PREDICT-PD Study Coordinator

About the Role

The post holder will be joining The Centre for Preventive Neurology at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London as a Study Coordinator for the PREDICT-PD study (PREDICT-PD https://predictpd.com/), funded by Parkinson’s UK.

PREDICT-PD is a large cohort study led by the Professor in Neurology and Neuroepidemiology at Queen Mary University of London in collaboration with University College London, which aims to identify people at risk of developing Parkinson’s disease years before the condition is currently diagnosed.

The appointee will manage the study and direct administrative duties to ensure the smooth running of PREDICT-PD so that it achieves its milestones. Key responsibilities will be to deliver sub-projects within the study focused on transitioning between web-portals, linkage to health care records, overseeing large-scale sample collection, promotion via social media and completion of recruitment targets. The post will also involve liaison with participants and researchers.

About You

Candidates must be educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject. The ideal candidate will have sound experience in coordinating and managing projects and is familiar with good clinical practice. Experience working within a multi-disciplinary professional team of healthcare professionals, researchers, and patients/public groups is essential. Knowledge of Parkinson’s disease or other neurodegenerative disorders would be desirable.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Wolfson Institute of Population Health 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 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 Preventive Neurology brings together an expert team to carry out revolutionary new research into Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson’s Disease.

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, 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 and flexible working arrangements.

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.

The post is based in Charterhouse Square. It is full time (35 hours per week), fixed term appointment for 18 months. The salary will be Grade 4 at £40,015 - £42,091, depending on experience, per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

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