Senior Research Manager - Strand, London, WC2R 2LS

Senior Research Manager - Strand, London, WC2R 2LS

About Us

Within the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine (FoLSM), the School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences is a cutting-edge research and teaching School dedicated to development, translation and clinical application within medical imaging and computational modelling technologies. Our objective is to facilitate research and teaching guided by clinical questions and is aimed at novelty, understanding of physiology and pathophysiology as well as development of new diagnostic tools and therapies. In this way, basic science can be rapidly translated into clinical applications (and vice versa). The School consists of eight research departments: Cardiovascular Imaging, Cancer Imaging, Early Life Imaging, Imaging Chemistry & Biology, Biomedical Computing, Surgical & Interventional Engineering, Imaging Physics & Engineering and Digital Twins for Healthcare.

The Research Department of Early Life Imaging performs cutting-edge research dedicated to the development and use of the most advanced medical imaging (in particular MRI scanning) and computational methods. Ultimately, our vision is to develop new ways to diagnose, understand and treat illnesses that affect the human brain, heart and body as they develop during the crucial period around birth so that we can improve outcomes for children. Placed uniquely within St Thomas Hospital London, we are able to perform truly translational research, which extends from basic science to use in the hospital with patients.

We have over 70 members of staff with diverse but complementary skills and experience including clinical staff (doctors, nurses, midwives, radiographers), biologists, computer scientists, physicists, engineers, and research governance and administration. This ensures that by working together, everything we do can benefit from the very best skills across all of the key areas needed to conduct and support our work.

About The Role

This role provides an exciting opportunity for a highly organised, proactive individual to take on a senior post within the Schools imaging services based at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT). They will require extensive experience of clinical research management under the NHS Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care and excellent understanding of National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) priorities. The post will be hosted by the Schools Research Department of Early Life Imaging, which delivers a clinical research portfolio of around 20 studies related to fetal, neonatal, paediatric and maternal imaging and health. The post-holder will also provide support to Principal Investigators (PIs) and research teams across the Schools other imaging services and research departments as part of a network of research governance and delivery experts.

The post-holder will be responsible to the Director of Clinical & Research Imaging Operations and will provide advice to a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals and academics in managing the delivery of their assigned imaging research portfolio, including preparing new study applications and amendments, overseeing contracting arrangements and confirming proposed studies are appropriately costed and resourced. They will form effective relationships with Trust and University Research & Development offices and will line manage a small research administration team. They will also provide mentorship and training to other multi-disciplinary research delivery staff, including clinical research practitioners, nurses, midwives, radiographers and other scientific and technical staff and students.

This role requires an individual who is highly organised, driven, ambitious, and passionate about improving patient care through research. They will be responsible for ensuring excellent standards of research governance and compliance with ICH-GCP (Good Clinical Practice) guidelines. The successful candidate will lead on the delivery of projects on a day-to-day basis, ensuring reporting deadlines are met, compliance with project milestones, and providing strategic support for ongoing development and sustainability of the Schools imaging research portfolio. To succeed in this role, the post holder will need a proven background in clinical research delivery and/or management, and experience of working in a multidisciplinary clinical academic environment.

Please note this role is primarily based on-site at St Thomas hospital with only limited opportunity for remote working. Attendance at other Kings and GSTT sites may also be required.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.