Student Medical Writing and Pharmacovigilance Assistant (undergraduate placement scheme)

Cancer Research UK are looking for a motivated and ambitious undergraduate student to join our Centre for Drug Development (CDD) as Student Medical Writing and Pharmacovigilance Assistant. You will aid in the development of new cancer therapies by providing administrative support to the Medical Writing (MW) and Pharmacovigilance (PV) teams in accordance with CRUK Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and policies, International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines and requirements to facilitate the successful execution of MW and PV clinical trial-related activities within the Centre for Drug Development (CDD). To find out more, read all the details below. You can also hear from some of our past students here., This role will be split between the Medical Writing and Pharmacovigilance teams, and will include the following responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support to the MW and PV teams as required.
• Support the MW and PV teams in maintaining relevant sections of the Trial Master File (TMF), ensuring that MW/PV documentation is filed and reviewed appropriately.
• Build good working relationships with key functions in the CDD to ensure timely delivery of documents.
• Organise and participate in meetings with both internal and external groups, taking minutes as requested.
• Develop and maintain an awareness of the main clinical development activities, in particular those related to the QRPV and BMW departments.
• Develop and maintain an awareness of CDD clinical trials and key projects.
• Support other functions in the CDD with administrative tasks where appropriate.
Pharmacovigilance:
• Assist with processing of serious adverse event (SAE) reports in the pharmacovigilance database according to CDD standard operating procedures, including obtaining follow-up information when applicable.
• To support the preparation of Development Safety Update Reports (DSURs) as required.
• To contribute to the ongoing safety evaluation process for the identification of safety risks.
• Oversee the tracking of activities performed by PV.
• Other tasks as delegated by the Senior PV Scientist or PV Manager.
Medical writing:
• Manage and track documents required for Clinical Study Report (CSR) and Investigator Brochure (IB) preparation;
• Provide support for the preparation, authoring, review and quality control of CSRs, safety narratives, report appendices, IBs, lay summaries of results, and other documentation as required.
• Other tasks as delegated by the Principal MW or MW Manager.
  
  If you're a motivated life sciences student, with an interest in drug development and oncology clinical trials, then this is your opportunity to gain invaluable experience working within the pharmaceutical sector., If you're a motivated life sciences student, with an interest in drug development and oncology clinical trials, then this is your opportunity to gain invaluable experience working within the pharmaceutical sector. You will need to be able to demonstrate:
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to confidently communicate with an array of internal and external contacts.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently in an enthusiastic, proactive fashion.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft based packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with ICH/GCP guidelines would be beneficial but isn't essential (you will learn in the role).
• Experience working in an office environment would be beneficial but isn't essential., You must be currently studying for an undergraduate degree at university. Your degree course must support a placement year in industry. Please note that applications from graduates or PhD students, or students for whom a placement year is not a part of their degree course, will NOT be considered for this scheme.
• You should expect to receive a 2:1 or grade B in your year-end results in a science related degree.
• You should have 3 A levels (or equivalent) grade B and above (preferably one in a biological science).
• You should be able to commence work in July 2027 (the start date is negotiable).
• You should have the right to live and work in the UK without restriction. We regret that we cannot consider applications from candidates who require a work permit to work in the UK., We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
  
  The CDD at Cancer Research UK consists of a diverse and experienced office-based and home-based team who sponsor and manage high-quality early phase clinical trials. We work in collaboration with leading scientists and clinicians around the UK to develop effective new anti-cancer treatments.
Here at the CDD, we're offering a unique opportunity to gain valuable experience and training within a world-class clinical research environment. Our placements will provide you with an exciting opportunity to develop key skills, which will help to open doors to future careers within this industry. During this placement year, the chosen candidates will be provided with training, mentorship, and exposure to key roles in drug development and pharmaceutical research.