science superpower.

A key driver of this growth is clinical research, which is an essential step in developing the next generation of medicines and medical technology, harnessing the power of the UK's research infrastructure and delivering benefits to patients and the public worldwide.

The recently published O'Shaughnessy Review recommended a series of measures to reinvigorate clinical trial activity and create an environment where innovative commercial clinical trials can flourish.

The Government has accepted the recommendations and established a Commercial Clinical Trials team within the Science Research and Evidence Directorate of DHSC to ensure effective delivery.

Job description:

This post will support the Commercial Clinical Trials team as we develop and implement this programme of work, including working with partners and stakeholders across UK government, industry, academia, medical research charities and the NHS.

The role will help to ensure that the team operates efficiently, and our governance processes are robust.

The successful applicant will need excellent organisational skills, be able to prioritise efficiently and keep track of and monitor progress on a wide range of issues to ensure work is prioritised and deadlines are met.

They will also need a flexible approach to managing conflicting priorities and an ability to establish strong relationships with a wide range of people across DHSC, the Office for Life Sciences and external partners.

This is a fantastic opportunity to help drive forward UK clinical research in a developmental role that is varied, challenging and frequently fast paced.

Person specification:

Supporting the delivery and management of a programme of work to further enhance the UK's clinical trial delivery, enabling the UK to lead globally. This will include coordinating the programme to ensure it meets its milestones and deliverables.
Building effective governance and assurance processes to oversee delivery of key priorities, holding delivery partners to account and reassuring the programme's Senior Responsible Office and our ministers.
Providing data and information to support the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the programme and of UK clinical research.
Maintaining relationships with NHS England, the National Institute for Health Research, the Office for Life Sciences, research regulators, Devolved Administrations and across DHSC to enable effective programme management and delivery.
Responding to parliamentary business and producing briefing to support senior colleagues and ministers.

Key skills and experience required for the role

Essential

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including communicating in a straightforward, honest, and engaging manner.
Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, building and maintaining strong professional relationships.
Strong delivery and organisational skills to ensure tasks are completed by deadlines.
Ability to take initiative, understand own level of responsibility and work independently when required to meet policy objectives.
Ability to deal with ambiguity and flex approach as the needs of the programme evolve.
Ability to prioritise and adjust approach to deliver competing priorities.
Experience of project management.

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