Working in a Registered CTU
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 50 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.
We also occasionally share details of committee roles that may be of interest to colleagues across our Network. You can find details here.
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Data Management & Programming Team Lead – Edinburgh CTU
Salary: £50,253 – £61,759 per annum
Contract type: Open ended
Working pattern: Full time
Closing date: 9 January 2026
The Opportunity:
The Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit (ECTU) at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for an enthusiastic and visionary Data Management and Programming Team Lead. In this critical role you will provide leadership and expertise in technical applications, data management and data governance and to develop, design and deliver successful clinical research projects.
The Data Management and Programming Team Lead is a key member of the ECTU Senior Operational Management Team who utilises expertise, advice, problem-solving skills and decision-making capabilities to assess and deliver a diverse clinical trials portfolio. The post holder uses their considerable knowledge and experience of data management and technical applications to define and manage ECTU’s systems and software to select the optimal route for database programming and data capture to achieve research objectives. The role has a high focus on governance and compliance, both from a day-to-day and strategic perspective.
Your skills and attributes for success
~ Experience of managing a team of professionals within a complex, technical organisation to develop solutions and systems to deliver projects on time and within budget.
~ Excellent communication and teamwork – a timely and effective communicator who presents complex information effectively to multiple stakeholders
~ Possess sound judgement and attention to detail, good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work under pressure and drive improvement and change.
~ Knowledge of IG and Caldicott principles and Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
~ Strong IT literacy and experience with database systems (e.g., Electronic Data Capture systems, TRE) and in data linkage/ healthcare systems data/ confidential and sensitive data
Further details
We will also consider requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular (weekly) on-campus working. The Usher Institute expects a minimum of 40% on campus working.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Joyce Thomson, Chief Operating Officer (joyce.thomson@ed.ac.uk)
For a full role description, and to apply, please click here.
Head of Clinical Trial Operations – LCTC
Job title: Head of Clinical Trial Operations
Salary: £61,759 – £75,917 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full time
Closing date: 22 December 2025 (23:30)
Are you a strategic leader with a passion for clinical research? The Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre (LCTC), within the University of Liverpool’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, is seeking a dynamic Head of Clinical Trial Operations to lead on all aspects of operational activity.
As a key member of the LCTC leadership team, you’ll drive operational excellence, strategic growth, and stakeholder engagement across a diverse portfolio of clinical trials – from first-in-human studies to large-scale randomized trials. You’ll collaborate closely with the LCTC Director to align operations with institutional goals and research priorities.
We’re looking for someone with: Proven leadership in clinical trial operations with a background in trial management or quality assurance; a deep understanding of UK clinical research regulations and funding landscape; strong strategic planning and project management skills; excellent communication, negotiation, and analytical abilities.
For a full role description, and to apply, please click here.
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Clinical Trial Monitor & QA Manager – Oxford Vaccine Group
Job title: Clinical Trial Monitor and Quality Assurance Manager
Salary: £39,424 – £47,779 per annum
Contract type: Fixed term for 2 years in the first instance
Working pattern: Full time
Closing date: 5 January 2026 (12 noon)
About the role
The Oxford Vaccine Group (OVG), part of the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Oxford, is seeking a Clinical Trial Monitor and Quality Assurance Manager to support the delivery of high-quality clinical trials.
In this role, you will be responsible for monitoring OVG’s clinical trials to ensure they are conducted in compliance with study protocols, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and applicable regulatory requirements. Monitoring will include both on-site and remote visits. As a member of the Quality Assurance (QA) team, you will also contribute to the wider QA function to maintain and continuously improve the quality systems that underpin OVG’s research portfolio.
The role requires on-site working and the ability and willingness to regularly travel to trial sites across the UK, often on a weekly basis, with some overnight stays. Some remote working may be accommodated on a case-by-case basis.
OVG has a UKCRC-registered Clinical Trials Unit and is a recognised centre of excellence in vaccine research for both adult and paediatric populations. Based at the Churchill Hospital, our mission is to reduce the global burden of death and disability from infectious diseases. Working closely with an embedded laboratory team and international collaborators, we conduct studies spanning the full vaccine development pathway—from early preclinical research to late-stage post-licensure trials.
Further details
The 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.
For a full role description, and to apply, please click here.
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Trial Manager – Exeter CTU
Trial Manager – Exeter CTU
Job title: Trial Manager
Salary: £43,482 to £46,049 per annum (pro rata)
Contract type: Open ended
Working pattern: Full time (part-time ≥80%)
Closing date: 14 December 2025
About the role
The Exeter Clinical Trials Unit (ExeCTU), part of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at the University of Exeter, is seeking an experienced Trial Manager to join the team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and forward thinking fully-registered UKCRC clinical trials unit (www.exeter.ac.uk/ctu/).
Suitable candidates must demonstrate that they have extensive recent experience of managing clinical trials or other types of health research projects in a GCP environment, throughout the full lifecycle from set-up through to archiving. Experience of both regulated and non-regulated trials is desirable.
