Clinical Trial Unit Manager

Department
• OUCRU - HN
Location
• This post is based in Hanoi, Viet Nam. There will be a requirement to travel within Viet Nam to support projects, mainly in the northern region, and internationally to attend conferences.
Hours of work
• Full time Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours per week, extra hours may be required.
Tenure
• Initially for 01 years, including a 02 month probation period, with possibility of extension based on annual performance appraisal and research approval
Reporting to
• Director of OUCRU - HN
Vacancy reference
• 2019/03/29 - MAN.
Background
• The Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Vietnam (OUCRU-VN) is a large-scale clinical and public health research Unit based in Viet Nam. 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. We also have sister units in Kathmandu, Jakarta, Bangkok and Shantou. As a Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, we have received considerable support from the Wellcome Trust since our establishment in 1991.
• OUCRU - VN aims to have a positive and significant impact on global health and, in particular, the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. This is being achieved via an integrated long-term research programme, contributions to training, the scientific literature, national and international meetings and membership of national and international committees. Priority is given to health issues important to the hospitals, and to Viet Nam as a whole. All work is intended not only to benefit the patients seen daily at our host hospitals, but also to help improve patient care throughout Viet Nam and the region.
• The main research interests for the Hanoi office are antimicrobial resistance and influenza. As part of our work on antimicrobial resistance we are partnering with the National Institute for Hygiene and Epidemiology to develop community-based interventions to change the way antibiotics are currently used, in order to reduce the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance. We are looking for a social scientist with considerable experience using anthropological and/or qualitative research methods, and working with different communities in Vietnam.
Job summary
• The ongoing expansion and growth in research and involvement in national policy development at OUCRU-Hanoi has led to the funding of new positions with our clinical research team.
• We are recruiting to the post of Clinical Research Manager to meet the challenge of this expansion and to execute and support new and ongoing research projects, including randomized controlled trials, large scale observational studies and the development of national services in collaboration with national bodies, including an antimicrobial resistance reference laboratory and serum bank.
• The post-holder will also play a key role in all aspects of research governance and support including protocol generation, IRB submission, control and management of regulatory documents, data management and development and supervision of other staff responsible for coordinating and monitoring OUCRU studies.
• He/she should be pro-active and ensure the work is of high standard.
Benefits
• Contracted salary: Negotiate (depending on actual experience and education)
• Optional insurance : In-patient and out-patient medical coverage; Personal accident insurance coverage
• 13th month salary (annual bonus)
• One month salary for annual clothes
• Annual leave 18 days/year (increased to 21 days in year three, 28 days in year four and 30 days from year five).
• Vietnam Social & Health insurance, Sick leave, Personal leave, Maternity leave and National holidays will be based on Vietnam Labor Law