King's College London

About Us

The Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology is physically located within St Thomas’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust, which helps to strengthen links with our department across King’s Health Partners. The department conducts research involving participants recruited through the TwinsUK cohort, as well as other research studies related to ageing and health. The department sits within the School of Lifecourse and Population sciences, within the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine.

About the role

We are excited to be able to offer the opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join our diverse team as a data administrator. This role will involve working across King’s Health Partners at King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust. The administrator will be responsible for data entry and transcription of two clinical research REDCap databases. The administrator will be expected to demonstrate strong attention to detail and management of data queries. The post will offer the opportunity for enhanced learning and understanding of medical language and working alongside professional, clinical, and research staff.

The administrator will work closely with staff already in post including Clinical Study Manager, Clinical Research Fellow, and Dr Carly Welch (Clinical Senior Lecturer and Principal Investigator on research studies). They will transcribe data collected by the research team to the central REDCap database or from source data. They will respond to data queries raised by the research sponsor and attend clinical governance meetings.

The administrator will assist on research to understand the effects of cancer treatment on ageing and resilience trajectories amongst older people and will form a pivotal part of the work. This post will offer development opportunities for the successful candidate to pursue further professional, academic, or clinical training and employment.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 31 January 2026.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Vocational qualifications (HNC, NVQ3) and/or skills and experience acquired during relevant work experience that includes short courses and other formal training
2. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Email, the Internet and databases
3. Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
4. Strong attention to detail
5. Strict adherence to information governance processes

Desirable criteria

1. Previous experience working in a medical setting
2. Relevant training in clinical research (e.g. ICH-GCP)
3. Medical terminology qualification (e.g. AMSPAR) or able to demonstrate good understanding of medical terminology
4. Previous research experience, including research data entry

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.

This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and Occupational Health clearances.