Clinical Trials Assistant

Clinical Trial Assistant 
United Kingdom 

Your attention to detail and organisational expertise will help bring life-changing treatments from clinical trials to the patients who need them most. 

Your new role 

As a Clinical Trial Assistant within the UK Clinical Development Centre, you will provide essential administrative support to the clinical operations and trial management teams. You will be a key point of contact for both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clinical trials run smoothly and compliantly from set-up through to completion. 

Day-to-day your tasks will include: 

• Setting up and maintaining clinical trial information including site details, supplies, critical documents and site files, enabling the Clinical Research team to achieve study milestones in compliance with SOPs 

• Ensuring timely document approval, filing and archiving of trial-related documents in the Trial Master File,  

• Managing clinical trial site payments, including checking and reconciling invoice requests, handling payments, tracking spend and reporting status to the trial manager 

• Handling external and internal enquiries and liaising closely with Trial Managers, CRAs and other CTAs to ensure successful delivery of clinical trials 

Your new department 

As part of Global Trial Portfolio (GTP), you will join one of our largest operational units. Within GTP, you will join the UK Clinical Development Centre (CDC) – the team responsible for delivering Novo Nordisk's clinical trial portfolio in the UK. We work in close partnership with global Trial Squads, local Trial Squads, investigators and other clinical trial site staff to ensure trials are executed to the highest quality, on time and in full compliance. Here, your work will directly shape the evidence that brings new treatments to patients. 

Your skills & qualifications 

We're looking for a Clinical Trial Assistant who is quality driven and thrives in a busy unit, excelling in organisation and stakeholder collaboration. You'll bring with you: 

• Education to at least GCSE level or equivalent, preferably with a formal administrative qualification (A level or equivalent likely) 

• Previous administrative experience in a busy working environment; experience working in clinical trials is preferable 

• Excellent communication skills and a high degree of flexibility, with the ability to work successfully as part of a team 

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint) and strong digital skills 

• Up-to-date knowledge of the clinical trials environment including ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements and drug development processes is desirable 

Working at Novo Nordisk 

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations. 

What we offer 

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind. 

Deadline 

30 August 2026. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.