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KCTU Programme Manager (Clinical Trials)

King's College London

Location: London
Salary: £51,974 to £61,021 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 24th September 2024
Closes: 6th October 2024
Job Ref: 095505
 

About us

The King’s CTU is responsible for a large portfolio of medicinal and non-medicinal clinical trials; the post holder will be responsible for a large complex programme of research, supporting a team of faculty-based research assistants. The role may also involve the management and training of KCTU senior trial managers providing services to researchers across King’s College London, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and externally.

About the role

The post holder will be responsible for a large complex programme of research and potentially for the management of KCTU senior trial managers providing trial management services to research teams across King’s College London, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in accordance with relevant regulations governing trial management practices across the UK.

Applicants should have a background in Trial management with experience in the coordination and management of large academic-led multi-centre clinical trials in the UK or Internationally.

Applicants should be prepared to travel across King's Health Partnership organisations and on rare occasions to organisations within and outside London.

Key skills and experience include:

  • First degree in an appropriate life science or a professional qualification (e.g. nurse, profession allied to medicine)
  • Experience of managing a large multicentre trial, from inception through to completion
  • Excellent knowledge of Good Clinical Practice, Data Protection Act and the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004
  • Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively with healthcare professionals, researchers, administrative staff, statisticians, data managers and users of the health services
  • Ability to work to and meet firm deadlines
  • Experience in providing supervision / line management to multidisciplinary teams/staff
  • Ability to develop and implement robust procedures to support individuals within the full capacity of their role.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an a fixed term contract until 31/12/2029.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria 

  • First degree in an appropriate life science or a professional qualification (e.g. nurse, profession allied to medicine)
  • Extensive experience and knowledge of trial management (ideally across a range of specialties) and a clear interest in clinical trials
  • Evidence of working in a research environment and a solid understanding of the current regulatory environment 
  • Excellent organisational, written, verbal, communication and interpretation skills as well as a strong capacity to troubleshoot 
  • Excellent knowledge of Good Clinical Practice, Data Protection Act and the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 
  • Experience of managing a large multicentre trial, from inception through to completion 
  • Experience of explaining complex ideas in an appropriate format for academic and non-academic groups
  • Experience of working independently and making independent decisions

Desirable criteria

  • An MSc in Clinical Trials or relevant postgraduate higher degree (eg MSc, PhD) 
  • Strong research skills, including a solid broad knowledge of statistical methods and their application in clinical trials 
  • Knowledge of electronic data capture systems for clinical trials 
  • Previous experience of working as a trial manager within a CTU 
  • Experience of MHRA inspections/Audits

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