Clinical Research Assistant

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

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The Clinical Research Assistant will be a member of the “Technical” research team at Eurofins Alba Science Ltd.

They will be responsible for assisting with the delivery of a portfolio of clinical studies including the adherence to regulatory processes within the department. In addition to clinical/volunteer-based tasks, their role will include document generation and control, study tracking and logistics, data collection, adherence to Good Clinical Practice and Research Governance and assisting in the continued improvement of study techniques, processes, and the quality of our research data. There will be daily liaison with the study management team as directed.

The job duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of the role. The duties and responsibilities, and the balance between the elements in the role, may change or vary over time depending on the specific needs, at a specific point in time, or due to changing needs in the department.

Identify eligible volunteers for recruitment to participate from volunteer database or screening records.

Scheduling times for volunteer visits and performing the accordant administration on the database.

Ensure relevant documents are available for all research subjects.

Complete all documentation relating to volunteer participation, including database demographic data records, Case Report Forms (CRF’s) and electronic research records.

Deal with telephone enquiries from volunteers, external and internal customers giving responses where this is within the post holder’s area of knowledge and ensuring that appropriate personnel are informed if appropriate in order for further actions to be taken.

Interact with study participants in relation to the requirements of the study and be able to work without supervision in some areas.

Regular communication with relevant Project Managers/Senior Management and immediately on identifying untoward events.

Provide day-to-day support to other members of staff and members of staff new to the work area.

Work closely with Project Managers, Project Leaders, Consultants and other members of the research team to maintain support for all study participants.

Assist the Quality Manager, Department Head(s) and or the Project Manager to ensure that the study is conducted efficiently and in line with GCP.

Responsible for the testing, preparation, storage and shipping of research samples

Dispensation and preparation of study test materials employing correct sample containers, sample labels, etc in line with standard operating procedures and the study protocol.

Preparation, assessment and testing of volunteers participating in research, including observations & recording of skin responses, instrument data and other appropriate measurements as required.

Be able to instruct study participants on the study procedures and use (where appropriate) of test materials/devices.

To assist with ensuring that all aspects of the study schedule are adhered to and that results are available (to other teams) on time.

Plan and prioritise own work activities.

To assist & organise study set-up and preparation.

Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, and discussions with Project Manager and or appropriate consultants and arranging appropriate appointments as per the study protocol.

Maintain required records of study activity including case report forms, test material dispensation records, or regulatory forms.

Responsible for the monitoring and maintenance of clinical stock levels and clerical store levels, ensuring effective and economic use of resources.

To prepare data for reporting and study files for archiving.

To assist with responding to QA audits throughout the life cycle of studies including study inspections, data, and report audits.

Prepare and maintain research and department equipment as directed.

Undertake the safe and competent handling of dry ice for frozen shipments of samples.

To assist in general housekeeping of the company premises.

Excellent communication skills

Ability to implement local, national and international quality standards

Be familiar with and work to audit and study protocols.

Good organisation and planning skills.

Problem solving skills

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement

Annual Leave Sellback Scheme

Additional Annual Leave at Employees set service dates

Company Pension Plan

Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)

Healthcare Cash Plan (6+ months service)

Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes

Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential

Health and Wellbeing Programmes

Worldwide career opportunities

We also have in place rewards recognising the great work our employees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.

Your data

As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.

Closing Date

We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/