Project Manager

In this new role, you will manage and develop the day to day running of the Pathology Clinical Trials infrastructure within the Division of Pathology and Data Analytics, Leeds Institute of Medical Research at the University of Leeds. Working with the group lead and Head of Division, Professor Nick West, you will oversee the pathology support to a number of national and international clinical trials primarily focussed on gastrointestinal cancer and the associated translational research programmes. The laboratory is based on the St James’s University Hospital campus within the Wellcome Trust Brenner Building.

The Pathology Clinical Trials group includes of technical staff, pathologists, clinical academic trainees and PhD students with an internationally recognised track record of clinical trials support. The team currently supports 12 ongoing clinical trials and have contributed to the delivery or translational research on over 40 clinical trials since the 1990’s. Our primary interest is in improving outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer where we have accumulated the largest collection of bowel cancer clinical trial materials in the world (https://www.virtualpathology.leeds.ac.uk/clinical). We work closely with a number of clinical trials units across the UK and beyond and also national/international multidisciplinary clinicians and scientists to deliver the core trial protocol and support a wide programme of translational work on accumulated samples to inform the next generation of clinical trials.

You will be responsible for overseeing pathology support for a number of clinical trials and associated translational projects including liaising with trials units, multidisciplinary clinicians/scientists, ensuring material transfer agreements and other contracts[AM1]  are in place and updated, GCP/HTA/MHRA requirements, project audits, research ethics committee oversight, budget management, new method development and equipment maintenance. You will be able to negotiate best value purchasing and timely delivery of reagents and will have relevant laboratory research and supervisory experience as well as the requisite knowledge and experience of running large projects with a flexible approach to work. You will directly line-manage and support grade 6 and below technicians within the group and supervise post-graduate and undergraduate research students and clinical academic trainees undertaking projects within the laboratory. You will attend internal and external scientific meetings to promote the group activities as required and also arrange and chair local meetings including the regular GCP/HTA/MHRA meetings.

What we offer in return 

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.  All FMH staff are entitled to ten days staff development per year (pro rata). Please speak to your Line Manager about how you can utilise these.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!   

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Nicholas West, Professor of Pathology

Email: N.P.West@leeds.ac.uk