King's College London

About Us

This is an exciting opportunity for a medically qualified Clinical Research Fellow to join the Breast Cancer Now programme at King’s College London and contribute to the development of a first-in-human immune priming platform trial in breast cancer. The post holder will be report into Professor Sheeba Irshad and will be based at Guy’s Cancer Centre in London Bridge.

This post offers hands-on experience in translational trial design, clinical delivery, and immuno-oncology research. The successful applicant will work closely with academic and NHS collaborators including Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust and the ICR Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit.

About The Role

The role is ideal for a doctor aiming to undertake or complete a research degree (MD(Res)) and will involve developing trial documentation, contributing to regulatory submissions, and supporting the clinical and translational aspects of the study. The post will focus on intratumoral virotherapy using CRAd657-CD40L, with the goal of converting immune cold breast tumours to immune hot.

This is a full time post (40 Hours per week), and you will be offered an a fixed term contract until 31-Jan-2028.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Medical qualification and full GMC registration
2. Completed core medical training and currently in higher specialty training
3. Interest in translational cancer research
4. Understanding of clinical research methods and GCP Experience in academic/research environments
5. Excellent organisational and communication skills
6. Ability to work independently and as part of a team 

Desirable criteria

1. Familiarity with tumour immunology or immunotherapy Previous publications or involvement in research trials
2. Intent to pursue an MD/PhD  

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

Interviews are due to be held on TBC

We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.