Senior Trial Manager Clinical Trials Unit 99601 Grade 7

Position Details

Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit School of Health Sciences College of Medicine and Health

Full time starting salary is normally in the range 36130 to 45413 with potential progression once in post to 48149

Grade: 7

Full Time Fixed Term contract up to October 2026

This role is also open as an internal secondment opportunity which would need to be agreed by your current line manager.

UK and International travel may be required for this role.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global international institution which wants to attract talented people from across the city and beyond to support them to succeed and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector‑leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5000 professional services jobs across a wide range of functions in Edgbaston and the campus in Dubai we provide many opportunities to develop your career at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and the warm embrace of people from all backgrounds. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important to both our employees and to the success of the University. Depending on the role we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements and a generous benefits package including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay and a pension scheme. We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus including main bus routes and a train station on campus. We have a state‑of‑the‑art sports centre with pool shops, places to eat and drink our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

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Responsible for managing a portfolio of trials associated with a clinical specialty and the staff working on those trials in addition to actively coordinating trials. Contribute to the design, conduct, analysis, publication and presentation of clinical trials research.

• Take a fundamental role in the design and preparation of new clinical trial research proposals and make a personal contribution to the Clinical Trial Unit's research activity and profile. This will include preparation of costings and grant applications ; writing and editing the protocol and design of case report forms and databases used to collect research data.
• Keep up to date with current research literature and developments in the clinical speciality relevant to the portfolio of trials and the profession of clinical trial management. Maintain relevant bibliographies by regular literature searches and critical review. Bring ideas for innovative trials to the attention of the relevant clinical lead. Write literature reviews; develop and publish innovative approaches to improving trial methodology.
• Prepare appropriate interim publications (e.g. meeting abstracts) to maintain the research profile of each trial and play a pivotal role in the preparation and timely completion of final research publications.
• Keep up to date with changes in trial methodology regulatory issues and new legislation. Help develop strategies for their implementation at team level and also national level if appropriate to the trial. Help ensure that new skills knowledge and best practice are disseminated internally and externally to study sites if appropriate. This will…