Location: | London |
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Salary: | £47,414 to £52,841 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 1st February 2023 |
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Closes: | 14th February 2023 |
Job Ref: | B02-04517 |
About us
The UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (GOS ICH) The mission of the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health is to improve the health and well-being of children, and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children’s health research outside North America. GOS ICH’s activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teaching and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and motivated scientific project manager to work across the Paediatric Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre research team and the Adult UCLH Queen Square Neuromuscular Centre, working on a longstanding project focused on the North Star registry on Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The North Star Network is funded by the UK Charity Muscular Dystrophy UK (https://www.northstardmd.com/). Professor Francesco Muntoni and Dr Adnan Manzur are the leads for the Paediatric network while Professor Ros Quinlivan is the lead for the adult network. The North Star registry plays a crucial role in the clinical, educational and translational research activities for D! MD. The network is seeking for a scientific project manager who will be responsible for this phase of the North Star network, in which, in addition to continue to perform the activities previously described, there will be emphasis on maximising long term sustainability for the network, including support from commercial sponsors. The post holder will be expected to work closely with the teams in both the Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre and the UCLH Queen Square Neuromuscular Centre and to adhere to timelines and will therefore need to be organized, able to multi-task, be motivated and conscientious. this post is available for 12 months in the first instance. The salary range for this post is £47,414 - £52,841 pa, depending on skills and experience.
About you
The post-holder will have Biomedical or relevant science degree, proven experience in scientific writing, substantial laboratory experience, or experience in a clinical setting and experience in project management and use of related software. PhD in a relevant subject and managing and writing grant applications are desirable.
What we offer
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Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At GOS ICH we aim to always have a balanced interview panel that is representative of gender and ethnic diversity. We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic minority, as they are under-represented within UCL at this level. UCL Taking Action for Equality If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact Madhur Sharma on quoting job reference
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