King's College London

About Us

St John’s Institute of Dermatology is a world leading skin research centre focusing on three, interrelated areas with high unmet needs where we have the critical mass of clinical and scientific interdisciplinary excellence - immune-mediated diseases, cancer and rare disease. We aim to better understand fundamental disease mechanisms, over time and then identify when and how best to intervene. 

About the role

This role will provide project management support for the research portfolio at St John’s Institute of Dermatology, which includes validation/early proof-of-concept studies, observational studies, clinical trials, and digital transformation initiatives across our key themes: skin inflammation, skin cancer, and rare skin disease.  The post holder will support the activities of various projects within the department’s portfolio, helping to ensure these projects are delivered according to milestones. This will include the set-up, implementation and running of studies across participating sites, research contract co-ordination, and supporting the department’s communication activities, including the dissemination of research findings and the promotion of science and research via our social media channels and website. The role requires a motivated and proactive individual with a firm grounding and interest in collaborative clinical research, and the ability to work independently.

This role can be offered as a developmental role, supporting progression from Grade 5 to Grade 6 responsibilities in project leadership for early career candidates.  

This is a full time role and you will be offered a fixed term contract until the 31st March 2028.

About You

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

Essential criteria

1. Good first degree and a Masters in a relevant subject
2. Proven experience of trials management including development, conduct and management of multi-centre studies (Grade 6 only) 
3. Excellent project management skills and teamwork with a ‘can do’ attitude and approach
4. Excellent communication (written and oral), interpersonal and IT (email, spreadsheets, word processing and databases) skills
5. Good organisational skills with an ability to work without direct supervision and to manage own workload
6. Excellent knowledge of the key frameworks, standards, principles and regulations that govern UK research including Good Clinical Practice, Data Protection Act and the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research 
7. Experience in the development of key research related materials, such as protocols, operation manuals, standard operating procedures and guidance documents, or with demonstrated evidence of similar experience within a relevant area 
8. Experience of maintaining regulatory approvals, submitting annual reports and completing safety reporting (Grade 6 only)

Desirable criteria

1. Previous experience of line management or supervising other staff 
2. Experience using social media to promote science and/or direct to patient recruitment strategies 
3. Experience of budget management
4. Experience of report/paper writing
5. Experience of industry/capital/research liaising 

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.

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 mid to late April.

This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and Occupational Health clearances.