Business Manager for Clinical Eye Research Centre

River Alliance of Wisconsin; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a dynamic Business Manager for Clinical Eye Research at a leading health trust in Liverpool. This role involves coordinating clinical trials, managing staff, and ensuring studies are set up and executed efficiently. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in facilitating innovative treatments and improving patient outcomes. Join a dedicated team committed to advancing healthcare in the region, where your contributions will directly impact the future of clinical research and patient care. If you are passionate about clinical research and possess strong organizational and communication skills, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years experience in a clinical research business team.
• Educated to degree level or currently working towards it.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with Chief Investigators to initiate study procedures.
• Liaise with the trust setup team for study preparation.
• Coordinate with Clinical Eye Research team members.

Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Line Management

Education

Degree Level Education

Job description

Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Business Manager for Clinical Eye Research within the Ophthalmology directorate at the Royal Liverpool Foundation Trust.

The Clinical Eye Research Centre was originally created with one Consultant and one Specialist nurse to facilitate ophthalmic studies/clinical trials. The department now has approximately 38 clinical trials/studies recruiting with a full nursing, medical, and business team in place to bring forward treatments for the future, which will reduce the risks of blindness for many patients.

The successful candidate must have a demonstrable track record working within a clinical research business team at band 6 for a minimum of two years. They must be educated to degree level or equivalent or be currently working towards it. They should possess excellent communication and organisational skills, have excellent attention to detail, and experience of line managing staff within research.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services to provide the best healthcare services to the city and improve the quality of care and health outcomes for patients.

The Trust operates Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside and provides highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Responsibilities include:

1. Communicating with Chief Investigators and Principal Investigators at the start of a study to obtain an overview and initiate start-up procedures.
2. Liaising with the trust setup team to ensure study preparation, including financial aspects and costings.
3. Coordinating with other members of the Clinical Eye Research team, including Matron, research nurses, other business team members, and the data team.
4. Ensuring studies/trials are set up promptly and monitored during their execution.
5. Involvement in staff recruitment.
6. Participating in relevant meetings with the business and research teams.
7. For further duties, please review the detailed job description.

This advert closes on Friday, 18 April 2025.