Internal Applicants Only - Research Associate (Trial Manager) in Cardiff

This post is currently open to employees of Cardiff University only. Please do not apply if you do not have a current contract of employment with the University.

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.

An opportunity has arisen to join this UKCRC registered trials unit as a Research Associate (Trial Manager), contributing to the successful delivery of funded trials and other clinical trials/research studies within the centre portfolio.

• Contribute to the successful delivery of funded trials and other clinical trials/research studies within the centre portfolio.
• Organise, prioritise and meet deadlines, maintaining excellent organisational skills.
• Ensure compliance with scientific principles and current legal, governance and ethical requirements of both Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) and non-IMP trials.
• Manage research data using appropriate software.

• PhD level degree or relevant experience.
• Excellent organiser with proven ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience conducting and organising multi-centre studies and/or research in a health environment.
• Experience writing protocols and patient materials.
• Knowledge of scientific principles and current legal, governance and ethical requirements of trials.
• Experience in research data management using appropriate software.

This position is full-time (35 hours per week), fixed-term until 30 June 2027, available from 1 July 2026. The post is subject to a review process and may be extended or converted to open-ended. The role is eligible to be offered on a blended working basis.

Salary: £41,064 - £46,049 per annum (Grade 6). Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave (incl. bank holidays), local pension scheme, cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments within the pay scale, and more. The University supports a Living Wage.

Friday, 17 July 2026

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. We especially welcome and encourage applications from those from under-represented groups within the University workforce, such as those who identify as LGBT+, ethnic minority or those with disabilities. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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.