BRC Research Administrator

Queen Mary University of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous pension

30 days leave per annum

Season ticket loan scheme

Development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Campus facilities

Job summary

Queen Mary University of London is recruiting a Research Administrator to support the NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre, the Barts BioResource and the William Harvey Clinical Research Centre. The role will provide administrative support for a diverse portfolio of programmes and projects within these groups.

You will handle HR and Finance duties, record absence and sickness, organise meetings and agendas, and rely on IT literacy in a fast-paced higher education/NHS environment.

Qualifications

• A-Levels in Science and/or Mathematics.
• Experience providing general administrative/secretarial support in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in higher education and/or NHS.
• It-literate, self-motivated and adaptable.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for NIHR Barts BRC, Barts BioResource and WHCRC.
• Assist HR and Finance duties, including financial transactions, monitoring and reporting on grants.
• Organise meetings and agendas, and record attendance and sickness/absence as required.

Skills

Administrative support

Communication

Organisation

Prioritisation

IT literacy

Adaptability

NHS/HE experience

A-Levels in Science/Math

Education

A-Levels in Science/Mathematics

Job description

We are recruiting a Research Administrator to support the NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), the Barts BioResource and the William Harvey Clinical Research Centre (WHCRC). The role will be responsible for administrative support for a diverse portfolio of programmes and projects. The post also supports HR and Finance duties such as financial transactions, monitoring and reporting on grants, recording absence and sickness and organising meetings and agendas.

You are efficient and effective, with relevant A-Levels, in Science and/or Mathematics. You have extensive experience of providing general administrative/ secretarial support in a fast-paced environment. You bring excellent communication, organisation and prioritisation skills, and have experience of working in higher education and/or NHS. You are IT literate, self-motivated and adaptable.

The NIHR Barts BRC, hosted by Barts Health NHS Trust, is part of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). It operates as a partnership between Barts Health NHS Trust, Queen Mary University of London, City St George's University of London, and St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The current BRC iteration includes four research themes across three specialty areas: Cardiovascular (Precision Genomic Medicine & Precision Digital Health, Cardiovascular Devices and Trials), Precision Cancer Care, and Precision Musculoskeletal Care.

The purpose of the Barts BioResource is to establish and grow a dynamic health data repository and linked biobank of consented patients managed by Barts Health NHS Trust to allow research into health and disease. The Barts BioResource relies on the donation of human blood, saliva, swabs, urine, faeces and soft/solid tissue (e.g. blood vessels and heart tissue).

The WHCRC was founded in 1997 and has helped thousands of diverse patients to test and benefit from new therapies. The unit has been top recruiters in practice changing trials.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it is simply 'the right thing to do' but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

• competitive salaries
• generous pension scheme
• 30 days' leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term)
• a season ticket loan scheme
• access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities

Work-Life

• range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies
• flexible working arrangements
• campus facilities

Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability.

We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Closing Date