Deputy Head of Pharmacy Clinical Trials | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in London seeks a Deputy Head of Pharmacy for Clinical Trials to oversee innovative services in drug delivery and clinical trials. You will ensure high standards of safety and compliance while leading a dynamic pharmacy team. Ideal candidates will have a strong grasp of relevant regulations and experience in managing complex clinical environments. This role offers career development and flexible working options.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Onsite leisure facilities membership options

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of ICH-GCP, GMP, and national/international regulations.
• Experience in managing clinical trials and quality improvement plans.
• Ability to engage and work effectively with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic goals for ATMPs and clinical trials.
• Manage quality improvement plans to ensure patient safety.
• Oversee recruitment and daily operations of the clinical trials pharmacy team.

Job description

Overview

As Deputy Head of Pharmacy for Clinical Trials, you’ll lead a fast-paced, innovative service overseeing both commercial and non-commercial trials. You’ll ensure drug delivery meets the highest standards of safety, compliance, and quality—aligned with ICH-GCP, GMP, and national/international regulations. Working closely with the Head of Pharmacy Clinical Trials & ATMPs, you’ll help maximise trial participation and patient benefit, while supporting the Trust’s reputation for research excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and Collaborate: Partner with Pharmacy Clinical Trials, R&D, and wider Trust teams to deliver strategic goals for ATMPs and clinical trials.
• Drive Quality and Performance: Manage quality improvement plans and resolve complex clinical trial issues to ensure patient safety and service excellence.
• Champion Change: Lead updates to policies and procedures, promoting a culture of transparency, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Engage Stakeholders: Work with clinicians, sponsors, patients, and regulators to support service delivery and resolve challenges.
• Ensure Compliance: Oversee trial setup and conduct, ensuring alignment with national and international regulations and acting as a key governance lead.
• Lead and Manage Teams: Oversee recruitment, HR, and daily operations of the clinical trials pharmacy team, ensuring GCP and GMP standards.
• Strategic Planning: Assess trial feasibility, manage risks, and support business cases and readiness for new therapies.
• Financial Oversight: Manage budgets, contracts, and equipment, ensuring safe use and effective supplier engagement.
• Quality and Accreditation: Maintain quality systems, support JACIE accreditation, and respond to audits and recalls.
• Leadership and Representation: Act as Deputy Management Representative, mentor staff, and lead cross-departmental planning.

About Imperial College Healthcare

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

Our Team and Culture

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.

Equal Opportunities

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.

Job Description and How to Apply

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.

Closing Date

This advert closes on Friday 31 Oct 2025