Department: William Harvey Research Institute
Salary: £33,615 - £39,483 pro rata (Grade 4) 
Location: West Smithfield
Closing date: 07-Jul-2019

Overview:

William Harvey Research Institute

Centre for Clinical Pharmacology

About the role

Applications are invited for the role of Device Innovation and Development Coordinator. The successful candidate will provide assistance to the Device Innovation and Development Manager along with the Head of Compliance and the wider CVDHub team with management of the centre. A major part of the role will be to help develop any studies that arise from the work of the CVDHub from a data management perspective. The post holder will also work alongside the senior data manager to provide comprehensive data defining, set-up, interrogation and reporting support to the CVDHub Team. This will include data management and cleaning of an existing trial as well as new studies arising from the hub. Additionally the role will involve contributing to the delivery of wider centre services including but not limited to administrative and grant development activities.

About us

As one of the largest of the School of Medicine and Dentistry’s six Institutes, the William Harvey Research Institute (WHRI), based at QMUL’s Charterhouse Square campus, is a world leading Pharmacological Centre with a vibrant, multidisciplinary research and education environment devoted to therapeutic innovation in cardiovascular, endocrine and inflammatory diseases.

The Cardiovascular Devices Hub (CVDHub) is a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) award providing for the creation of a unique, one-stop Cardiovascular Device and Therapeutic Innovation Centre ‘CVDHub’. This unique facility will act as the interface to facilitate the engagement of CV SME businesses across the UK through bespoke innovation support and will broker collaborations with London’s academic/scientific knowledge base. The CVDHub aims to support business competitiveness and to develop/deliver new CV products/technologies and to exploit the economic potential of the global cardiovascular device market (estimated value $65.7 billion; 9% annual growth rate).

The CVDHub will be physically located adjacent to QMUL’s medical science research base and the Barts Heart Centre, one of the largest cardiovascular hospitals in Europe with ~80k unique patient episodes per annum. Key objectives of the CVDHub include it being seen as a national gateway that promotes HEI-business collaboration, R&D/inward investment, job creation and the platform for the development and delivery of novel cardiovascular therapies translated into patients by the end of 2020.

About you

The successful candidate will need to have a degree in a scientific or quantitative discipline, relevant experience within clinical research setting in a data management position or equivalent with excellent Microsoft Office skills. Previous exposure to ERDF projects will be advantageous.

The post is fixed-term, part time (0.5FTE, 17.5 hours per week) from 15 July 2019 to 31 December 2020. Starting salary will be in the range £33,615 – £39,483 per annum, pro rata inclusive of London Allowance. Benefits include 30 days’ annual leave, a pension scheme and interest-free season ticket loan.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Sheik Dowlut (s.dowlut@qmul.ac.uk)

Details about the William Harvey Research Institute can be found at https://www.qmul.ac.uk/whri/

Application enquiries can be directed to recruitment@qmul.ac.uk

The closing date for all applications is 07 July 2019.

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