Senior Clinical Research Associate

KINGS COLLEGE LONDON; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in the UK seeks a qualified individual for a full-time role overseeing quality assurance of clinical trials. The position involves leading a team and ensuring compliance with regulations in a collaborative environment. The candidate must possess a health-related postgraduate degree and extensive experience in clinical trial monitoring. This role offers a competitive salary between £53,947 and £63,350 per annum.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of standards governing NHS research.
• Familiarity with clinical trial regulations and good clinical practice guidelines.
• Capability to create technical documents (e.g., regulatory reports, CAPAs, SOPs).
• Ability to ensure timely follow-up on quality-related issues.
• Proven experience in a quality assurance role.

Responsibilities

• Oversee monitoring and quality assurance of clinical trials.
• Lead a team of Clinical Research Associates and Clinical Trial Administrators.
• Promote continuous improvement and safeguard participant rights.
• Support regulatory inspection readiness.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience supporting regulatory inspections

Line management experience

Extensive experience of clinical trial monitoring

Critical questioning techniques

Education

Postgraduate (master’s degree) in a health-related area

Job description

Organisation/Company KINGS COLLEGE LONDON Research Field Other Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Country United Kingdom Application Deadline 14 Dec 2025 - 00:00 (UTC) Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

About us

The King’s Health Partners Clinical Trials Office (KHP-CTO) is a collaboration between King’s College London, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (the Partner Organisations). It is set up to provide a single interface for those wishing to conduct clinical trials within the Partner Organisations, and to ensure that there are common, efficient processes for the set up and administration of clinical trials.

About the role

The post-holder will be responsible for overseeing the monitoring and quality assurance of non-commercial clinical trials sponsored or co-sponsored by King’s Health Partners (KHP) Partner Organisations: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. The post-holder will ensure that all activities are conducted in accordance with applicable legislation, ICH GCP E6 guidelines, and applicable institutional policies. Working as part of the KHP-CTO Non-Commercial Team, the post-holder will ensure that the following sponsor responsibilities (delegated to the KHP-CTO) for clinical oversight, safety reporting, and data integrity; are discharged to the highest standards of quality and compliance.

The post-holder will lead and develop a team of Clinical Research Associates and Clinical Trial Administrators, ensuring a consistent, risk-based approach to trial monitoring, quality control and issue management. They will work closely with the Non-Commercial Trials Manager, investigators, and research delivery teams across the Partner Organisations to promote a culture of continuous improvement, support regulatory inspection readiness, and safeguard the rights, safety and wellbeing of research participants, while maintaining the credibility and reputation of the KHP-CTO as a centre of excellence for clinical research.

This is a full-time post and you will be offered a 12-month fixed term contract.

About you

• Educated to postgraduate (master’s degree) level in a health-related area or equivalent professional experience
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of standards and legislation that govern research in the NHS and academia
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical trial regulations, good clinical practice guidelines and other regulatory frameworks and their implication for health research.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to apply these to create technical documents (e.g. regulatory reports, CAPAs, SOPs) and to correspond with research staff at all levels in an appropriate way
• Ability to listen to others and use critical questioning techniques to identify core issues to negotiate a path forward that meets the needs of all stakeholders
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections, ideally by the MHRA
• Experienced line manager who can work flexibly, and who has a positive approach to work
• Ability to ensure quality related issues are identified and followed up in a timely manner
• Quality Assurance/ Governance related professional qualifications.
• Proven experience of working within a quality assurance role, either within academia, the NHS or the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience of managing risk-based systems
• Extensive experience of clinical trial monitoring and/or audit

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information regarding the criteria to be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

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Grade and Salary: £53,947 - £63,350 per annum inclusive of London Weighting

Job ID: 131745

Close Date: 14-Dec-2025

Contact Person: Craig Macpherson

Contact Details: [e-mail]