Interim R&D Contract Manager

Main area Research Contracts Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract 14 months (Fixed-term/secondment) Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week (0.8 WTE (equivalent to 4 days per week) will be considered for the right candidate. All staff are required to work 3 days in the office at Guy's Hospital, London Bridge Job ref 196-RD275

Employer Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Guy's Hospital Town London Salary £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inc. HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 21/04/:59 Interview date 29/04/2025

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Job overview

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust R&D Department are recruiting for an interim R&D Contracts Manager to work within the non-commercial research contracts team at Guy's Hospital, on a fixed-term basis (14 months in the first instance). This is an exciting opportunity for candidates with research contracts experience who want to step into a management role within a supportive team.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be responsible for non-commercial research contracts for specific directorates within the trust, working in a team of R&D contract managers, and senior contract associates. They will be responsible for the contracts for a portfolio of studies, and will be the key point of contact for all non-commercial contracts for their allocated clinical directorates and their investigators. In particular, they will be responsible for the negotiation, management, and execution of agreements that are sponsored and hosted by our trust, including our drug trials, device studies, and interventional/observational studies.

Agreements will include funding agreements, service level agreements, collaborative and consortium agreements for both national and international studies, material transfer agreements and other associated technical agreements.

Working for our organisation

This a full-time job but we will consider 0.8 WTE or 4 days per week for the right candidate. There is a requirement to work in the R&D office at Guy's hospital, London Bridge 3 days per week. Other flexible working arrangements are available under our policy but we cannot offer a remote working role. Candidates wishing to apply for the secondment must provide written evidence of their current manager's support of their application at interview stage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be an experienced contracts officer, with a willingness to take on line-management, with excellent communication skills who is able to collaborate and influence others including those you line-manage. You will have proof-reading experience, great attention to detail and excellent document control. You will be highly organised and methodical in your approach to your work and be able to support and develop junior members of the team. You will have a pragmatic and solution-focused approach to contract negotiations to ensure a timely set-up of your portfolio of studies.

Person specification Qualifications & Education

• Relevant degree or professional qualification or equivalent experience
• Significant postgraduate training (Diploma) or equivalent experience to masters level
• Significant experience in a contract negotiation role in either NHS/ academic /pharma
• Understanding of NHS research governance experience
• Experience of line-management

Skills

• Ability to analyse and interpret research project information and ability to make judgements regarding a range of highly complex research management issues
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to communicate effectively with researchers, consultants and staff from different disciplines and administrators at all levels
• Able to persuade people to their point of view without causing resentment or damaging working relationships

Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or studies at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking into account the individual's personal circumstances as well as the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the onboarding process.

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