Ref. 2026_124

Call for applications for a AC1 - Clinical Assistant position in the UICEC. Application deadline: September 15, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

About the Unit / Research Group

UICEC Sant Pau provides comprehensive support to researchers in the development of independent research projects promoted by the Sant Pau Research Institute (and not sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry), covering methodological, regulatory, administrative, financial, and practical aspects, subject to compliance with ethical requirements, legislation, and Good Clinical Practice standards.

The Sant Pau UICEC is part of the Spanish Clinical Research Network, an organization that supports the development of independent multicentre clinical trials, and belongs to the SCReN platform (Spanish Clinical Research Network ISCIII).

Essential requirements

Minimum qualification required: Higher Vocational Education and Training qualification (Higher-Level Vocational Training / FPII) or equivalent.
Oral and written knowledge of the two official languages of Catalonia. If the candidate does not have this knowledge, the selected candidate must demonstrate it or undertake to acquire, within a period not exceeding one year, an adequate command of both official languages of Catalonia.
Intermediate-level knowledge of office software tools —Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.—.
Training in Good Clinical Practice (GCP/ICH-GCP E6(R3)).

The following will be valued

Clinical Trials Assistant (CTA) training course.

Duties

The selected candidate will carry out, among others, the following duties:

Receive, register, and verify the integrity and completeness of applications and study files.
Apply the workflows and checklists established in the SOPs for each type of study.
Provide support in the preparation, initial submission, and follow-up of regulatory documentation for studies undergoing assessment by the CEIm, AEMPS, and other competent authorities, including submission through CTIS where applicable.
Support study start-up activities: collection and follow-up of documentation from study sites and research teams (CVs, ICH E6 (R3) GCP certificates, agreements, and delegation of duties).
Monitor deadlines for outstanding documentation and agreed actions, and identify and escalate issues to the responsible personnel.
Process protocol amendments and relevant study documentation before the CEIm, AEMPS, and other competent authorities, through CTIS where applicable, and follow them through to resolution.
Maintain traceability of decisions and documentation, without assuming responsibility for scientific, regulatory, or risk assessments, which fall under the responsibility of the relevant personnel.
Keep the tracking records (trackers) for all processed studies and administrative data up to date in the tools available for these purposes.
Manage study documentation —version control, signatures, communications, and filing (TMS/eTMF and ISF)— ensuring full traceability.
Record notifications of serious breaches through CTIS once they have been assessed by the responsible person and the corresponding root cause analysis and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) report has been prepared, and provide support in response to any clarification requests from regulatory authorities.
Collaborate in the induction and supervision of interns and newly recruited staff, introducing them to the duties, workflows, and procedures associated with the CTA position.
Carry out other similar tasks assigned by the responsible person, within the scope of the position's duties and professional category.

We offer

Permanent employment contract.
Annual working time of 1.627,5 hours (37,5 hours/week).
Salary in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.
Integration into the UICEC Unit.

Application documents and deadline

Interested candidates should preferably submit the documentation in PDF format by email to the Directorate of the Research Foundation of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, at seleccio@recercasantpau.cat, indicating reference 2026/124:

Application letter.
Updated Curriculum Vitae.
Duly signed authorization for the processing of personal data —document attached at the end of the call for applications—.

The duly signed authorization for the processing of personal data must be attached.

The application deadline is September 15, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.

Apply to this offer

CV * Accepted File Extensions: PDF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, TXT (max 10 MB)

Cover letter * Accepted File Extensions: PDF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, TXT (max 10 MB)

Authorisation of personal data processing

AUTHORISATION FOR THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Dear candidate,

The Sant Pau Research Foundation (Fundació Institut de Recerca de l’Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau), with tax ID G-60136934 and registered office at C/Sant Quintí, 77-79, 08024 Barcelona, as data controller, informs you that it will process your data for the following purposes:

Receipt of applications.
Analysis of applications with the aim of recruiting the candidate to the team of the Sant Pau Research Foundation, for a current vacancy and for future selection processes matching your profile.
Conducting personnel selection processes, as well as formalising the hiring of the candidate, where applicable.
Complying with the required legal obligations.

The legal basis for the processing of the data is the legitimate interest in managing this job offer, in accordance with Article 6.1 b) of the General Data Protection Regulation, given that your data are necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or for the application, at the data subject’s request, of pre-contractual measures.

Likewise, we inform you that your data (i) will only be processed by those departments or areas of the Institute that, according to their competences and functions, have an interest in personnel selection; (ii) may be disclosed to public authorities and bodies for the fulfilment of a legal obligation, as well as to service providers and third parties necessary for the management and execution of the relationships arising from the application; and (iii) will be retained for the periods foreseen for the prescription of legal liabilities.

Finally, we inform you that you have the right to access your personal data, to rectify them, to request their deletion, to object to their processing and to withdraw your consent to such processing. In certain circumstances you may request the limitation of the processing of your personal data, in which case we will only keep them for the exercise or defence of claims. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority. If you have any question about the processing of your data you can contact the entity’s Data Protection Officer by sending an email to dpo@santpau.cat.

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2026_124: 1 AC1 - Clinical Assistant