Study Coordinator (HBP surgery and liver transplantation)

The Paediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Unit at Vall d’Hebron Hospital manages approximately 300 new cases of rare paediatric liver diseases annually and performs around 25 paediatric liver transplants each year. The unit is officially designated as a national reference centre (CSUR) for both Paediatric Liver Transplantation and Complex Paediatric Hepatic Disorders.

We offer access to state-of-the-art hepatic surgery and world-class interventional radiology, enabling advanced multidisciplinary care across a wide range of complex conditions, including metabolic, genetic, autoimmune, and vascular liver diseases. Our comprehensive services include the full continuum of care: from diagnostics and acute management to long-term follow-up post-transplant.

Research is conducted through the Hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery (HBP) and liver transplantation Research Group at VHIR, currently coordinating or participating in approximately 15 clinical trials and over 40 internal and collaborative research projects, including national and international registries.

The selected candidate will join a highly active and collaborative team, contributing to the development and implementation of clinical studies, patient registries, and translational research in the field of paediatric hepatology and transplantation.

Education and qualifications:

Required:

• University Degree in Health Science preferred.
• High academic records.
• Excellent written and oral communication in Catalan, Spanish and English.

Desired:

• Training in Good Clinical Practice
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Clinical trials

Experience and knowledge:

Required:

• At least 1 year of experience working in hospital environments
• Experience with SAP management software
• Moderate to high knowledge of statistics
• Previous Knowledge in Networks
• High motivation for a research career.
• Ability to work in a team and the responsibility and ability to achieve commitment to the word.

Desired:

• Previous experience as Study Coordinator and or Study Nurse
• Knowledge of e-CRF and management of clinical data related to clinical trials

Main responsibilities and duties:

• Coordinate, manage, and promote patient recruitment for clinical trials.
• Maintain up-to-date clinical data from source documents to eCRFs, CTMS, and ISF.
• When appropriately accredited, perform nursing tasks, including withdrawal and processing of samples related to the clinical trials.
• Perform data entry for phase I, II, III, and IV studies.
• Acquire pathology-specific knowledge to ensure accurate understanding of the protocol and data extraction from clinical source documents.
• Manage Investigational Medicinal Product returned from patients and keep related accountability and adherence information up to date.
• Support the notification process of Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events.
• Attend site monitoring visits, review, and resolve queries in accordance with GCP.
• Coordinate the reception and return of equipment provided by the sponsor.
• Prepare required documentation in case of audit or inspection visits.
• Provide oversight of intern training and mentorship.
• Provide support to the clinical team and report to the Clinical Trials Management Unit.
• Provide support for all tasks related to the Commercial and Contracted Clinical Research Directorate as assigned by the Manager.

Labour conditions:

What can we offer?

• Incorporation to Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), a public sector institution that promotes and develops the biomedical research, innovation and teaching at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH), the biggest hospital of Barcelona and the largest of Catalan Institute of Health (ICS).
• A scientific environment of excellence, highly dynamic, where high-end biomedical projects are continuously developed.
• Continuous learning and a wide range of responsibilities within a stimulating work environment.
• Individual training opportunities.
• Flexible working hours.
• 23 days of holidays + 9 personal days.
• Flexible Remuneration Program (including dining checks, health insurance, transportation and more)
• Corporate Benefits: platform through which you can obtain significant discounts on travel, culture, technology, gastronomy, sports... among many others.
• Healthy Offering: choose from a variety of wellbeing focused activities to be the healthiest you.

Deadline to apply: 04-08-2025

VHIR embraces Equality and Diversity. As reflected in our values we work toward ensuring inclusion and equal opportunity in recruitment, hiring, training, and management for all staff within the organization, regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, age, functional diversity or ethnicity.