MSK BRC Research Manager

About the Role
In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the successful delivery of the precision medicine programme of the BRC-MSK Theme on time and to budget. You will be required to establish good working relationships and partnerships with the MSK Theme leads, academics, research staff, NHS clinicians, administrators, managers and NIHR BRC office staff.

You will also be responsible for capturing and disseminating evidence of the success, delivery, and impact of the BRC-MSK. You will take the lead on preparing reports/returns and regular internal reviews of progress and support applications for new funding and help develop coherent horizontal programmes of activity within the BRC-MSK and across the whole BRC.

About You
Do you have a strong leadership and management skills? Do you enjoy supporting exciting new research programs?

If so, we are seeking an experienced Research Manager to lead the management of the musculoskeletal (MSK) theme of the newly awarded £21M NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). Queen Mary University of London is one of the UK’s leading research-intensive higher education institutions.

The role would suit applicants who have an Academic/NHS/commercial background with experience in HEI finance and the conduct of clinical trials.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project
You will join a 60 strong research team of scientists and clinicians dedicated to understanding the disease pathogenesis and improve the treatment of several musculoskeletal diseases including Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sjogren’s syndrome and Osteoarthritis at the Centre for Experimental Medicine & Rheumatology (EMR).

About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

The post is based at the Charterhouse Square Campus in London. It is a full-time (35 hours per week), fixed-term appointment up until 08/11/2027, with an expected start date of August 2024. The starting salary will be Grade 5, in the range of £42,405 - £49,785 per annum inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability.

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