Senior Manager, Statistics and Data Management

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

In consultation with RM-CTU Strategy Committee, Head of Clinical Trial Management assist in the joint management of RM CTU, including its staff, systems, and processes.

Develop and implement a policy for the flexible deployment of staff to support trials activity in a way that matches skills to the RM's scientific needs in an optimal and dynamic manner whilst aiming to maximise the potential of individual staff members.

Develop and maintain sound/constructive collaborative relationships with senior RM personnel including Clinical Unit Research Leads and stakeholders, including industry and non-commercial sponsors.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First degree or equivalent in a subject with a statistical component.
• Higher Qualification in statistics and at least 3 years appropriate experience in applied statistics, in the role of medical statistician

Research Skills Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of clinical research in a senior role
• Conduct of research on human participants as a clinical or nonclinical scientist or in a technical role.
• Management within a research funding organisation.
• Management of NHS R&D activity
• Clinical research management in an academic unit or the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience of working in an academic research environment.
• Proven project management experience in clinical trials, epidemiology, or public health setting
• Track record in providing expert advice and guidance on trials related issues.
• Clear understanding of and interest in cancer research and in particular clinical cancer research and the ability to communicate this effectively to others.
• Experience of managing Quality Assurance documentation and systems.
• Experience of ethics, regulatory and funding submissions, and reports.
• Excellent knowledge of the EU Clinical Trials Directive, Good Clinical Practice and Research Governance requirements together with the ability to disseminate the knowledge and information.
• Experience of high-level negotiations i.e. with pharmaceutical companies, sponsors, funding bodies and Chief Investigators.

Desirable criteria

• Ability to lead and develop scientific projects
• Ability to make scientific and logistical input into trial protocols.
• Project management/clinical trials experience gained in a number of multi centre, phase 1- III randomised clinical trials.
• Specialist knowledge/experience of international trial negotiation/set up.
• Experience of working in the cancer field
• Experience of preparing for regulatory/sponsor inspection.
• Manuscript preparation.

Management Skills / Experience

Essential criteria

• Excellent relationship management skills.
• Proven track record of leadership qualities with experience of working at a senior level (i.e. management team or equivalent).
• Significant experience of successfully designing and implementing new ways of working, including new processes and systems.
• Proven track record of managing, directing, and supporting staff.
• Experience and ability to make effective and enthusiastic contributions to scientific, strategic and management meetings.
• Significant experience of strategic planning and management

Desirable criteria

• Experience of recruiting staff.

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 489.5KB)
• Job Features Form (PDF, 128.6KB)
• Royal Marsden Trust Values (PDF, 715.5KB)
• Workplace Wellbeing and Rewards Guide (PDF, 1.2MB)