King's College London

About Us

King’s is a collaborative environment where people are helpful. Our colleague would be expected to fit into that and to contribute to it. King’s is a large university spread across central London on both sides of the Thames.  The Institute of Pharmaceutical Science (IPS) is currently located about 300 m from Waterloo Station. The post will be based in the Centre for Pharmaceutical Medicine Research (CPMR) which has a mission to improve the medicine development and life-cycle process for the benefit of patients, health systems, researchers and industry. It achieves this mission through world-class education and research activities. CPMR has strong collaborations with the pharmaceutical industry and clinical investigators. It works closely with ‘King’s Health Partners’, a partnership between the university, NHS hospitals (Guy’s, St.Thomas’s, and King’s College Hospital, and local NHS trusts.  There are phase 1 (normal volunteer and patient) clinical research units with a GMP-qualified manufacturing facility at the Guy’s site.    

About The Role

We are seeking a motivated Lecturer in Drug Development. They must be able to contribute to the world-class research and Education in the School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences. We require a translational scientist with excellent knowledge of the medicines development process that has the ability to bring innovative medical interventions into clinical use. We expect the role holder teach postgraduate students in the field of medicines development and be a key member of staff that contributes to the delivery of a new MSc in Global Medicines Development. We expect the role holder to embed within the existing teaching and research structure at King’s College London.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About You

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

Essential criteria

1. A PhD in pharmaceutical science, clinical science, translational medicine or equivalent areas where new health interventions have been developed.
2. A sound (theoretical and practical) knowledge of the medicines development process, i.e., from drug discovery through to late stage clinical trials.
3. Significant experience in designing and executing human clinical trials.
4. Engagement in research of outstanding quality.
5. Experience working in the pharmaceutical industry or working collaboratively with representatives from the pharmaceutical industry.
6. Teaching experience in medicines development.
7. Supervision of postgraduate research projects.
8. Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Desirable criteria

1. Evidence of good team working skills.
2. Evidence of multidisciplinary collaborations.

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 page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.

The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.

We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.

When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

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 person specification section of the job description. 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.

We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day.

We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application.

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Interviews are due to be held in May 2026.