Senior Project Manager (Senior Trial Coordinator)

The postholder will have a medical, nursing or life sciences degree, or equivalent professional experience.

The postholder will also have considerable experience of conducting clinical trials, including developing a project plan, costing a clinical trial, developing or amending protocols, case report forms and other trial-related documents, site set-up, monitoring trial progress, and how databases are prepared for analysis and trial close down.

Experience of supervising staff is also essential.

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We particularly encourage applications from candidates underrepresented in UCL's workforce, including those from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, and - for Grade 9 and 10 roles - women.

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Our department holds an Athena SWAN Gold award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

We are looking to appoint a Senior Project Manager (Senior Trial Coordinator) (SPM) who will be responsible for managing a portfolio of trials; ensuring that they are conducted according to the protocol, GCP and relevant regulations, and according to planned timelines. The SPM has line management responsibility for Trial Managers (TM) and Data Managers (DM) and is expected to ensure that all members of his/her team are appropriately trained, supported and empowered to carry out their roles effectively. The SPM must also ensure systems are in place to monitor the work of the team and the conduct of the trial so that problems are identified and can be dealt with at the earliest opportunity.

The SPM works closely with the Trials Group Lead to develop new trials, deal with issues in ongoing trials, prioritise and manage the workload of the team, and to continuously assess the working practices of the team to inform changes to improve communication, efficiency and quality.

This is a high-level post, and candidates must already have acquired considerable experience in conducting and managing several clinical interventional trials.

• This is a full-time, open-ended post with funding for 1 year in the first instance. Appointments are usually made at the beginning of the salary scale.
• The CTC offers hybrid working, with staff being able to work flexibly between our office and home, along with core hours and flexible start/finish times. All staff are expected to work onsite for a minimum of 60% of their FTE (3 days per week for full time staff).
• For any queries regarding the post or application process, please email ctc.HR@ucl.ac.uk.
• A job description and person specification are available at the bottom of the advert.