Data Manager (Clinical Trials)

Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Flexible working

Season ticket loan

Life assurance

Wellbeing support

Maternity/adoption pay

Employee assistance programme

Development support

Job summary

Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC) in London is seeking a Data Manager to lead data management across ICNARC’s clinical research portfolio, ensuring data quality and integrity.

You will implement and maintain data management processes, develop study datasets, and establish SOPs, dataset specifications, CRFs and data management plans, working with OpenClinica or MACRO and SQL. Hybrid working with some home-working.

Qualifications

• Experience in data management for clinical trials is essential.
• Ability to think analytically about requirements for data management processes.
• Experience with data handling and quality control is important.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of data management processes for ICNARC’s clinical research.
• Develop and maintain critical study datasets and data collection systems.
• Create and update SOPs, dataset specifications, dataset flows, case report forms and data management plans.

Skills

Data management

Clinical trials data

SQL

Tools

OpenClinica

MACRO

Job description

Location

Hybrid – the role is based in High Holborn, London with some homeworking

Salary

£43,012 - £46,240 per annum (dependent on experience) plus benefits

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time 37.5 hours per week

Start

As soon as possible

The Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC) is a small, independent, nationally and internationally respected, scientific, not-for-profit organisation (c60 staff in total). We use accurate data to help improve the quality of critical care through audit, research and education, conducted with, and in the interests of, patients and those who care for them.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Data Manager to join an innovative and independent Clinical Trials Unit (UKCRC fully registered) and help to deliver high-quality research in a unique and challenging setting, across our portfolio of adult and paediatric critical care studies. The successful candidate will implement and maintain effective data management processes across ICNARC’s clinical research, in order to ensure the quality and integrity of data.

You will also lead in the development of the critical study datasets, alongside data collection systems, ensuring that data meet the standards of quality expected for reporting both internally and to regulatory bodies and trial committees in accordance with the relevant legislation. You will also lead in the development of relevant policies, Standard Operating Procedures, dataset specifications, dataset flows, case report forms and data management plans.

What you’ll need to succeed

We are looking for a motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a high level of attention to detail in all aspects of your work. You will be responsible for planning, developing, implementing and maintaining effective data management processes across ICNARC’s clinical research. Therefore, previous experience of working with data and ability to think analytically about requirements for implementing and maintaining data management processes are essential.

Experience of working in data management for clinical trials would be beneficial, including experience of electronic data capture software for clinical research e.g. OpenClinica or MACRO,

knowledge of SQL (using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio).

What you’ll get in return

In return, you will receive salary of between £43,012 - £46,240 working for a well-established scientific organisation in the centre of London and a benefits package including:

• 25 days holiday per year, increasing with length of service;
• flexible working;
• interest-free season ticket loan;
• life assurance and wellbeing support;
• enhanced maternity/adoption pay;
• employee assistance programme;
• support with further academic/professional development.

ICNARC is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Closing date

9th October 2026 with shortlisting for this role taking place as applications are received. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate has been identified.

“We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.”