Research Project Manager

Overview

Are you an ambitious and motivated project manager looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in a clinical research environment? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities?

Located within the School of Medicine and the Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, and working closely with the Chief Investigator of a £1.4 million NIHR‑funded HERITAGE project on Long Covid and ME/CFS, you will provide strategic vision for coordinating a multisite project that aims to improve healthcare services for those suffering from these conditions across the UK. This post is pivotal in planning and delivering the project research strategy.

As the Research Project Manager, you will work closely with leading researchers both within and outside Leeds to contribute to the development and implementation of the research objectives. You will coordinate and deliver specific initiatives relating to three work packages: understanding outcomes using patient‑reported outcome measures, cost‑effectiveness of existing healthcare models, and developing a national service framework for these two conditions.

The project is UK‑wide, involving collaboration with universities and NHS sites. You will liaise with NIHR, external stakeholders and policymakers, gather strategic intelligence, maximise outputs and impact, and act as one of the spokespersons for the research programme, aligning with the University of Leeds/School of Medicine strategy and national/international perspectives.

Coordinate and deliver the three work packages described above.

Collaborate with stakeholders across universities and NHS sites to implement project objectives.

Gather strategic intelligence and maximise research outputs and impact.

Represent the programme in external forums as a spokesperson.

Degree level education in a relevant subject area.

Experience in a coordination or management role in a research environment.

Excellent organisational skills, with a proven ability to support multiple projects simultaneously.

Hybrid work model: most duties managed remotely using virtual meetings; core research team meetings held one to two days a week, face‑to‑face in the LIRMM office in Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds.

• 26 days holiday plus approximately 16 Bank Holidays and university‑closed days (including Christmas) – 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance – the University contributes 14.5% of salary.
• Discounted staff membership at The Edge, our state‑of‑the‑art campus gym with pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal development: access to courses run by the Organisational Development & Professional Learning team and self‑development courses (languages, creative writing, wellbeing therapies, and more).
• Access to on‑site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes.
• And much more!

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For skilled workers, the post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; first‑time applicants may need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information, visit  and

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact Manoj Sivan, Associate Clinical Professor and Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine. Email: