Working in an an academic or non-commercial CTU can offer you exciting opportunities that may not be available to you elsewhere. These range from publishing your research, presenting at national or international conferences, or teaching the next generation of researchers, as well as making a positive difference to patient and public health.
You can download some information on the different types of roles in CTUs here.
Below you can find some of the vacancies currently available across our 51 registered CTUs. You can also find vacancies on www.jobs.ac.uk.
If you are looking to work with a specific unit or in a particular area of the country then you might also like to visit the websites of individual CTUs. These can be identified via our CTU Finder.
QA & Compliance Director – Primary Care & Vaccine Collaborative CTU
Job Title: Quality Assurance and Compliance Director Salary: £52,815 – £61,198, with a discretionary range to £66,857 per annum (pro-rata) Duration: Fixed-term contract initially for two years Working pattern: Full time Location: Churchill Hospital, Oxford Closing date: 12:00 on 21 May 2024 About the role
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Oxford Vaccine Group in the Department of Paediatrics as our Quality Assurance and Compliance Director. This is an autonomous senior position supporting research across a global portfolio encompassing all aspects of translational research including vaccine design and development, delivery of clinical trials and studies and better understanding of infection and immunity through exploratory immunology. The OVG is part of a collaborative UKCRC registered clinical trials unit that works across all phases of clinical trials as a Vaccine Developer, Sponsor and site, as well as pioneering studies in experimental medicine including controlled human challenge studies for bacterial and viral infections.
You will be a major contributor to the ongoing development of innovative quality assessment and compliance methodology, including the growth of an in-house clinical trial monitoring team. You will be responsible for promoting quality and improving performance and provide visible leadership and expertise to the research group and global translational research community through existing networks and collaborations. The postholder will work closely with other team leads to develop new policies and strategies and provide training to the wider multidisciplinary team.
This position is offered full-time on a fixed-term contract initially for two years with the possibility to extend provided further external funding is available.
About you
You should have working knowledge of the regulatory landscape governing translational research, with the ability to work at senior level in a devolved, complex and varied working environment. You will have extensive experience working in clinical trials, with an in-depth knowledge of clinical trial regulations and demonstratable knowledge of utilising a risk-based approach. You will have proven people-management skills and the ability to inspire and lead others. You will be self-motivated and able to work efficiently under pressure and an ability to operate effectively in a demanding research environment.
To discuss the post in more detail, please contact Parvinder Aley, the Director of Global Operations on parvinder.aley@paediatrics.ox.ac.uk.
For a full role description, and details on how to apply, please visit our website.
Clinical Operations Manager – NHS Blood and Transplant CTU
Job title: Clinical Operations Manager Salary: £50,952 to £57,349 (pro rata if applicable) Contract: Fixed term Working pattern: Full time or part time Location: Can be based in either Oxford or Cambridge Closing date: 12 May 2024 NHSBT offers an exciting opportunity to work closely with multi-disciplinary research and operational teams, learning from experts across the organisation, and promoting research and developing new proposals to continuously improve experiences and outcomes of our donors and patients.
NHSBT Clinical Trials Unit is a specialist, fully UKCRC-registered CTU delivering a growing, innovative, high quality, multi-centre clinical trials programme, nationally and internationally. NHSBT CTU has expertise in the design, conduct, analysis and publication of clinical trials and other prospective research studies. We collaborate with researchers in NHSBT’s therapeutic areas: transfusion medicine, organ donation and transplantation, tissue, and stem cell transplantation. The team is passionate in their work to save and improve lives through research. The evidence generated directly benefits patients through influencing clinical guidelines and practice in the NHS and beyond.
You will oversee a diverse and exciting portfolio of clinical trials and a committed group of staff, who you will support to develop and learn. You will contribute to all aspects of clinical trial conduct, including development of grant applications. As a member of the CTU Management Team, you will have oversight over CTU activities and contribute to strategies and plans. You will work with a supportive, motivated group of colleagues and collaborators and learn about organ and tissue donation and transplantation, blood donation and transfusion medicine.
Advertisement will close on 12th May 2024 and interviews likely to be in the week beginning 3rd June.
For informal queries please contact James Griffiths, Head of Clinical Trials Operations: James.Griffiths2@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Job title: Assistant Trial Manager Salary: £33,966 – £37,099 per annum – Grade 6 Contract Type: Permanent Working pattern: Full time Closing date: 19 May 2024
We have a vacancy for an Assistant Clinical Trials Manager to join the successful trial management team within the PenCTU. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with clinical trials management experience to join a CTU that has retained full registration status from the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) since 2007. PenCTU has a growing portfolio of studies funded by the NIHR and other major non-commercial research funding bodies.
We are looking for a suitably experienced person, with energy and enthusiasm to grasp new opportunities and help shape the future of the PenCTU within a committed team. You will work closely with a team of trial managers, data managers, programmers, statisticians, other methodologists and clinicians to develop and manage a portfolio of clinical studies on behalf of investigators across the South West peninsula and further afield.
You must have a good working knowledge of the major regulatory frameworks governing clinical research (e.g. Research Governance Framework, ICH GCP), basic understanding of current NHS research processes and basic knowledge of research methodology, including randomised controlled trials. You should have numeracy and literacy at secondary education level with educational attainment at further education level in a relevant discipline or comparable level qualification in a clinical or related discipline (or demonstrable equivalent experience). You will write fluently, have excellent oral communication skills, be highly organised, demonstrate meticulous attention to detail and be able to prioritise his/her workload. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is essential.
We are open to applications for full or part-time hours and can support various models of remote working. Since the role includes monitoring of investigator sites, mobility to travel is essential.
For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Wendy Ingram: by email at wendy.ingram@plymouth.ac.uk
Interviews are likely to take place week commencing Monday 27 May 2024 and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.
For full details, and to apply, please visit our website.
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