Group
Clinical Trials Unit (CTU)
Location
This post is based in Ha Noi, with some travel required.
Hours of work
Full time: Monday – Friday, 37.5 hours per week, extra hours may be required
Tenure
Initially for 01 year, including a 02- month probation period, with possibility of extension based on annual performance appraisal
Reporting to
CTU Manager
Vacancy reference
JDHAN_0224_002
Background
OUCRU’s vision is to have local, regional and global impact on health by leading a locally driven research programme on infectious diseases in Southeast Asia. Priority is given to health issues important to the hospitals where we work, and to the countries as a whole where we operate: Vietnam, Indonesia and Nepal. All work is intended not only to benefit the patients seen daily at our host hospitals, but also to help improve patient care.
OUCRU employs approximately 320 people across Viet Nam and has an average annual budget of USD 12mil.
The Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) is a large- scale clinical and public health research unit, with sites offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi in Vietnam, Jakarta in Indonesia and Kathmandu in Nepal. In Vietnam, we are hosted by the Hospital of Tropical Diseases (HTD) in Ho Chi Minh City, and the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases (NHTD) in Hanoi. OUCRU Nepal has partnerships with the Patan Academy of Health Sciences and Patan Hospital, and OUCRU Indonesia exists in partnership with the University of Indonesia. As a Wellcome Trust Africa Asia Programme, we have received considerable support from the Wellcome Trust since our establishment in 1991.
Please see more information on OUCRU website: www.oucru.org
Job summary
The recent, impressive growth in clinical trials capacity and opportunity needs to be matched with trained and qualified quality assurance officer to ensure efficient and high quality research operations in line with international standards. The Monitor will perform clinical trials monitoring in compliance with the guidelines of Good Clinical Practice from the International Conference on Harmonization, the Medical Research Council- UK, the Viet Nam Ministry of Health or other local regulatory authorities in addition to developing and maintaining quality assurance systems in study processes including laboratory, data management and drug management processes. The post holder will contribute to the continued growth and development of the CTU team and collaborating research units internationally.
