Senior Clinical Research Associate
Parexel
Google Cloud Platform
Trial Manager
University of Edinburgh Information Services Group
part-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Edinburgh • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £41,064 - £48,822 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Google Cloud Platform
About the role
- Lead day-to-day delivery of PREDI-Lynch, with a primary focus on the gynaecology trial.
- Work closely with Dr Neil Ryan and the experienced multicentre trial delivery team.
- Oversee start-up, site activation, recruitment, and data quality across trial sites.
- Coordinate stakeholders and manage trial operations, including potential support for other gynaecological cancer trials.
- Support and mentor PhD students and junior team members; contribute to training and mentoring activities.
- Manage aspects of research finance (budgeting, forecasting, invoicing) and contribute to risk management and planning.
- Attend occasional UK site visits and periodic meetings with European collaborators.
Requirements
- Proven experience managing multicentre clinical trials (ideally oncology/gynaecology) from start-up to close-out, including site activation and recruitment.
- Degree in a relevant discipline; postgraduate certification/diploma in clinical research/project management (or equivalent experience).
- Strong working knowledge of ICH-GCP, HRA/REC/MHRA processes, EDC systems, and data quality; evidence of ongoing CPD.
- Demonstrable project management and leadership skills (planning, risk management, stakeholder coordination), with excellent communication and mentoring (including supporting PhD/clinical trainees).
- Financial literacy with experience of research finance systems (budgeting, forecasting, invoicing) and evidence of management training.
- Right to work in the UK required; University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship.
Benefits
- A competitive salary.
- To work at the heart of a pan-European research programme (PREDI-Lynch), with the gynaecology trial delivered in the UK and close collaboration with EU partners.
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work, with a supportive trial operations team experienced in multicentre delivery.
- Clear development pathways (training, mentoring, conference opportunities) and real career progression.
- Flexible/hybrid working and a diverse, vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives.
- Opportunities to support and mentor PhD students and junior colleagues.
- Purposeful work with tangible impact on outcomes for women with gynaecological cancer, with occasional UK site travel and periodic meetings with European collaborators.
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
multicentre clinical trials managementsite activationrecruitmentdata quality managementbudgetingforecastinginvoicingrisk managementproject managementclinical research
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationmentoringstakeholder coordinationplanning
Certifications
postgraduate certification in clinical researchproject management certification
