Head of Investigator Initiated Trials

The Royal Marsden; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer care provider in London is seeking a senior manager to oversee their sponsored research portfolio. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in clinical trial management, strong leadership abilities, and a commitment to enhancing the quality of cancer research. The role requires developing strategic directions for clinical trials and managing a team effectively to achieve financial and clinical standards.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working opportunities

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant expertise in managing clinical trials, especially non-commercial ones.
• Experience in overseeing a portfolio of interventional and non-interventional studies.
• Ability to inspire and motivate a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership within the senior management team.
• Develop strategy to sustain a competitive portfolio of sponsored clinical trials.
• Line manage senior clinical trial management staff.

Skills

Leadership and management skills

Clinical trials management

Financial performance management

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

The role sits within the Senior Management Team with responsibility for leading, managing & developing the management of our sponsored research portfolio. The post holder will be responsible for leading RM CTU, as well as having oversight of the management of all areas of sponsored research. The post holder will hold an honorary contract with the Institute of Clinical Research, & work closely with all the CTU's across both organisations. The key responsibilities for this management post is to oversea the Royal Marsden Clinical Trial's Unit's portfolio of high-quality, high impact clinical research sponsored by The Royal Marsden & The Institute of Cancer Research. Also to build and develop strong working relationships with researchers, research trainees & the wider research & clinical service workforce across The Royal Marsden and The Institute of Cancer Research, NIHR CRN South London, RM Partners, Oncology Translational Research Collaboration, other CTUs & research sponsors and funders (both commercial and non-commercial) and national groups such as UM TMN & UK CRC to strengthen our standing as a world-class centre of excellence for cancer research. The post-holder will also act as senior operational lead for several Themes within the NIHR BRC at The Royal Marsden & The Institute of Cancer Research, supporting successful delivery of BRC aims and objectives. For more information contact [email protected]., The post holder will have overall responsibility for the broad and diverse portfolio of clinical research sponsored by The Royal Marsden, delivered by through The Royal Marsden Clinical Trials Unit and tumour specific/agnostics research units. They will line manage senior clinical trials management personnel and work closely with relevant stakeholders with involvement in the trial lifecycle, including research funding/finance, monitoring, pharmacovigilance, audit, statistics and database programming staff. The ideal candidate will have significant expertise of clinical trials management for non-commercially sponsored (i.e. NHS or university sponsored) research. This expertise will have been gained through hands on experience of running individual trials, plus experience of overseeing and developing a wider portfolio of both interventional and complex non-interventional studies funded by both commercial and non-commercial funders. They will also have excellent leadership and management skills, able to inspire and motivate staff; and will be able to represent and drive forward this important portfolio of research. Please note this advert may close early.

Responsibilities

• Working as a member of the senior management team, provide leadership and contribute to developing the strategic direction of the research directorate.
• Develop strategy for RM to build and sustain a nationally and internationally competitive portfolio of sponsored clinical trials, which is aligned with the research priorities of our NIHR BRC.
• Provide effective and visible leadership and direction in the management of the sponsored portfolio.
• Line manage senior clinical trial management staff, identify and meet development needs, and review performance through the Trust Personal Development and Performance review process.
• Take responsibility for the financial performance, including the achievement of financial targets, balancing the potentially conflicting demands of budgetary requirements and clinical standards.

Qualifications

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff: At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease. The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital. At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That\'s why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do. At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.