Database Manager/Trials Coordinator

The Department of Neuromuscular Diseases is a hub for clinical and research excellence across the spectrum of spinal cord and neuromuscular diseases. Our group of world-leading clinical, genetic and basic science researchers focus their work on understanding the causes and biological mechanisms leading to neuromuscular disease and translating this knowledge into developing novel therapeutic solutions that is of direct benefit to neurological disorders such as motor neurone disease, Alzheimer’s disease and neuromuscular disease.

Based within the Department is the Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases (CNMD), which combines neuromuscular translational research and comprehensive NHS clinical services and nationally commissioned services for a wide range of neuromuscular diseases.

We are seeking a Database Manager/Trials Coordinator to be responsible for several databases in inherited neuropathies, especially Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), and for coordinating a new multicentre trial readiness programme, TRANSFORM-CMT, led by Professor Mary Reilly.

You will work alongside our research nurse to support data entry into our databases and will be responsible for setting up and managing the database for the new TRANSFORM-CMT study. You will collate and manage regulatory documentation to ensure that research activities comply with international and UK regulations, as well as local governance requirements, and work alongside a core team working on inherited neuropathies to deliver across a number of studies.

Key duties will include helping to set-up and maintain databases and entering data into these databases, preparing ethics and R&D submissions, coordinating with UK trial ready sites, supporting audits and inspections, and disseminating study-related information. The role also includes preparing training videos and running training meetings, liaising with research sites across the UK, and coordinating patient visits to UCL.

The role is available from 01 November 2025 and funded until 30 September 2026 in the first instance, with the possibility of extension for up to four years.

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online, or have any queries regarding the application process, please contact the Institute of Neurology HR Team (ion.hradmin at ucl.ac.uk).

Informal enquiries regarding the role can be addressed to Jill Hollinshead (j.hollinshead at ucl.ac.uk).

We expect to hold interviews on the afternoon of Tuesday, 11 November 2025.

To apply, please upload a current CV, complete the online application form, and use the supporting statement section or upload a cover letter to outline how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role. Please do not upload any additional attachments as these will not be considered by the selection panel.

You will have a degree in neurosciences, experience of working as a clinical trial coordinator in adult neurology, and an interest in research related to inherited neuropathy. Experience of managing databases containing clinical or patient information and undertaking data entry and troubleshooting data is essential, as is an understanding of ethical issues related to clinical research and patient involvement. You’ll also have excellent communication, teamworking, and interpersonal skills, with strong attention to detail.

Starting salary offered with salary in the range of at £43,981 - £45,103 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits; visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

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