Research Assistant Cancer Research @ UCC

The recently funded HRB UCC Cancer Trials Group will bring together cancer clinical trials units at Cork University Hospital (CUH), University Hospital Waterford (UHW) and the long-standing partner unit at the Bons Secours Cork Cancer Centre; in partnership with the HRB Clinical Research Facility in Cork (CRF-UCC) and University College Cork (UCC). UCC CTG will develop an efficient and coordinated cancer clinical trials infrastructure regionally which can “provide Irish patients access to a diverse portfolio of high-quality, safe and compliant cancer clinical trials”. UCC Cluster Sites have been in operation for close to two decades, serving a geographically diverse population of 1.2 million in the South of Ireland. Our broad portfolio encompasses phase 1-3 therapeutic trials in haematologic/solid malignancies, radiation therapy and surgery; including academic collaborative trials via Cancer Trials Ireland, and industry trials, with a developing portfolio of investigator-initiated trials (IITs). 

The post holder will contribute to the data management portfolio of studies taking place in the Cancer Trials Cork Unit at the Cork University Hospital. This role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills, computer literacy, organisation and an awareness of time management.

The Research Assistant is required to manage data in the department of Cancer Trials Cork at CUH.  He/she is responsible for the creation, updating, maintenance and validation of clinical study databases, and for the provision of computerised reports of these data.  He/she is a key member of the clinical project team and should be able to prioritise and work in line with project management decisions.  The responsibilities of the Research Assistant are to manage clinical trials through review, computerisation, cleaning and auditing of clinical data and databases in compliance with standard operating procedures and regulatory agency guidelines.  The role of Research Assistant is to ensure the data is accurate and consistent before it is passed on to the study team for analysis which will determine the outcome of the trial. 

Project Title: Cancer Trials Cork @ CUH