Head of Clinical Research & Real-World Studies

Numan; United States; Remote; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday pro rata, plus bankhol

Health insurance with Vitality

Electric car salary sacrifice scheme

Enhanced maternity and parental leave

Birthday off

Nursery benefit

Employee assistance programme

Generous pension

Flexible working options

Learnerbly training budget

Wellhub membership

Cycle to work

Season ticket loan

Discount on Numan products

Paid volunteering days

Job summary

Numan is seeking a PhD‑level clinical researcher to lead its clinical research function. You will act as Principal Investigator on interventional and real‑world studies, building partnerships with pharma, academia and funding bodies, and shaping a scalable clinical research pipeline.

You will report to the VP Behavioural Medicine and collaborate with data science, analytics and product teams to advance externally credible research and internal storytelling of real‑world health outcomes.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant discipline (e.g. clinical or health psychology, nutrition, public health, epidemiology, obesity research or related field).
• Experience as PI or equivalent lead with governance, ethics and regulatory compliance.
• Strong track record of peer‑reviewed publications and conference presentations.
• Experience developing external research partnerships with academic, NHS, pharmaceutical or funding organisations.
• Knowledge of UK research governance frameworks, including GCP, HRA ethics submissions and ICH guidelines.
• Experience with a variety of study designs and multi‑outcome analysis plans.
• Strategic vision to build research infrastructure and pipeline, not just execute studies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to represent Numan externally.

Responsibilities

• Holding PI responsibility for almost all Numan RWE studies, including legal, regulatory and ethical accountability.
• Leading development and maintenance of study protocols, statistical analysis plans, data management plan and governance documentation.
• Overseeing study intervention design and delivery with a suitable clinical governance infrastructure in place.
• Overseeing randomisation, adverse event reporting, protocol deviation management and master file maintenance.
• Acting as primary contact for funding partners on research methodology, governance and reporting.
• Overseeing quantitative and qualitative outcome streams with data science colleagues on analysis.
• Recruiting and line managing project staff, such as Health Coaches and research coordinators.

Job description

Numan is seeking a PhD‑level clinical researcher to lead its clinical research function. You will act as Principal Investigator on interventional and real‑world studies, building partnerships with pharma, academia and funding bodies, and shaping a scalable clinical research pipeline.

You will report to the VP Behavioural Medicine and collaborate with data science, analytics and product teams to advance externally credible research and internal storytelling of real‑world health outcomes.