CTU Senior Trial/Quality Assurance Manager Ref 20879

School/department: Brighton and Sussex Medical School/ Clinical Trials Unit
Hours: part-time hours considered up to 0.6 FTE. Requests for flexible working, including working from home options will be considered (subject to business need).
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Contract: Permanent
Reference: 20879
Salary: starting at £44,414 to £52,841 per annum, pro rata if part-time.
Placed on: 30 June 2023
Closing date: 21 July 2023. Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Expected Interview date: To be confirmed.
Expected start date: To be confirmed.


Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new post within the Brighton and Sussex Clinical Trials Unit.  We are seeking to appoint a senior trial and quality assurance manager.  The post holder will be responsible for the line management of the CTU Trial Managers. The post holder will also be responsible for taking a leading role in the implementation and management of quality assurance systems for the Brighton and Sussex Clinical Trials Unit

The ideal candidate is educated to degree level or with equivalent experience, especially in Quality Assurance, with a proactive, positive and flexible attitude, and exceptional communication skills. You will have experience of working in NHS or Academic research and have up-to-date knowledge of all regulations and guidelines applicable to clinical trials. There may be a requirement to travel within the UK to research sites. 

The Brighton and Sussex Clinical Trials Unit is based in the Brighton and Sussex Medical School at the University of Sussex. The CTU gained full registration in March 2023.  BSCTU is involved in the design, conduct and analysis of RCTs and CTIMPs encompassing a range of disease areas (www.bsms.ac.uk/ctu). Through the new Brighton and Sussex Health Research Partnership the CTU works increasingly closely with R&D departments at partner NHS Trusts, especially University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust and Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust.

For further information please contact: Wendy Wood, BSCTU Director w.wood@bsms.ac.uk

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

You can find out more about our values and our EDI Strategy,  Inclusive Sussex, on our webpages.

Download Job description and Person Specification 20879 [PDF 170.03KB]

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed from the UK. 

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How to apply

Download our professional services application form - Dec 2020 [DOC 203.00KB] and Personal Details and Equal Opportunities Form [DOCX 65.11KB] and fill in all sections.

You must email your completed application, and personal details and equal opportunities form, to jobapps@sussex.ac.uk

You should attach your application form and all documents to the email in PDF format (we are unable to accept applications as google.docs or .pages) and use the format job reference number / job title / your name in the subject line.

You can also send your application by post to Human Resources Division, Sussex House, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH.


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