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Register Your Interest - Clinical Trial Coordinator Student Placement
We offer exciting 12-month placement opportunities to students that are looking to work with us to deliver on our mission to save and improve lives. A placement with us will give you the opportunity to collaborate alongside clinical trial professionals, bring your own ideas and share real responsibility whilst delivering on meaningful projects alongside a passionate, diverse and inclusive workforce.
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As part of the Clinical Trial Operations team, you will work as trainee Clinical Trial Co-Ordinator:
- Providing office-based support to the teams that work on our company clinical programs in the UK & ROI
- The opportunity to conduct on-site monitoring support at trial sites based in the UK under supervision.
Throughout your twelve months here, you will be given the opportunity to gain a full insight into the principles and practices of a Clinical Research Department within a global company. Working in a professional and friendly environment, you will support the members of our study teams, whilst developing your knowledge and practical skills in setting up and conducting clinical trials. Experiences will include on-site monitoring support to our Clinical research Associates and training on our clinical management systems and processes.
Key tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Work on assigned project(s) under supervision
- Assist the study team in their daily activities
- Understand, develop and manage study documents relating to regulatory and ethics submissions
- Support generation of study budgets and review payments
- on-site monitoring support at trial sites under supervision.
- Participate in department level events such as Department and Townhall meetings and visits by internal or external guests
Technical Specifications
- You will be looking to complete a 12-month placement in your third or penultimate year of study, returning to your course at the end of the placement
- Studying a degree in Biomedical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences or a related life sciences discipline
- Studied A-Levels in Biology and Chemistry (or equivalent qualification)
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Demonstrates an appreciation of current topics in clinical research and clinical trial conduct
We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we “follow the science” and that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. And we believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.
Our Clinical Research and Pharmacovigilance teams push the boundaries of global healthcare through research and innovation. Through clinical trials and surveillance, we ensure the safety and efficacy of our existing and pipeline products to produce safe, effective, innovative medicine.
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At MSD, we are inspired by a shared vision and mission to save and improve lives. For 130 years, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases in pursuit of our mission to save and improve lives.
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