Vaccine Programme Manager and Medical Writer

Location: Jenner Institute, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7DQ

Salary: Grade 8: £43,414 - £51,805 with a discretionary range to £56,592 per annum. With reduced responsibilities, this post can be offered as a Grade 7: £34,308 - £42,155 with a discretionary range to £46,047 per annum

We are seeking to appoint a Vaccine Programme Manager and Medical Writer to take on a significant leadership and management role within the Douglas Group at the Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine.

Reporting to the Senior Vaccine Programme Manager, Dr Adam Ritchie, and working closely with group leader Associate Professor Sandy Douglas, you will contribute to work across the entire vaccine development life-cycle; from conceptualisation and acquisition of funding, through pre-clinical work, vaccine manufacture and clinical trials, to publication of results and working with industrial partners. This new role will allow you to take responsibility for discrete areas within our portfolio of vaccine research relating to rabies, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), COVID-19 and manufacturing technologies, while making meaningful contributions across the entire portfolio.

It is essential that you are educated to a PhD level in a relevant area of research and with a demonstrable experience in managing and coordinating complex scientific projects successfully; or educated to an undergraduate level with an excellent track record of managing and delivering successful scientific research projects. You will have knowledge of preclinical, translational or clinical trials management and associated legal/regulatory requirements. You will have strong interpersonal skills, and be able to work efficiently in multidisciplinary teams and with a wide variety of people internationally. You will be able and willing to work independently, and provide support and supervision to others as necessary, and you will work effectively as part of a cross-functional team.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience.

Informal enquires about this post can be addressed to:  adam.ritchie@ndm.ox.ac.uk

This position is offered full time (part time hours considered, minimum 80% FTE) on a fixed term contract for 2 years in the first instance and is funded by the Wellcome, and Medical Research Council.

Only applications received before 12 midday on Wednesday 1 March 2023 will be considered.

Please quote 163358 on all correspondence.

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