Our inclusive culture supports and nurtures an ethos to grow and develop talent. We work in collaboration with world-leading researchers and clinicians across all stages of the trial lifecycle: refining research questions, optimising study design, developing funding applications, trial set-up and delivery, analysis, write-up and dissemination. Our talented multi-disciplinary team of experts includes statisticians, trial managers, data managers, IT developers and quality assurance staff, working together to deliver our ambitious strategy and develop innovative ways to design and conduct clinical trials. Our diverse trial portfolio includes randomised controlled trials in mental health, orthopaedics and trauma, emergency medicine and respiratory diseases, funded by the NIHR, UKRI, large charities and others. The studies span regulated drug trials, surgical and app-based interventions, and trials of complex interventions, locally in the South West, nationally and internationally.
Further details
This full-time post is available immediately and is open ended subject to continued funding. The post may be based on hybrid working patterns; applicants interested in working part-time (minimum 80% FTE), or in remote working are encouraged to make contact to discuss options.
For further information and informal discussion, please contact Dr Heather Cook, Head of Trial Management (h.cook3@exeter.ac.uk).
For a full role description, and to apply, please click here.
Clinical Trial Monitor & QA Manager – Oxford Vaccine Group
Job title: Clinical Trial Monitor and Quality Assurance Manager
Salary: £39,424 – £47,779 per annum
Contract type: Fixed term for 2 years in the first instance
Working pattern: Full time
Closing date: 5 January 2026 (12 noon)
About the role
The Oxford Vaccine Group (OVG), part of the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Oxford, is seeking a Clinical Trial Monitor and Quality Assurance Manager to support the delivery of high-quality clinical trials.
In this role, you will be responsible for monitoring OVG’s clinical trials to ensure they are conducted in compliance with study protocols, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and applicable regulatory requirements. Monitoring will include both on-site and remote visits. As a member of the Quality Assurance (QA) team, you will also contribute to the wider QA function to maintain and continuously improve the quality systems that underpin OVG’s research portfolio.
The role requires on-site working and the ability and willingness to regularly travel to trial sites across the UK, often on a weekly basis, with some overnight stays. Some remote working may be accommodated on a case-by-case basis.
OVG has a UKCRC-registered Clinical Trials Unit and is a recognised centre of excellence in vaccine research for both adult and paediatric populations. Based at the Churchill Hospital, our mission is to reduce the global burden of death and disability from infectious diseases. Working closely with an embedded laboratory team and international collaborators, we conduct studies spanning the full vaccine development pathway—from early preclinical research to late-stage post-licensure trials.
Further details
The 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.
For a full role description, and to apply, please click here.
Principal Research Fellow in Health Economics – Nottingham CTU
Job title: Principal Research Fellow in Health Economics
Salary: £59,966 to £73,686 per annum (pro-rata)
Contract type: Full time (or part time minimum 29 hours per week)
Working pattern: Permanent
Closing date: 16 January 2026
About the role
This permanent position offers an exciting opportunity to further develop health economics research within the Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit (NCTU), an international centre of excellence in clinical trials.
You will lead a team of health economists to attract new grant funding and expand health economics within multidisciplinary collaborative research, focussing on evaluation within multicentre clinical trials, economic modelling, and methodological research.
About you
You will be an established health economics researcher with significant experience and a growing international reputation for excellence, demonstrated by a sustained record of competitive research funding and peer-reviewed publications.
You will have a proven record of working collaboratively in multidisciplinary research teams, and of leading others through mentoring, role modelling and excellent communication skills.
Further details
Interviews are planned for week commencing 9th February 2026.
The post is offered on a full-time (36.25 hours) permanent basis; however, applications are also welcome from candidates wishing to work part-time (minimum 29 hours per week). Please specify in your application if you wish to work part time and the number of preferred hours.
Please contact Professor Alan Montgomery (alan.montgomery@nottingham.ac.uk) if you have any questions about this role. Note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.
For a full role description, and to apply, please click here.
QA and IS/Data Management Specialists – CTU Network International Registration Review Committee
The UKCRC Registered Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) Network is seeking highly experienced people with expertise in specific aspects of clinical trials to join its International Registration Review Committee.
The committee is responsible for reviewing all applications for new and ongoing membership and, as such, plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the Network continues to promote excellence and integrity in non-commercial research.
The successful candidates will have a wealth of experience, knowledge, and acumen within the field of non-commercial/academic clinical trials research, demonstrate an excellent understanding of best practice as well as current drivers for change. They will also be able to provide specialist input in relation to either Quality Assurance or Information Systems/Information Technology and Data Management.
More detailed role descriptions, and information on how to apply, can be found below in the applicant information pack below.
As the collective voice of non-commercial and academic clinical trials units, the Network plays an important role in engaging with Government, funders, regulators, and patients to improve and strengthen clinical research in the UK. The Network is seen internationally as an exemplar for the development of national clinical trials support. It was established in 2007, and its members are committed to setting and sharing good practice and improving standards in clinical trials.
The UKCRC CTU Network is funded by its members, and major funders have representation on the Network’s Executive Group, this includes Cancer Research UK, NIHR, Versus Arthritis, Chief Scientist Office Scotland, and Health and Social Care Research Wales.
The deadline for applications is 6pm on 31 January 2026.
