R&D Senior Contracts Associate

The R&D department at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust are recruiting Senior Contracts Associate, to join the expanding non-commercial research contracts team.

This in role within the R&D Department and presents a training opportunity to move into or progress within Research and Development contracts management and develop within the NHS. This postholder will play a key role in the effective set-up of non-commercial contract activity within the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust non-commercial R&D team.

The postholder will be responsible for supporting non-commercial research contracts for the Trusts. In particular, the negotiation, management and execution of agreements for drug trials, device studies, service level agreements, confidentiality agreements, collaborative and consortium agreements for both national and international studies.

You will be an experienced administrator/project manager with excellent communication skills and ideally with experience of NHS, academic and / or commercial contracts. You will have great attention to detail, excellent communication skills and enjoy liaising with colleagues and staff at all levels. You will have an organised and methodical approach to your work with exceptional document control skills.

Interested candidates should have an awareness of Health Research Authority's role and an interest in clinical research. Motivated candidates who have worked in clinical trials management/research governance/R&D who want to develop skills in contracts negotiation, along with those with legal background are encouraged to apply. 

Interviews will be held by MS Teams.

The R&D non-commercial team are currently mostly working from home due to the pandemic. However, there is an expectation that the appointed candidate will, in due course, spend some time working with the R&D team in the Biomedical Research Centre on the 16th floor at Guy's Hospital. We will be able to provide more information once the trust's flexible working policy is re-issued in line with the latest Government guidelines.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Rachel Fay, Research Governance Manager, rachel.fay@gstt.nhs.uk