Chief Pharmacy Technician & Clinical Trials Dispensary | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Chief Pharmacy Technician to lead the clinical trials pharmacy team. This pivotal role involves ensuring compliance with regulations, managing trial processes, and collaborating with various partners. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills and experience in the clinical trials sector. The position offers development opportunities and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Optional benefits like Cycle to Work and car lease schemes

Qualifications

• Proactive and ready to shape the future of pharmacy clinical trials.
• Experience in managing clinical trials and overseeing compliance.
• Strong collaboration skills with R&D, Sponsors and CROs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the pharmacy clinical trials technical team.
• Ensure full GCP/GMP and regulatory compliance in all processes.
• Oversee trial set-up and delivery in dispensaries and trial units.

Skills

Leadership

Detail-oriented

Regulatory compliance

Education

Relevant Qualification as a Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Are you a seasoned Pharmacy Technician with a passion for innovation and patient-centred care? This is your opportunity to take the lead in one of the most exciting areas of modern medicine—clinical trials.

At the heart of our Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team, you’ll be part of a dynamic group managing over 400 active trials—from early-phase dose‑finding studies to large-scale phase‑3 trials. With the rise of personalised and precision medicine, there’s never been a more thrilling time to get involved.

Position

Chief Pharmacy Technician who’s proactive, detail-driven, and ready to shape the future of our pharmacy clinical trials service. You’ll work closely with our sponsors, R&D teams and wider pharmacy team to ensure the safe, efficient, and patient‑focused delivery of investigational medicines across the Trust.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the pharmacy clinical trials technical and support team, ensuring high performance and professional development.
• Oversee the set‑up, delivery, and monitoring of clinical trials in dispensaries, clinical research facilities, and trial units.
• Ensure full GCP/GMP and regulatory compliance in all trial‑related processes, SOPs, and documentation.
• Collaborate with R&D, Sponsors, and CROs to support trial design, set‑up, and operational delivery.
• Manage investigational product sourcing, accountability, and financial recovery for sponsored studies.
• Drive service improvements, audit readiness, and best practice sharing across clinical trials pharmacy.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

This advert closes on Tuesday 28 Oct 2025