Trial Manager

About the Role

This is an exciting role for a Trial Manager to join The Cancer Research UK Cancer Prevention Trials Unit (CPTU) at Queen Mary University of London.

The CPTU specialises in the design and delivery of large-scale trials in cancer screening, prevention and early diagnosis. Our research typically involves complex, multi-centre studies with large and diverse populations, often delivered through decentralised models.

As Trial Manager, you will play a key role in the planning, coordination, and delivery of projects on the portfolio including the new trial ‘GP-TEST-PRO’. This study will evaluate three diagnostic approaches: the Prostate Specific Antigen blood test, biparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and a Polygenic Risk Score, which reflects inherited genetic risk. By comparing how well these methods identify clinically significant prostate cancer, the project seeks to modernise testing in primary care and support earlier, more accurate diagnosis.

About You

You will be responsible for coordinating participant recruitment, enrolment, and retention strategies, as well as managing site engagement and trial governance. Working closely with the wider project team, investigators, and external partners, you will oversee trial timelines, budget adherence, and regulatory compliance to ensure the study meets its objectives.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Wolfson Institute of Population Health (WIPH) is an exciting and dynamic environment, home to 450 staff, 100 PhD students and 500 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 (CCSPED) forms part of the WIPH and brings together globally leading researchers focusing on cancer prevention, screening and detection and early diagnosis across two units. CCSPED also hosts the cross-cutting Cancer Behavioural Science group and the CRUK-funded Cancer Prevention Trials Unit (CPTU, Director, Sasieni).

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.

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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