Band 7 Research Governance Manager

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Research Governance Manager to lead the governance and study set‑up function within the Research & Innovation team. The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management and the ability to translate policy changes into practical improvements.

You will oversee workload, performance, and escalation, directing the Research Governance Team to ensure timely delivery of studies in line with national and local requirements.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Research Governance Manager to join the Research & Innovation team at University Hospitals Birmingham. This is a key operational leadership role with responsibility for the effective management of research study set-up and Capacity and Capability activity across the Trust. You will oversee workload and prioritisation, provide operational leadership to the team, monitor performance against local and national targets, and provide assurance and escalation to senior R&I colleagues. The role requires confident decision-making on complex governance and set-up issues, leading service improvement where processes, standards or timelines need strengthening, and translating regulatory and policy changes into practice. We are looking for an experienced research professional with strong leadership, judgement and stakeholder-management skills who can take ownership of a busy service and help shape the next phase of UHB's study set-up improvement
programme., You will lead the operational management of research study set-up and Capacity and Capability activity across UHB, with responsibility for ensuring studies progress efficiently, consistently and in line with national and local requirements. You will directly manage staff within the Research Governance Team, oversee workload and prioritisation, monitor performance and provide assurance and reporting to senior R&I colleagues. The role will require you to make and support complex governance decisions, resolve escalated set-up issues, challenge poor practice and lead service improvement where standards or timelines are not being met. You will also contribute to the development of policies, systems and processes, oversee key aspects of cost recovery and work closely with sponsors, investigators and internal teams to remove barriers to delivery. We are looking for an experienced research professional with strong leadership, judgement, negotiation and change-management skills who is confident
taking accountability for a busy operational service.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.