Job vacancy: Senior Research Operations Manager - Sponsored Research, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Chelsea

Job summary

Main area: Administration
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 282-CR364

Employer: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea
Town: Chelsea
Salary: £70,387 - £80,465 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/04/2025 23:59

Senior Research Operations Manager - Sponsored Research

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

Provide expertise and guidance to those in the research unit in all areas of sponsored research and facilitate the delivery of the research strategy alongside the consultants / researchers.
Oversight of financial management including study costings, research unit budget, and effective management of individual clinical trial budgets, including financial reporting as required. Act as an authorising signatory for the research budget within limits agreed.
Ensure RM sponsored research is appropriately costed through grants and kept to milestones, escalating issues to chief investigator and head of clinical research delivery as necessary.
Ensure timely, efficient and effective response to monitoring and audit findings, including root cause analysis and CAPA implementation

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

Life sciences (or equivalent) undergraduate degree or relevant experience
Recent GCP training
Postgraduate degree (e.g. MSc, PhD)
Leadership qualification

Experience / Knowledge

Essential criteria

Acted as a senior trial coordinator or manager
Working knowledge of research methodology
Detailed knowledge of clinical trials, UK Clinical Trial Regulations, GCP and regulatory framework
Experience of clinical trial and portfolio budget / finance management
Ability to confidently interact with, influence and motivate people at all levels
Previous clinical trial project management experience from feasibility to reporting and archiving
Personnel and leadership management experience

Desirable criteria

Experience in delivering teaching programmes

Skills / Abilities

Essential criteria

Advanced organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects at various stages of development and organisation
Excellent communication skills and ability to facilitate collaborative working relationships
Able to work under pressure, methodical in approach, with effective problem-solving ability
Able to initiate and drive original research

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

London Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage Foundation

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Carmel Keyzor
Job title: Head of Clinical Research Delivery
Email address: [email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address: Recruitment Support Team
Telephone: 01629 690825

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Senior Research Operations Manager - Sponsored Research

NHS AfC: Band 8b

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