Clinical Research Governance Manager

Exeter (Hybrid)

Salary: The starting salary will be up to £44,263 on Grade F, which can be negotiated further for exceptional candidates based on qualifications and experience.

Contractual hours: 36.5

Basis: Full-time

University Corporate Services, Research Ethics, Governance and Compliance (Compliance and Risk)

The above full time post is available immediately on a permanent basis.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

Are you looking for your next career step in clinical research governance that will enable you to shape services and ways of working? Or, perhaps are you interesting in using the skills you have in new setting which is vibrant and established?

Do you have experience in clinical research governance and understand the steps needed to support academics along their research journey?

If you are, we would be delighted to hear from you.

The University of Exeter’s 2030 Strategy puts research as a cornerstone of our University activity, where we will use the power of our education and research to create a sustainable, healthy and socially just future. Our shared purpose and vision will continually move us forward to make a difference to our people, our communities, our partners, and to the world around us.

Our Clinical Research Governance Manager will play a key role in enabling this strategy by ensuring the policies, processes and arrangements for clinical governance and sponsorship are effective, that research is progressed smoothly, and that expert input and support from the team is readily available.

Working in a team of Research, Ethics, Governance and Compliance (REGC) subject specialists, with the support of the Head of REGC, you will lead the specialist provision of guidance to university researchers on clinical studies and trials within the context of the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research and institutional policies for assuring high quality research.

You will be responsible for supporting researchers in setting up projects, the oversight of ongoing studies, and for ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in full respect of the standards of Good Clinical Practice (GCP). Together with the team, will be responsible for the governance of sponsorship by providing expert support, coaching and teaching for researchers on obtaining the appropriate authorisations and will provide an effective link between external stakeholders (principally NHS partners), research teams and relevant University professional services staff.

About you

You will have worked in a clinical governance role before and have the knowledge and skill to ensure our researchers have access to the information and support they need to progress through the approval gateways. Always focussed on providing the right support first time, you will have a keen eye for detail and enjoy supporting academics with their applications.

In your career to date, you have developed effective policies, SOPs and may have undertaken audits, you are likely to have been involved in service improvement and have carried out reviews of the service to ensure they are working well.

You will have worked in a committed team and have experience in supporting colleagues around you to ensure the policies and processes are fully embedded. You will enjoy taking initiative, being a well-known point of contact for academic staff or a key point of liaison for the NHS, MHRA and other key stakeholders and have experience in presenting progress reports to oversight and governance groups.

In this role, you can enjoy high levels of autonomy, and this can be achieved by working from home, or working in the office, and we will work with you to the perfect balance of home/ office working that suits you best.

What we can offer you:

Be part of an expert team, within a University committed to exceptional research

Opportunity to provide your expertise and make a real difference to world-class research projects

Hybrid and flexible working, we can work with you to agree a method of working that suits your circumstances

Be part of a healthcare and clinical research sponsorship group, overseeing sponsor related study and supporting high quality outcomes

Access to high quality training and professional CPD, building on your experiences to date

Opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement, supporting the Head of Service to maintain first class services to the research community

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99% of our research is of international quality and 47% is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research - Green Futures - and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

41 days’ leave per year

options for flexible working

numerous discounts at leading retailers

onsite gyms on all of our campuses and a cycle to work scheme

sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks’ full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks’ full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy

stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.