Trial Manager
Trial Manager
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
Grade UE07: 41064 to 48822 per annum pro rata
CMVM / School of Regeneration and Repair / Institute for Regeneration and Repair
Part-time: 14 hours per week
Fixed-term: 3 years
The Opportunity:
Join us as Trial Manager to lead day-to-day delivery of PREDI-Lynch ( with a primary focus on the gynaecology trial. Youll work closely with Dr Neil Ryan and be backed by an experienced team with a strong record in multicentre trial delivery. Youll be central to start-up site activation recruitment data quality and stakeholder coordination and may also support other trials in our gynaecological cancer portfolio. The role includes opportunities to support PhD students and junior team members. You will be a valued member of the programme and will be supported with training mentoring and clear routes for career progression.
This post is part-time (14 hours per week); however we are open to considering part-time or flexible working are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Proven experience managing multicentre clinical trials (ideally oncology/gynaecology) from start-up to close-out including site activation and recruitment.
- Degree in a relevant discipline; postgraduate certification/diploma in clinical research/project management (or equivalent experience).
- Strong working knowledge of ICH-GCP HRA/REC/MHRA processes EDC systems and data quality; evidence of ongoing CPD.
- Demonstrable project management and leadership skills (planning risk management stakeholder coordination) with excellent communication and mentoring (including supporting PhD/clinical trainees).
- Financial literacy with experience of research finance systems (budgeting forecasting invoicing) and evidence of management training.
Click to view a copy of the full job description(opens new browser tab)
Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary.
- To work at the heart of a pan-European research programme (PREDI-Lynch) with the gynaecology trial delivered in the UK and close collaboration with EU partners.
- An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work with a supportive trial operations team experienced in multicentre delivery.
- Clear development pathways (training mentoring conference opportunities) and real career progression.
- Flexible/hybrid working and a diverse vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement competitive pension schemes staff discounts and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
Opportunities to support and mentor PhD students and junior colleagues.
Purposeful work with tangible impact on outcomes for women with gynaecological cancer with occasional UK site travel and periodic meetings with European collaborators.
Championing equality diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens new browser tab)
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 20th October 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Part-Time
