The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Research Portfolio Manager
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Research Portfolio Manager – Lung Research Team
We are looking to appoint a Research Portfolio Manager to the Lung Research Team within The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. The research teams form part of the Research and Innovation division.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and extensively experienced individual who will be responsible for overseeing the successful set-up and delivery of the Lung Research Team Portfolio in line with divisional and national key performance metrics.
Core Duties
- Facilitation and management of research feasibility assessments
- Ensuring efficient and timely initiation and delivery of clinical research
- Ensure the implementation, standardisation and optimisation of quality, financial, and data systems
The post holder is expected to use initiative and be able to work independently without close supervision. They should be proactive in monitoring the quality and effectiveness of working practices within research team as well as lead on continued training and development of non-clinical staff across the Research Division. They will take overall managerial responsibility for recruitment, retention, disciplinary and grievance, and all human resource related staffing issues for the assigned team.
Applicants should meet all the essential criteria on job description as a minimum. We are looking for a candidate with exceptional organisational and communication skills, administration experience and advanced knowledge of clinical trials/GCP.
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Key Responsibilities
- Efficient and timely initiation and delivery of new trials in line with NIHR targets
- Effective ongoing management of the portfolio and feasibility management
- Acting as point of contact for internal and external colleagues, liaising with many different members of staff including trial sponsors, monitors and the wider research community
Team Management
- Leadership and direct line management to a team of trial coordination staff including workload allocation and troubleshooting across the team
- Supporting recruitment, induction and training of new team members
- Actively supporting in service improvement identification and implementation to maintain and continually improve research processes
Required Experience
- Working knowledge of our key research policies and procedures
- Demonstrable experience of commercial and non-commercial study set up, research systems such as EDGE, and general trial organisation
About The Christie
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
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We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.
We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Rachel Pearson
- Job title: Research Manager
- Email address: rachel.pearson27@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 0161 956 1642
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