Head of Clinical Research Services and Co-Lead of Joint Clinical Research Office in City of London

Location: Tooting Campus

Contract: Permanent

Employment type: Full-time

Salary: £63,606

Closing date for applications: 2026-01-23

City St George's, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George's, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions. Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

Research & Innovation Services (RIS) provides a professional support service for research and innovation activities at City St George's. We operate a business partnering model to work with and support our six academic Schools located across our Clerkenwell, Tooting and Moorgate campuses. RIS is comprised of seven teams, covering the areas of pre-award, post-award, research & innovation contracts, business engagement & knowledge exchange, intellectual property & commercialisation, entrepreneurship and clinical research support.

The Head of Clinical Research Services will be responsible for leading the Clinical Research Services team, who provide a specialist clinical research support and governance service to City St George's researchers. City St George's provides clinical research management and governance support jointly with St George's, Epsom & St Helier Hospital Group (GESH) and the postholder will be Co-Lead of the Joint Clinical Research Office (JCRO), working closely with the GESH Co-Lead to provide a joined-up service across the University/NHS boundary.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience of clinical research planning, set up, management and governance, together with experience of team leadership and management. They will have strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate, influence and negotiate with a diverse range of staff and external partners, and experience of providing excellent customer service. They will be highly organised and will possess strong problem solving and decision-making skills and a high level of initiative.

Selection process

The selection process will involve a written test, an interview and a presentation. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage. Interview date: 23rd February

Other information

City St George's offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development. City St George's, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors. We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George's operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

At City St George's, subject to agreement, relevant Professional Services roles may be undertaken in a hybrid way, involving a mixture of working on campus and at home each week. Where a hybrid working arrangement can be accommodated, it is expected that colleagues will spend the majority (at least 60%) of their usual working time on campus each week. Specific details will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate. A hybrid working arrangement will not detract from any comprehensive induction, that will include relevant on-site activities. Regardless of where colleagues are working, City St George's, University of London's premises will be their primary and contractual place of work.