King's College London

About us:

Neuroimaging at the IoPPN is world-renowned. The Department of Neuroimaging is embedded in the Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences, a joint venture between the IoPPN and the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM). The Centre provides, under one roof, an interdisciplinary research environment that combines the development of high resolution structural, functional and metabolic mapping techniques, with expertise in the definition, diagnosis and treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders.

The research coordinator will join a team that includes experts in industry collaborations, trials, experimental medicine and patient and public involvement. The role requires a skilled operational manager, with the ability to forge effective working relationships with collaborators and interdisciplinary academic teams working on related MHG workstreams.

About the role:

The Research Coordinator will work closely with the wider team to lead day-to-day operations for DIGIT-MHG: working with digital and pharmaceutical industry partners, coordinating funding applications, partner visits, liaising with stakeholders, event and project management

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The role involves establishing and scaling national operational structures, coordinating key projects, and developing new infrastructure and planning tools. It includes overseeing day‑to‑day staff coordination, maintaining training records, and fostering a strong, collaborative industry‑focused culture. Acting as the central operational contact, the postholder will engage with clinicians, investigators, and business development teams, clearly communicating risks and mitigation strategies. Responsibilities also include developing and monitoring KPIs, producing case studies, and supporting communications teams to maintain an effective external presence. The role requires ongoing process mapping, problem‑solving, and standardising best practices to drive continuous improvement. Additional reasonable duties may be required in line with the grade.

The coordinator will be expected to prioritise the operational workload, allocate resources and take day-to-day decisions, escalating risks and challenges appropriately.

This is a full-time post and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 31st March 2030.

About you:

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

Essential criteria

1. Postgraduate Degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline.
2. Proven track record in project management
3. Demonstrable expertise with industry or charity sector
4. Knowledge of the regulatory environment for novel therapeutics
5. Experience coordinating and developing technical staff; maintaining competency records and training.
6. Excellent stakeholder communication; service-oriented and clear under time pressure.
7. Organised, detail-driven, able to manage competing deadlines and solve problems pragmatically.

Desirable criteria

1. Experience working in Mental Health or Neurological Disorders
2. Prior exposure to NHS/academic multi-centre studies
3. Formal training in project managament

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.

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This post is subject to Occupational Health clearance.