Clinical Trial Manager (104978-1025)

University of Warwick; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in the UK is seeking a Clinical Trial Manager to oversee high-quality trial management for the SIS trial. The successful candidate will manage daily operations, ensuring compliance with regulations, and lead a team of support staff. The role offers hybrid working arrangements, emphasizing collaboration and impact on patient lives. Applicants should have significant clinical trial experience and a relevant degree.

Benefits

Attractive pension scheme

30 days holiday plus University Christmas closure

Generous parental/adoption leave policy

Onsite childcare facilities

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience managing clinical trials from start to finish.
• Ability to work with research site staff and trial participants.
• Excellent documentation and process quality-checking skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of clinical trials.
• Ensure compliance with ethics and regulatory requirements.
• Supervise clerical and support staff.

Skills

Strong planning and organisational skills

Significant clinical trials experience

Strong communication skills

Detail-orientation

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

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Base pay range

About The Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Dalbir Kaur (Senior Project Manager) at [e-mail].

This is an exciting opportunity for a new Clinical Trial Manager to join our team and be instrumental in providing high quality trial management which will advance the outcomes of important questions that transform the lives of patients. You will work on the SIS trial.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day management of clinical trials, including, but not limited to, ethics and regulatory applications and amendments, site set up and training, presenting at meetings and producing progress reports as required.

This role plays a key part in ensuring the success of our trials and is responsible for the supervision and line management of clerical and support staff.

The Clinical Trial Manager will be responsible for data management processes including guiding the design of the trial database.

Flexible Working

• We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis (e.g. job share), despite the position being advertised as full-time.

Working Arrangements

This role will be offered on a hybrid working basis.

About You

Are you passionate about clinical trials and known for your strong planning and organisational skills? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

We are seeking a self‑starter, motivated and detail‑orientated individual to support the delivery of the SIS trial at Warwick Clinical Trials Unit. This role requires excellent planning and organisational abilities as well as the ability to prioritise to ensure high‑quality trial management, helping us deliver our studies on time and within budget.

You will have significant and recent clinical trials experience across the lifespan of a trial throughout the UK and working with sites to recruit to target.

You will also need strong communication skills to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including research site staff, trial participants, and oversight committee members. A keen eye for detail is essential, particularly when preparing, reviewing, and quality‑checking trial documentation and processes.

Applicants should be educated to degree level (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.

At WCTU, we value teamwork. You’ll be joining a dynamic, collaborative environment where your contributions will make a real impact.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description attached as a PDF below.

About The Department

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the country’s leading award‑winning clinical trials units.

Warwick Clinical Trials Unit (WCTU) has a proven track record in delivering high‑quality research. Our specialties include Cancer, Emergency and Critical Care, Surgery Pain and Rehabilitation and Obstetrics & Maternity.

Our vision is to lead world class clinical trials which transform the lives of patients. We are a strong, vibrant and enthusiastic team; we are proud of our interdisciplinary, inclusive, and collaborative approach and have established a thriving community of over 150 staff consisting of clinical trialists, statisticians, economists, clinicians, and operational teams.

We pride ourselves in our values led approach. At WCTU, our core values underpin everything we do; they define who we are and how we conduct ourselves.

They are key to the success of our unit and encompass integrity; collaboration; respect; excellence; innovation & efficiency; and courage.

WCTU operates across two campuses: the Gibbet Hill Campus and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. We have adopted a hybrid working policy which encompasses the expectation for staff to be in the office two days a week (pro rata) which includes one set theme anchor day, and flexibility to accommodate training and essential meetings where required.

About The University

We are a world‑leading research‑intensive university founded in 1965. We are ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK. 92% of our research is rated world‑leading or internationally excellent.

Find out more about us on our website.

QS World University Rankings 2024, Research Excellence Framework 2021

How to Apply

CLOSING DEADLINE: Sunday 9th November 2025 at 23:55 (GMT)

To apply, please click Apply below and submit an application form by the closing deadline. You will be asked to include a CV and a cover letter.

Your CV Should Include

• Your education and employment history (including your most recent employment).
• Any other relevant experience (e.g. volunteering, extracurricular, etc.).

Your Cover Letter Should Explain

• Your motivations for applying to the role.
• Using examples, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the job description (PDF attached below).

All essential criteria must be met by candidates who are invited to interview.

You are welcome to include details of any career breaks (e.g. parental leave, caring responsibilities, sick leave).

For guidance on writing a cover letter, see here.

Interview & Start Dates

• Interview Date: Estimated interview date of 14th November 2025
• Start Date: To be confirmed

Please note application forms must be submitted before the stated deadline – you will not be able to submit after 23:55 (even if you opened the form earlier). Only applications submitted via our official careers portal (warwick-careers.tal.net) will be considered.

What we Offer

We Provide a Comprehensive Range Of Benefits, Including

• An attractive pension scheme.
• 30 days holiday plus University Christmas closure.
• Generous parental/adoption leave policy.
• Onsite childcare facilities.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer access to flexible working arrangements. For more information, see here.

We are proud to be a Living Wage employer.

Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion

Warwick is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and respectful community where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and communities, and actively encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

Find out more about our Social Inclusion work at Warwick.

Find out more about our awards and accreditations.

We are also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.

Safeguarding & DBS

• Roles involving regulated activity are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at the appropriate level, in line with the DBS Code of Practice.
• The University will ensure that anyone subject to a barring order does not undertake any work with the barred group (children and/or adults).
• All employees, volunteers, and partners are expected to share our commitment to safeguarding.

Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders

The University will not discriminate against applicants who make a disclosure relating to a conviction.

Disclosures at application stage are only visible to the DBS team, not to hiring panels. This ensures fairness and removes bias from the shortlisting process.

Job Description

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