Clinical Trials Data Specialist

**Salary**

The starting salary will be from £33,951 on Grade E depending on qualifications and experience.

** Contractual hours**

36.5

** Package**

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

** Job category/type**

Admin, Professional, Managerial

** Date posted**

10/12/2025

** Job reference**

T81658

**Faculty of Health and Life Sciences**

This full-time post (1.0FTE) is available on an immediate start on a fixed term basis for 12 months until 31 December 2026. This role is based on Exeter’s St Luke’s campus but offers the opportunity for hybrid working - with some time on campus and some from home.

**The Post**

The Exeter Clinical Trials Unit (ExeCTU) is seeking an experienced data management professional to join its Information Systems and Data Management (ISDM) team as a **Clinical Trials Data Specialist**. The ISDM team currently consists of 8 staff members working collaboratively together, with skills in both data management and information systems. The data specialist role acts as the lead data management contact on typically 2-3 assigned trials. They are responsible for building new studies in REDCap, efficient data reporting, overseeing data management through the full study lifecycle, and communicating data management updates at team meetings. The data specialist should have a comprehensive understanding of data management principles to enable them to make informed decisions on their trials. The data specialist is usually supported by one or more data managers on each trial.

**Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.**

**ExeCTU**

Exeter Clinical Trials Unit (ExeCTU) is a UKCRC-registered, University of Exeter supported Unit. ExeCTU works in collaboration with researchers and clinicians in the design and delivery of high quality and efficient multi-centre trials and other well-designed studies addressing important health questions to improve health and well-being. Our study portfolio includes trials in dementia, mental health, orthopaedics, emergency medicine, medicinal drugs, surgical techniques and complex interventions.

**The University of Exeter**

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research - Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

**Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment**

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

**Benefits**

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

- 41 days leave per year
- options for flexible working
- numerous discounts at leading retailers
- onsite gyms on all of our campuses and a cycle to work scheme
- sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
- stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

**Further information