Senior Trial Manager (Global & Maternal Health)

Grade UE08: 50253 - 61759 per annum

School of Population Health Sciences / Usher Institute / Centre for Medical Informatics

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: available from July 2026 for 12 months

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The Opportunity:

The post holder will have a leading role in managing an international team of research staff embedded within the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery (the GSU) to deliver international cluster-randomised clinical trials in low resource settings. They will be an excellent communicator (including in group settings where English is not the majority language) with the ability to drive projects forward within budget and timelines motivate others and demonstrate enthusiasm innovation flexibility and leadership when faced with challenges. They will provide strategic and operational management skills in the planning and execution of projects with a particular emphasis on maternal and neonatal health trials in low resource settings

This post offers the opportunity to work on an exciting new global collaborative initiative using wearable sensors and data driven research approaches to improve maternal and foetal outcomes during labour. You will join a collaborative research project entitled Intelligent Pregnancy Products Platform; I3P to deliver a large scale international cluster-randomised trial. You will work in a vibrant research environment collaborating with international stakeholders and industry partners to deliver a trial of 13400 women across 30 hospitals in 4 countries (India Rwanda Nigeria & Pakistan). The IMPALA 2 trial ( will use novel techniques and wearable technologies to test whether collecting continuous vital signs from both the mother and baby during labour can better predict the onset of maternal and neonatal complications compared to intermittent observations collected manually. This body of work has the potential to reduce maternal and foetal complications on a global scale.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Rosemary Townsend Senior Research Fellow () or Catherine Shaw Senior Lecturer & Programme Manager ()

Your skills and attributes for success:
A degree in a relevant area
Substantial experience in the delivery of complex clinical trials in maternal health including compliance with all relevant governance processes.
Extensive experience of delivering clinical trials in low resource settings.
Experience in monitoring analysing and dissemination complex information.
Ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team including international and industry partners.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week). We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

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How to apply

Please include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover letter

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary.

• An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.

• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.

• Comprehensive Staff Benefits including generous annual leave entitlement a defined benefits pension scheme a wide range of staff discounts family-friendly initiatives and flexible work options. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits pageand use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.

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.

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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 20^th July 2026.

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