Quality Assurance Manager

About the Role

The Cancer Research UK Cancer Prevention Trials Unit (CPTU) at Queen Mary University of London specialises in research to advance cancer prevention, early diagnosis and screening.

This is an exciting role for a Quality Assurance (QA) Manager to join the CPTU. The QA Manager will have overall responsibility for the Quality Management System (QMS) of the CPTU, ensuring compliance with sponsor requirements as well as national and international standards for the conduct of clinical research. The QA Manager will have broad governance responsibilities including maintaining a robust QMS that meets the needs of our varied portfolio, overseeing the unit’s audit plan and supporting information governance processes.

About You

You will have an in-depth understanding of clinical trials regulations and knowledge of the importance of QA in a multidisciplinary setting. Ideally, you will have experience of working in an academic environment or clinical trials unit in a QA role. You will also have experience of developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) and maintaining a QMS.

About the Institute

The Wolfson Institute of Population Health (WIPH) is an exciting and dynamic environment, home to 450 staff, 100 PhD students and c500 postgraduate taught students. It harnesses expertise across a wide range of population-based research and education activities and aims to be an internationally recognised centre of excellence in population health, primary care and preventive medicine. The Institute is organised into six separate research centres which, though complementary and following the Institute strategic plan, also have Centre-specific objectives and requirements.

The Centre for Cancer Screening, Prevention and Early Diagnosis forms part of the WIPH and brings together globally leading researchers focusing on cancer prevention, cancer screening and detection and early diagnosis across three units including the CRUK-funded Cancer Prevention Trials Unit. CCSPED also hosts the cross-cutting Cancer Behavioral Science group.

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.

The post is hybrid and based at the Whitechapel Campus. It is full-time (part-time considered), fixed term appointment for 12 months, with an expected start date of October 2025. The starting salary will be Grade 5, in the range of £43,677- £51,040 per annum (pro-rata), 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. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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