Engagement Officer

Location:  Various London Campuses

About the role:

The Heart Hive is designed for patients to interact directly with, signing up to studies and clinical trials, and we hope this will lead to empowered participants who feel like they're making a difference to the future of cardiomyopathy treatment and ultimately improvements in patient care.

Our group is based across Royal Brompton and Hammersmith Hospitals, part of the National Heart and Lung institute, MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences and Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Our research focus is to investigate the impact of genetic variants on inherited cardiac conditions and how we can use this to improvement treatments and healthcare.

What you would be doing:

The post holder will work closely with research participants, collaborators (clinicians, funders, charities) and our research partners at the Broad Institute. They will be responsible for growing the platform, engaging participants, and attending patient events, and working to promote the platform within the cardiomyopathy research community.

Other key responsibilities of the position will be managing the study database, providing researchers with data whilst understanding the complexities of our data protection responsibilities, answering participant and researcher queries, crafting engaging social media posts and other outreach methods, assisting with research ethics approvals, administration and amendments and building and designing surveys. The post holder will also assist with invoicing, purchasing and budgeting relating to the Heart Hive and will with closely with the research delivery team.  

What we are looking for:

• The candidate should have a BSc qualification or equivalent in biological science or a related subject.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience with databases, good computing & web-based skills

What we can offer you:

• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution
• Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days off a year)

Further Information

This is a Fulltime, fixed term role for 2 years based at Various London Campuses.

If you require any further details on the role please contact:

Rachel Buchan – rachel.buchan@imperial.ac.uk

Hybrid working may be considered for this role.

Staff working in roles that are suitable for hybrid working will normally be expected to work 60% of their time onsite.

The opportunity for hybrid working will be discussed at interview.

More information is available on the following web page: Work Location Categories (from 30 September 2023) | Administration and support services | Imperial College London

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