Trial Manager

The NPEU Clinical Trials Unit (NPEU CTU) are looking for an enthusiastic Trial
Manager to join our team to provide project management for a randomised
controlled trial on the NPEU CTU portfolio. This is a great opportunity to
join a friendly, supportive team with scope to contribute to wider development
work of the Clinical Trials Unit.





The postholder will be based within the Nuffield Department of Population
Health (NDPH) which contains world-renowned population health research groups
and provides an excellent environment for multi-disciplinary research and
teaching.





The NPEU is an internationally recognised, multi-disciplinary research unit
based within the NDPH at the University of Oxford, Old Road Campus in
Headington, Oxford. The unit undertakes research about pregnancy, childbirth
and new-born babies.





The Trial Manager will be the key central administrative contact at the
Coordinating Centre maintaining effective and efficient systems to ensure the
trial delivers according to milestones. Your duties will include co-ordinating
the implementation and running the clinical trial across participating
hospital sites in the UK, ensuring timely data collection and Good Clinical
Practice (GCP) compliance.





To be considered for this role you will have a degree in a biomedical or
associated subject, or other relevant qualification, and proven experience in
clinical research, as well as an understanding of clinical research
methodology, good clinical practice and knowledge of all UK regulations for
clinical trials, GDPR and the research governance framework. Proven
administrative, data and project management skills and excellent
organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload are also
essential for this position.





There will be opportunity for some hybrid office/remote working in line with
department guidance.





This post is to cover the absence of the substantive postholder who is taking
a period of maternity leave. The post is available for the fixed term period
or the actual return of the substantive postholder, or the resignation of the
substantive postholder and employment of a new postholder, whichever is the
earliest.





The position is full time and fixed term for 1 year (maternity cover). The
closing date for applications is noon on Friday 1 December 2023.





For informal queries about the position, please contact Kayleigh Stanbury
(kayleigh.stanbury@npeu.ox.ac.uk).





You will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your
online application. The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and
should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria
listed in the job description.