Research Support Manager in Newcastle upon Tyne

The Research Support Manager will support the management and maintenance of the Clinical Trial Coordinators, Data Managers and Administrative staff within Team 8, Team 10 and the Roaming Team. This role will be responsible for around 15 staff members ensuring they are supported, line managed and have a point of escalation. This is a fast-paced role which ensures the efficient and timely initiation and delivery of clinical research in line with Key Performance Indicators along with ensuring the implementation, standardisation, and optimisation of quality, financial, and data systems. The role will support and lead accelerated study start up.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Clinical Trials Manager ensuring studies are set-up quickly and efficiently and delivered in line with Good Clinical Practice and other local and national guidelines. The successful candidate will have significant experience and proven track record of managing a large portfolio of clinical trials at different stages, setting up and coordinating clinical research and working in line with research governance.

The Research Support Manager will have excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills with the ability to assimilate complex information to stakeholders, staff and senior managers. It is imperative to work in line with and demonstrate Trust Core Values. As this is a Line Management position, line management experience is desirable but not essential; training will be provided for the successful candidate.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The post holder will support the management and maintenance of the clinical trial coordination, data management and administrative functions within designated research team(s) delivering information, tools and processes that support the effective management of the portfolio of research within the team(s).

The Primary Aims Of The Post Are To:

• Facilitate the management of research feasibility assessments.
• Ensure the efficient and timely initiation and delivery of clinical research.
• Ensure the implementation, standardisation, and optimisation of quality, financial, and data systems.
• Support activity and performance reporting.

The post holder will work with the Clinical Research Team Lead and other senior managers to support the identification and delivery of quality improvement and other projects across the team as required.

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications & Education

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in scientific and medical research.

Knowledge & Experience

• Significant experience in clinical trial administration and coordination in the NHS, academic and/or commercial setting.
• In-depth understanding of clinical research process, patient information systems and relevant clinical research standards and legislation.
• Knowledge of the governance and legislative framework for conducting clinical research studies, e.g., Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Data Protection Act, GDPR and Caldicott Guidelines.
• Knowledge of external organisations including research partners in the higher education and commercial sectors.
• Knowledge of HR policies and procedures.

Desirable

• Leadership/management qualification.
• Post graduate certificate in clinical research or other relevant post graduate qualification/experience.
• Experience of managing staff.
• Experience of budgetary management.
• Specialty specific knowledge and experience.
• Experience of delivering service improvements.
• Experience of working with research funders, including industry and NHS.
• Experience of working collaboratively with academic, professional, and managerial staff at a senior level within healthcare, academic or research setting.
• Knowledge of the wider NHS and health service issues.
• Experience of using an electronic patient record.

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate, influence in contentious situations.
• Intermediate level of IT skills.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage own workload to meet deadlines.
• Ability to assimilate complex information.
• Ability to work to tight and/or unexpected deadlines.

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.