Research Support Manager

Job Summary

The Research Support Manager will support the management and maintenance of the Clinical Trial Coordinators, Data Managers and Administrative staff within Team 8, Team 10 and the Roaming Team. This role will be responsible for around 15 staff members ensuring they are supported, line managed and have a point of escalation. This is a fast-paced role which ensures the efficient and timely initiation and delivery of clinical research in line with Key Performance Indicators along with ensuring the implementation, standardisation, and optimisation of quality, financial, and data systems.

The role will support and lead accelerated study start up.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work closely with the Clinical Trials Manager ensuring studies are set-up quickly and efficiently and delivered in line with Good Clinical Practice and other local and national guidelines. The successful candidate will have significant experience and proven track record of managing a large portfolio of clinical trials at different stages, setting up and coordinating clinical research and working in line with research governance.

The Research Support Manager will have excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills with the ability to assimilate complex information to stakeholders, staff and senior managers. It is imperative to work in line with and demonstrate Trust Core Values. As this is a Line Management position, line management experience is desirable but not essential, training will be provided for the successful candidate.

About Us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from the following sites:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'. For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit:
Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Date posted
19 January 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 6

Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
-032

Job responsibilities

The post holder will support the management and maintenance of the clinical trial coordination, data management and administrative functions within designated research team(s) delivering information, tools and processes that support the effective management of the portfolio of research within the team(s).

The Primary Aims Of The Post Are To:

• Facilitate the management of research feasibility assessments.
• Ensure the efficient and timely initiation and delivery of clinical research.
• Ensure the implementation, standardisation, and optimisation of quality, financial, and data systems.
• Support activity and performance reporting.

The post holder will work with the Clinical Research Team Lead and other senior managers to support the identification and delivery of quality improvement and other projects across the team as required.

Essential

Qualifications & Education

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in scientific and medical research

Knowledge & Experience

• Significant experience in clinical trial administration and coordination in the NHS, academic and/or commercial setting.…