Clinical Trial Manager

About Us

St John’s Institute of Dermatology is a world leading skin research centre focusing on three, interrelated areas with high unmet needs where we have the critical mass of clinical and scientific interdisciplinary excellence - immune-mediated diseases, cancer and rare disease. We aim to better understand fundamental disease mechanisms, over time and then identify when and how best to intervene.  

About the role

This role is a fantastic opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment in an internationally renowned dermatology research centre, host to major programmes of work related to skin inflammation, cancer and rare skin diseases that aim to understand why disease develops and then how and when to intervene. The post-holder will facilitate a varied portfolio of research that delivers novel interventions, digital transformation, and personalised medicine in severe skin diseases, including eczema and psoriasis. They will be allocated specific studies within this portfolio, ensuring these studies are delivered according to milestones. They will co-ordinate the design, implementation and running of clinical studies across participating sites, as well as supporting the dissemination of research findings. The post-holder will join a friendly and high-achieving team of clinical and translational researchers, statisticians, laboratory technicians, trial managers, and data managers to deliver impactful research. The role would suit a motivated and proactive individual with a firm grounding and interest in collaborative clinical research.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week) and you will be offered a fixed term contact until 31st March 2028.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• Level 6 qualification, e.g. relevant undergraduate degree or equivalent, plus substantial work experience in relevant posts OR Extensive work experience in relevant posts with management experience and/or qualification
• Proven experience of trials management including development, conduct and management of multi-centre studies 
• Excellent project management skills and teamwork with a ‘can do’ attitude and approach
• Excellent communication (written and oral), interpersonal and IT (email, spreadsheets, word processing and databases) skills
• Good organisational skills with an ability to work without direct supervision and to manage own workload
• Excellent knowledge of the key frameworks, standards, principles and regulations that govern UK research including Good Clinical Practice, Data Protection Act and the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research 
• Experience in the development of key research related materials, such as protocols, operation manuals, standard operating procedures and guidance documents, or with demonstrated evidence of similar experience within a relevant area 
• Experience of maintaining regulatory approvals, submitting annual reports and completing safety reporting

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of line management or supervising other staff 
• Experience using social media to promote science and/or direct to patient recruitment strategies 
• Experience of budget management
• Experience of report/paper writing
• Experience of industry/capital/research liaising 

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