Research Fellow (Senior Trial Manager)

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Research Fellow (Senior Trial Manager in Infections, Inflammation & Immunity)
Centre for Trials Research
College of Biomedical & Life Sciences

The Centre for Trials Research at Cardiff University is a large, multinational community of researchers, professional services staff and students from a diverse range of backgrounds. We tackle the big diseases and health concerns of our time by forming partnerships with researchers and building lasting relationships with the public. Find out more about the Centre and working with us here .

As a Research Fellow (Senior Trial Manager), the successful candidate will take a leading role in the development, management and delivery of trials within the Infections, Inflammation & Immunity Division. This will involve responsibility for the study life cycle, from grant application to paper submission, to support the delivery of the Centre’s trial portfolio. The role will involve team management, ensuring projects are run to schedule, are financially accountable and run to UK regulatory standards.

With a postgraduate degree at PhD level or relevant experience, you will need to be an excellent organiser and have a proven ability to prioritise and meet deadlines. Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) are also essential in addition to experience of conducting and organising multi-centre trials or studies in a health environment. You will need to have previously written protocols, grants and publications and possess knowledge of scientific principles and current legal, governance and ethical requirements of both Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) and non-IMP trials.

We would also be delighted to hear from you if you feel that you have equivalent qualifications or experience not specifically mentioned here.

With a culture of continuous professional and career development the Centre has an excellent track record of helping people develop in their areas of interest, with many progressing within the Centre itself, the wider University or further afield.

For informal discussions you are welcome to contact the recruiter, Emma Thomas-Jones on [email protected]. Please also feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss any access needs or reasonable adjustments that might be required.

This is a full-time (35 hours per week), open-ended post available from 1st November 2022 but applications for different working patterns (e.g. alternative hours) and secondments are equally welcome.

Salary: £44,737 – £51,805 per annum (Grade 7)

The Centre operates a range of flexible and family-friendly policies, offers a generous pro-rata annual leave entitlement (37 days) and an employer contribution pension scheme. Business needs will require some degree of office-based working but the balance of time can be spent in the office or remotely (subject to agreement with the line manager)

Date advert posted: Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Closing date: Sunday, 9 October 2022

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds.  We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/research/our-research-environment/integrity-and-ethics/responsible-research-assessment

Job Description

Main Function
To lead or work within research projects, to contribute to the research record of the Centre through commitment to carrying out research leading to the publishing of work in high-quality journals. To pursue excellence in research and to lead others to do the same.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Research

• To independently develop research objectives within infections, Inflammation and Immunity (I3), projects or proposals for own or joint research including research funding acting as a PI as required. To develop research networks through regular national/international conference/seminar presentations
• Manage and lead the trial teams in I3, ensuring section objectives are communicated and engaged with, planning, organising and delegating work, monitoring progress and intervening as required
• To generate and pursue independent and original research ideas in the field of applied health & social care and support the initiation of new lines of research in related areas
• To disseminate research findings using appropriate and effective national  and international publications, research seminars, meetings and conferences
• To build and create networks both internally and externally to the university, to influence decisions,   explore future research requirements, and share research ideas for the benefit of research projects
• To supervise and develop other research staff within own research projects
• To provide guidance to students in own specialist area, including supervising and assessing undergraduate projects
• To participate in Centre research activities.
• Ensure that work is undertaken and documented in a regulatory compliant way and be prepared for regular audits and inspections, as well as contributing to the development of the Quality management system for the area of infections & devices.

Other

• To engage effectively with industrial, commercial and public sector organisations, professional institutions, other academic institutions etc., regionally and nationally to raise awareness of the Centre’s profile, to cultivate strategically valuable alliances, and to pursue opportunities for collaboration across a range of activities. These activities are expected to contribute to the Centre and the enhancement of its regional and national profile.
• To participate in administration and activities to promote the Centre and its work to the wider University and the outside world.
• Any other duties not included above, but consistent with the role.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Qualifications and Education

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Communication and Team Working

Other

Desirable Criteria

Additional Information

IMPORTANT: Evidencing Criteria

It is School of Medicine’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement.

Please ensure when submitting this document / attaching it to your application profile you name it with the vacancy reference number, in this instance for this post, 15110BR

If candidates do not provide written evidence of meeting all of the essential criteria then their application will not be progressed. The School of Medicine welcome the submission of CVs to accompany evidence of the job-based criteria.

Job Category

Academic – Research