Clinical Operations Industrial Placement

Job description

·  Job facts

Who we are

We're innovation, curiosity and diversity. As a global leader in research-focused healthcare, we're constantly learning and growing – and seeking people who share these goals.

Clinical Operations in the UK comprises both global and local roles made up of hundreds of people, who run phase I - IV trials across a wide number of indications. We get new innovative medicines to patients in accordance with global Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards, ensuring patient safety and that data collected from our patients is of a high quality. We workto implementSmarter trialsthat accelerate development timelines so that Roche can help patients faster.

As an Industrial Placement in Clinical Operations, you will play a key role in supporting with key tasks across a broad range of topics, ultimately helping accelerate drug development and successful execution of clinical trials.

The Positions:

Country Clinical Operations UK (CCO-UK)

CCO-UK Is made up of over 150 people, primarily project managers and clinical trial monitors, who run over 120 phase I - IV trials in the UK across a wide number of indications. Partnering with NHS hospitals and institutions up and down the country, we get new innovative medicines to patients in accordance with UK regulations.

Industrial Placement Students (IPS) sit within our Business Support Group, who are responsible for Vendor, Resource & Contract Management, as well as clinical study start up and portfolio analysis. As an IPS, you will get involved in a number of activities supporting a number of people across the group and the wider department.

Key activities include working closely with our clinical trial sites (Hospitals across the UK) to help manage our clinical trial finances and invoicing, in addition to helping build and organise agreements with our trial sites and vendors. You will form a key member within our safety team to process adverse event reporting of trial subject, and submitting serious adverse reaction safety information to our UK ethics committees. You will help run reports and analysis to ensure adequate oversight of activities, such as trial master file maintenance, budget compliance and recruitment performance - as well as supporting our resourcing team manage the workload of a department of over 150 people.

Working in a Clinical Operations Department, you will also have the chance to work with study teams on an as needs basis, to provide additional support for key milestones - providing the opportunity to visit some of our clinical trial sites - helping grow your knowledge of drug development in the UK.

Global Clinical Operations

Is made up of two Therapeutic Areas, Oncology and Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Ophthalmology and Neuroscience (I20N). Globally we are based at five headquarter sites; Basel, South San Francisco, Mississauga, Shanghai and Welwyn Garden City.

Individuals from both therapeutic areas are responsible for providing operational knowledge, leadership and expertise and act as the interface between Roche and external parties for optimal portfolio/program/study delivery.

IPS will sit within Operations and become part of the study community. IPS will work closely with Global Study Managers, who are responsible for effective and efficient leadership and delivery of all operational components across study start up, conduct and close-out in accordance with the appropriate quality standards including Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and applicable regulations.

IPS will have the opportunity to experience and potentially contribute to the following:

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Clinical operations activities to ensure delivery during the lifecycle of phase I to IV studies

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Development and management of study timelines, risk and quality plans and the evaluation of study resource needs

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Development and management of clinical study budget within the financial management systems

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Providing day-to-day operational management of CROs and vendors to ensure delivery against contracted scope of work

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Forecasting of clinical/non-clinical supplies

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Identifying areas of best practice, innovation and process improvements

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Ensuring study adherence to GCP and Standard Operations Procedures (SOPs)

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Non study related activities, for example forums

IPS will be part of the study community and included in working groups where they will have the opportunity to meet, work and collaborate with staff in other functions outside of Operations, such as Clinical Science, Safety and Biometrics, Clinical Country Operations and Business Insights & Analytics to gain a broader understanding of roles in the Pharmaceutical industry.​

About You

An ongoing university education in a scientific degree is required. You will have strong planning and organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities at the same time. You will have good communication skills and be customer focused. Candidates must also be professional, reliable, team-orientated and friendly.

If you feel you have the commitment to teamwork and innovation that we are seeking, then Roche is the organisation for you.

We are looking for seven IPS to sit across, UK, Oncology, and I2ON Clinical Operations.

Application Process:

Stage 1:

CV, Cover Letter

Please ensure you include a CV and cover letter with your application. As part of your cover letter, Roche is keen to understand your motivation in applying for this position. You should, therefore, provide responses to the following questions:

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What is your key motivation for applying for this placement?

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What skills and experience will you bring in relation to what the role will require?

Your cover letter should not exceed one page.

Video Interview

Once a HR review has been completed you will be invited to complete a Video Interview to support your application.

Stage 2:

Assessment Centre

If successful at the Video, CV and Cover Letter screen, you will be invited to the final stage of the application process. This will include a face to face interview, and relevant activities critical for the role, giving you a taste of Roche and the placement.

The Assessment centre day will take placelate January early February (tbc)

·  Who we are

Our UK Pharmaceutical head office is situated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, with beautiful countryside surrounding the area. Supported by major motorways & airports as well as being a 30 minute train ride to London, access is easy. Our award-winning office, known as Hexagon Place, was opened in 2005 and provides a modern, flexible working environment with facilities that are second-to-none. Around 2,000 people work at our Welwyn office in Global Early Development (pRED), Global Product Development (PD), Commercial (Rx) and our Corporate functions. Roche offer a competitive salary plus the excellent benefits you would expect from a blue-chip organisation. There is a fully equipped gym on-site, a library and information centre, and an active sports and social club. We also have a subsidised staff restaurant providing foods to cater for every taste throughout the day. At the heart of the building is an informal meeting area known as The Street which features a coffee shop, snack machine and cashpoint. A second building on-site, called The Hub, contains modern meeting room and conference facilities. Roche promotes personal well-being and work-life balance. Therefore, flexible working options will be considered for all roles at Roche UK.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.