Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the South Tees Academic Cardiovascular Unit (ACU). We are looking to appoint a Senior Research Manager to lead the development, management and execution of funded ACU research and activities.The Senior Research Manager will coordinate multi-disciplinary team(s) to manage ACU projects throughout their lifecycles.
The role requires a research professional with experience and excellence in conduct and management of clinical and translational research, including familiarity with the regulatory environment surrounding clinical trials. As the research focuses on cardiovascular and thoracic research, relevant experience of working with/understanding of these will be considered an advantage.
This is a full-time post for 2 years in the first instance with the possibility of an extension following a satisfactory review of performance and confirmation of funding.
Main duties of the job
This will include protocol refinement, study set-up (including regulatory approvals), site and progress monitoring, on-going study management, closeout and reporting with the Chief Investigators (CI). The post holder will ensure that the studies are conducted in accordance with the relevant clinical trial regulations. The post holder will also contribute to development and submission of related publications and grant applications.
This will be an exciting opportunity for someone with trial management or co-ordination experience who relishes a challenge, is keen to use their own initiative, and is flexible to the changing demands of the research. You will need to be self-motivated, a strong communicator, and be able to work independently as well as within a team environment.
Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of implementing and managing multi-centre randomised controlled trials.
- Awareness and understanding of UK Framework for Health and Social Care, and the ability to understand and implement complex research governance information.
- Ability to develop study and office systems to enable effective running of a trial across sites including management of risk, study resources and personnel
- Ability to understand, analyse and interpret complex data and research governance information.
- Ability and experience of establishing, using and maintaining clinical study databases and working with clinical data to ensure integrity and completeness.
- Ability to prepare accessible reports and information for a diverse range of stakeholders, such as approval bodies, service users, carers, research team members, clinical and non-colleagues, community members and partner organisations.
Desirable
- Knowledge of statistics and research methodology.
Qualifications
Essential
- Honours degree (or Level 6 equivalent) in health or life sciences (or related).
- Master's degree in relevant subject area or equivalent professional experience.
- GCP Training.
Desirable
- PhD in relevant subject area
Experience
Essential
- Experience in conducting monitoring of clinical trials and ensuring good study conduct.
- Experience of organising, managing and accurately reporting meetings, including use of virtual communications.
- Experience of leading/coordinating and working effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience of working with diverse stakeholders (e.g., Sponsors, oversight committees, funders, local research teams, patient groups, etc).
- Experience of managing study budgets and/or finances.
Desirable
- Experience of designing, implementing, and writing up research.
- Research experience in relevant field e.g. cardiovascular or cardiothoracic surgical trials
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of implementing and managing multi-centre randomised controlled trials.
- Awareness and understanding of UK Framework for Health and Social Care, and the ability to understand and implement complex research governance information.
- Ability to develop study and office systems to enable effective running of a trial across sites including management of risk, study resources and personnel
- Ability to understand, analyse and interpret complex data and research governance information.
- Ability and experience of establishing, using and maintaining clinical study databases and working with clinical data to ensure integrity and completeness.
- Ability to prepare accessible reports and information for a diverse range of stakeholders, such as approval bodies, service users, carers, research team members, clinical and non-colleagues, community members and partner organisations.
Desirable
- Knowledge of statistics and research methodology.
Qualifications
Essential
- Honours degree (or Level 6 equivalent) in health or life sciences (or related).
- Master's degree in relevant subject area or equivalent professional experience.
- GCP Training.
Desirable
- PhD in relevant subject area
Experience
Essential
- Experience in conducting monitoring of clinical trials and ensuring good study conduct.
- Experience of organising, managing and accurately reporting meetings, including use of virtual communications.
- Experience of leading/coordinating and working effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience of working with diverse stakeholders (e.g., Sponsors, oversight committees, funders, local research teams, patient groups, etc).
- Experience of managing study budgets and/or finances.
Desirable
- Experience of designing, implementing, and writing up research.
- Research experience in relevant field e.g. cardiovascular or cardiothoracic surgical trials
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
