Trials Manager

About the Role

We are seeking a proactive and organised Trial Manager to join the Pragmatic Clinical Trials Unit (PCTU), in collaboration with the Centre for Bone & Joint Health.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to support the delivery of an important clinical trial funded by the NIHR and a multidisciplinary research team. You will play a key role in the day-to-day coordination and management of the study, ensuring it is delivered efficiently, on time, and in line with regulatory and governance requirements.

You will be involved in a wide range of trial activities, including site set-up, maintaining trial documentation, coordinating meetings, supporting data collection and management processes, and liaising with trial sites and stakeholders. You will also assist with monitoring trial progress, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and study protocols.

Working closely with the senior trial management staff, you will contribute to the smooth running of the trial while developing your skills and experience in clinical trial management within a supportive and collaborative environment.

About You

You will hold a degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant subject and have experience working in a clinical research or trials environment.

You should have a good understanding of research governance and an awareness of clinical trial processes, including ethics and regulatory requirements. Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) is desirable.

You will be highly organised, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively. Good communication skills are essential.

You should be confident using standard IT systems (e.g. databases, spreadsheets and document management systems), and able to work both independently and as part of a team.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Blizard Institute was established in 2003 and is one of six Institutes within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL. The Institute comprises approximately 360 staff based in four academic Centres and one Public Engagement Centre, and supports a combined total of c700 postgraduate research and taught students. The Institute aims to deliver excellence in all aspects of research, teaching and clinical service.

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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