Administrator

FORTREA IN LEEDS – WHERE MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS BEGIN

Fortrea’s cutting-edge Clinical Research Unit in Leeds is the crown jewel of our global operations. This state-of-the-art, 65,000 ft² facility is 7-minute walk from the train station and where life-saving medicines begin their journey.

You’ll be part of a team that asks one crucial question: will this new medicine be safe? Every day, you’ll witness groundbreaking research in action. And when a drug you’ve worked on is approved, you’ll know you’ve helped change lives across the globe.

This is where you come in because we are now expanding our team of GP Report Administrators.

This is a zero-hours, Bank position.

• You´ll be available to work office-based, Monday to Friday, office hours, with the potential to work up to 37 hours per week. However, you may not be guaranteed these hours every week as these will vary depending on business needs.

WHY IS THIS A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY?

This job really offers an excellent entry point into a career in clinical trials. You will gain a profound insight into how clinical trials are executed, as you will interact with multiple departments and will witness first-hand new medicines research as they are being conducted in real time. When the drug you worked with gets approved, you know you´ll touch many patient´s lives around the world.

Support us on our mission "To help make life-changing healthcare solutions possible". Apply now and be part of an extraordinary journey.

WHO YOU ARE

You may bring some previous experience from a clinical setting, or you may be taking your first step into a career in clinical research. Either way we want to hear from you. What´s important for us is:

• You bring administrative experience, gained at a general office setting, ideally in a Healthcare environment.
• Excellent telephone manners.
• Able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• GCSE education

This opportunity is for you if you thrive in an environment that is:

• Fast paced
• Changing priorities constantly
• Technology based

Preferred:

• Knowledge of medical terminology.

ON A NORMAL DAY, YOU WILL…

New medicines discovery is based on clinical trials. In our Leeds Clinical Research Unit we perform the first stage of testing in human subjects: phase 1 studies.

You will be the link between Fortrea and our participants´ General Practitioners (GPs) surgery and physician offices, responsible for obtaining subjects’ medical reports from GP and handling all the inquiries pertaining to study participation. Mainly you will:

• Receive GP Report Consent Forms from potential subjects and amend database accordingly. Review GP Report Consent Forms for completeness.
• Liaise with GPs and surgeries to expedite return of GP Reports and collate GP Reports for review.
• Record receipt of GP reports into databases, preparing the updates needed.
• Run multiple reports from database to generate spreadsheets, letters, texts and emails Scanning, quality checking and filing of GP Reports.
• Liaise between physicians and GPs to clarify queries.
• Notify the GPs of their patient’s inclusion in studies.
• Enter medical history and demographic information from potential subjects into computerized database.
• Communicate study information to potential subjects.