Newcastle University
Clinical Research Associate
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Salary: £44,049 to £73,992 per annum
Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Closing Date: 7 August 2026
The Role
We seek an enthusiastic and ambitious Clinical Research Associate in Skin and/or Oral Disease, in the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), based in the Faculty of Medical Sciences.
You will have the exciting opportunity to develop a translational project based around one of three themes:
- Skin and oral disease and long-term morbidity
- Human Cell Atlas to clinic: single cell multi-omics to map lifecourse
- Precision medicine and clinical translation
The project will include identifying one or more clinically and biologically relevant questions pertaining to a cohort of skin/oral disease patients from existing clinics or databases, developing a specific and tractable hypothesis that addresses the questions identified and determining the information required to test your hypothesis. You will collect relevant clinical data and samples from the patient cohort and work with data analysts and laboratory staff to perform relevant analyses on the clinical samples.
Key Requirements
Essential:
- Medical/Dental degree
- General Medical Council / General Dental Council registration and license to practice in the UK
- Core medical/dental training
- Knowledge of immune-mediated skin/oral diseases and core clinical skills, including phlebotomy
- Experience of skin/oral biopsies and the collection of biological samples for research
- Analytical and problem-solving capability
- Ability to communicate complex information with clarity, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Oral presentations at internal and/or external medical or scientific meetings
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Desirable:
- Experience of medical statistics or bioinformatics
- Previous laboratory experience
- Basic coding skills
- A publication track record
- Experience of communicating scientific concepts to the public
Attributes and Behaviour:
- Evidence of an interest in medical research
- Commitment to a career in dermatology / oral medicine
- Capacity for original thought
- Willingness to take on additional responsibilities, e.g. the day-to-day supervision of undergraduate project students
- Ambitious with a demonstrable drive to succeed and to produce work of the highest quality
Desirable:
- The ability to contribute to broader organisational and management processes and to provide leadership, co-ordinating the work of other staff
Qualifications:
Essential:
- Medical/Dental degree
- GMC/GDC registration and license to practice in the UK
- Core medical/Dental training
Desirable:
- National Training Number in Dermatology / dentistry
- Previous research degree (MRes, BSc etc) or involvement in research publications
Application Process
To apply for the position, we’ll need your CV and a cover letter outlining how you are suitable for the role using evidence to highlight how you meet the essential criteria in the knowledge, skills and experience as listed in the job description.
Successful candidates will require satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). People Services colleagues will support you with this during onboarding.
The post is for a fixed term of 12 months.
Informal Enquiries
- Professor Nick Reynolds (nick.reynolds@ncl.ac.uk)
- Professor Neil Rajan (neil.rajan@ncl.ac.uk)
- Dr Laura Jardine (laura.jardine@ncl.ac.uk)
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Further Information
Find out more about the Faculty of Medical Sciences here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/
Find out more about our Research Institutes here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/research/institutes/
About Us
Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.
We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.
At Newcastle University we hold a Gold Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.
In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.
Requisition ID: 29497
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