Clinical Research Career Development Manager

Key Information

Salary: Appointments are normally made at the starting salary, however comparable skills and experience will be considered. Future progression is based on annual performance review.

Duration of Contract: Fixed Term for 2 years 

Hours per week: 35 hours per week

Location: Sutton. This role is eligible for hybrid working, subject to a minimum number of days per week on site in Sutton

Closing Date: Friday 5th October 2023 

This vacancy was previously advertised at 0.8 FTE. We request that previous candidates do not re-apply for this role.

Job Details

As Clinical Research Career Development Manager, you will be required to provide support for clinical academic trainees and academic healthcare professionals, including the development and implementation of the Biomedical Research Centre's Capacity Building and Development Strategy.

Key Requirements

The successful candidate must have:

• Knowledge of clinical academic career paths
• Analytical skills, able to interpret national guidelines and analyse data and produce succinct summaries and evidence based recommendations
• Able to communicate complex information to a range of audiences, including experienced scientists, clinicians and senior managers both within and external to the organisation
• Good interpersonal skills with ability to network effectively across organisations at all levels
• Self motivated, ability to work with limited supervision and to identify and address issues on own initiative
• Strategic thinking, ability to identify key trends and take a long term perspective

Department/Directorate Information

This role will work across both Royal Marsden and ICR, providing advice and support to the clinical academic training activities for clinicians (doctors, nurses), allied health professionals and pharmacists 

We encourage all applicants to access the job pack attached for more detailed information regarding this role. For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Neil.Walford@icr.ac.uk 

About The Institute of Cancer Research

Why work for us?

As a member of staff, you'll have exclusive access to a range of staff benefits.

The ICR is committed to supporting overseas applicants applying for roles, please click here to find out further information.

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the world's most influential cancer research institutes, with an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. Further information about working at the ICR can be found here. 

We look forward to receiving applications from all candidates, wherever in the world they are currently based. We will select those who display the potential to become, or to support, the world leading cancer researchers of the future based on their application and performance at interview. However, we particularly welcome British applicants from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, as they are under-represented within the ICR and nationwide in STEM roles.

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