Scientific Project Manager

Imperial College London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial College London at Hammersmith Campus is seeking a Scientific Project Manager to lead day-to-day management and clinical trials operations for a portfolio of neurodegenerative studies, utilizing PET, MRI and CSF biomarkers.

You will contribute to grant writing, protocol development, ethics submissions and horizon-scanning for new funding opportunities, while ensuring delivery to high scientific and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• PhD in neuroscience with substantial field experience.
• Excellent writing skills: scientific reports, grant applications, manuscripts.
• Experience preparing ethics submissions, managing budgets, supporting research staff, and coordinating projects.
• In-depth knowledge of UK Clinical Trials Regulations, GCP, Data Protection Act and Research Governance Framework.

Responsibilities

• Drive delivery of a diverse portfolio of interventional, observational, neuroimaging and translational studies.
• Lead grant writing, manuscript development and protocol creation; horizon-scan for funding opportunities.
• Ensure studies are delivered to high scientific, operational and regulatory standards.
• Coordinate teams across research and healthcare settings to advance dementia & neuroimaging research.

Education

PhD in neuroscience

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic candidate who will provide day-to-day scientific project management and clinical trials operations support to Professor Edison to ensure the successful delivery of multiple studies and other research initiatives.

Join the at Hammersmith Campus, Imperial College London, as a Scientific Project Manager working with the internationally renowned . In this pivotal role, you will drive the delivery of a diverse and ambitious portfolio of interventional, observational, neuroimaging, and translational research studies across neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, and vascular dementia, utilising cutting-edge PET, MRI, and CSF biomarker technologies to investigate neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration across Phase 1 and Phase 2/3 studies. You will play a central role in grant writing, manuscript development, protocol creation, and horizon-scanning for new funding opportunities, while ensuring all studies are delivered to the highest scientific, operational, and regulatory standards. Professor Edison’s team has an outstanding international track record, publishing in world-leading journals including Nature Medicine, The Lancet Neurology, The BMJ, and other Nature journals and producing transformational research with significant societal impact. This is an exceptional opportunity to make a lasting and meaningful contribution to world-leading dementia and neuroimaging research at one of the UK's most prestigious and impactful research institutions.

• You should be a highly motivated individual educated to postgraduate level, with a PhD in neuroscience and substantial experience working in this field.
• You should have excellent writing skills, with the ability to prepare scientific reports, draft grant applications, and contribute to high-quality manuscripts.
• You should have experience in preparing ethics submissions, managing budgets, supporting staff across research and healthcare settings, and contributing to effective project management.
• You should have in-depth working knowledge of UK Clinical Trials Regulations, Principles of GCP, the Data Protection Act, and the Research Governance Framework, together with a proven ability to apply these to the coordination of clinical trials.
• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution
• The opportunity to play a key role in transforming the treatment paradigm in neurodegenerative diseases and making a significant impact in the field.