Research Portfolio Manager

3 weeks ago

St Pancras and Somers Town, United Kingdom The Francis Crick Institute Full time
We have an exciting opportunity available for a Research Portfolio Manager to join one of the world’s leading research Institutes at a crucial time in its evolution, and play a definitive role in shaping it for the future. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary.
The Research Portfolio Manager role:
This is a key role that helps facilitate access to human materials and data, and supports researchers through their initial project set-up ensuring all contractual, legal, governance and ethical requirements have been met.
The post-holder will be responsible for having oversight of project requests and their progress through our internal (and relevant external) processes, and helping to overcome barriers.
This is a new opportunity that comes at an exciting time of growth for human biology research at the Crick. It is an ideal opportunity for someone with experience in a research environment to further develop their understanding of research governance, the research project lifecycle, and project management.
The Human Biology Facility provides support and expertise to enable research utilising human materials and data, and to develop capability in core areas relating to stem cells, genetic modification and human model systems. We provide support to Crick researchers, including our growing number of clinical scientists, throughout the study lifecycle including sourcing human materials, navigating governance frameworks, evidencing compliance, and providing expert technical services
Responsibilities of our Research Portfolio Manager:
These include but are not limited to:
Leading on processes that facilitate the set-up of human research projects within the Crick.

Acting as a point-of-contact for user requests, ensuring that queries are responded to efficiently, followed-up accordingly, expectations managed and issues raised with the Head of Human Research Governance as required. 

Leading on processes to gather initial project information, to assist with the triage of human studies, identifying key regulatory and governance requirements and ensuring the are allocated to the appropriate teams. This is likely to include in-depth conversations with science staff about their research plans, and helping in the completion of screening tools and forms.

Maintaining a project database and contemporaneous records for projects undergoing internal review processes. Contributing to the further development of the database to ensure it meets the requirements of the Human Research Governance Team.

Monitoring the progress of projects through internal (and external) processes, including contracting, ethics, compliance obligations etc.,

Creating dashboards and KPIs to help manage the process, and to escalate potential issues and barriers, keeping stakeholders updated with progress. 

Supporting relationships both internally with science and operations teams, and externally with the partnership universities and hospitals, and to support coordinated discussions of projects across multiple stakeholders.

With the Head of Governance, assisting with the allocation of projects according to availability and are of expertise, ensuring that the aims and timelines are clearly communicated
Skills and experience we are looking for in our Research Portfolio Manager:
The post holder should be a highly organised, proactive individual who is able to provide clear communication to a variety of stakeholders.  The post holder should embody and demonstrate our core Crick values: bold, open, and collegial, in addition to the following:
Essential
Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Strong knowledge of the adjacent areas of science and the regulatory, ethical and legal frameworks that govern human research.

Previous experience in NHS, academia, industry in terms of clinical research/human research

Research project management experience

Knowledge of all relevant regulatory bodies in clinical research

The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, be practical, methodical and organised
Closing date: 15/May/2024 23.59
If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Research Portfolio Manager, please click ‘apply’ today, we’d love to hear from you
All offers of employment are subject to successful security screening and continuous eligibility to work in the United Kingdom

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