Job Overview
Manage and develop the day-to-day running of the Pathology Clinical Trials infrastructure within the Division of Pathology and Data Analytics at the Leeds Institute of Medical Research.
Work with the group lead and Head of Division, Professor Nick West, overseeing pathology support for a number of national and international clinical trials focused mainly 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.
Oversee pathology support across clinical trials and translational projects, liaising with trial units and multidisciplinary clinicians and scientists.
Ensure material transfer agreements and other contracts are in place and updated, and handle GCP/HTA/MHRA requirements, project audits, research ethics committee oversight, budget management, new method development and equipment maintenance.
Directly line-manage and support grade 6 and below technicians, and supervise postgraduate and undergraduate research students and clinical academic trainees undertaking projects in the laboratory.
Attend internal and external scientific meetings to promote group activities, and arrange and chair local meetings including the regular GCP/HTA/MHRA meetings.
Requires relevant laboratory research and supervisory experience plus the knowledge and experience of running large projects with a flexible approach to work.
Closing date 5 November 2026; salary £41,064 to £48,822 per annum.
Original company posting: https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=MHLMR1237