They will form effective relationships with Trust and University Research & Development offices and will line manage a small research administration team.

They will also provide mentorship and training to other multi-disciplinary research delivery staff, including clinical research practitioners, nurses, midwives, radiographers and other scientific and technical staff and students.

This role requires an individual who is highly organised, driven, ambitious, and passionate about improving patient care through research.

They will be responsible for ensuring excellent standards of research governance and compliance with ICH-GCP (Good Clinical Practice) guidelines.

The successful candidate will lead on the delivery of projects on a day-to-day basis, ensuring reporting deadlines are met, compliance with project milestones, and providing strategic support for ongoing development and sustainability of the School’s imaging research portfolio.

To succeed in this role, the post holder will need a proven background in clinical research delivery and/or management, and experience of working in a multidisciplinary clinical academic environment.

Please note this role is primarily based on-site at St Thomas’ hospital with only limited opportunity for remote working.

Attendance at other King’s and GSTT sites may also be required. This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• Postgraduate degree and / or other relevant professional qualification and experience in clinical research management
• In-depth knowledge of current issues and national priorities in research, with good understanding of complex and evolving research governance issues impacting the School’s research activities
• Proven experience of delivering all aspects of clinical research studies (e.g. governance, data management/data security, patient care) and a proven ability to apply these to the development, testing and implementation of research management procedures
• Demonstrated ability to develop study protocols in collaboration with investigators, and support their regulatory and ethical applications
• Ability to oversee complex research projects, ensuring meeting of regulatory submissions and project milestones across projects, and communicating progress through high quality outputs
• Proven track record of working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of scientists, clinicians, nurses, midwives and administrative staff
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, to facilitate effective communication with a range of clinical, academic and non-academic staff
• Prior experience of line management and/or training and mentorship of multi-disciplinary staff in research delivery and/or management

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of imaging modalities and prior experience of managing imaging studies and/or those including imaging components
• Working knowledge of legislation dealing with data privacy and use, including in the context of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Experience of using or developing electronic site file management, consenting and data capture systems

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 page.

This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.

The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.

At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.

We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.

When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description.

If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly, and we recognise its growing role in professional work.

Applicants may use AI tools to support preparation of their application, for example to research the role or structure written responses.

However, applications must reflect the applicant’s own work and experience.

AI tools should not be used during interviews or assessment activities unless this has been agreed in advance as a reasonable adjustment.

Further guidance on the use of AI in recruitment can be found here.

We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive.

While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

Grade and Salary

£53,947 - £63,350 per annum inclusive of London Weighting Allowance

Job Details

• Job ID: 158665
• Post Date: 17-Sep-2026
• Close Date: 04-Oct-2026
• Contact Person: Dr Sharon Giles
• Contact Details: [Not provided]