Deputy BCN Biobank Operations Manager

About the Role
The Deputy BCN  Biobank Operations Manager will be responsible for day-to-day activities of the Breast Cancer Now (BCN) Biobank operational centre. The post holder’s duties include management of tissue acquisition, storage, material requests and release, data verification, line management of junior staff and provision of training.

About You
The post requires a dedicated, motivated and passionate individual who will oversee the day-to-day activities of the Breast Cancer Now Biobank (BCNB). Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject, desirable to have a postgraduate degree in a relevant subject and provide three good references. The role requires substantial skills in teamwork and experience working in the oncology research environment. This role requires management of the team of tissue collection and data officers, so line management experience is essential. Other required skills include being mutually supportive, covering duties as necessary.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project
The Barts Cancer Institute (BCI) is a Cancer Research UK Centre of Excellence whose work aims to transform the lives of those with and at risk of cancer through innovative research in the laboratory, in patients and in populations. It is one of six institutes within The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD) BCI is internationally renowned in many areas of cancer research and it combines ground-breaking basic research with the expertise of clinicians and clinician scientists from the Centre for Experimental Cancer Medicine and the Barts NHS Trust to achieve improvements in cancer patient care. BCI is also a partner in the CRUK City of London Major Centre (together with UCL, Kings and the Francis Crick Institute) which is a Centre of Excellence in Biotherapeutics.  BCI is committed in supporting and developing future cancer researchers through its extensive postgraduate training.

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 for 2 years, with an expected start date of 7th July 2025. The starting salary will be Grade 4, in the range of £37,889 - £45,974 per annum inclusive of London allowance.

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