Senior Research Project Manager

The role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to work alongside a job split partner in an exciting new post of Senior Research Project Manager (SRPM). The post is offered on a 0.4FTE basis, starting 1 August 2024.

The post holder will work closely with an already appointed 0.7FTE SRPM and support ALSPAC’s Chief Operating Officer in managing a large research study, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), also known as Children of the 90s. ALSPAC is a world-leading birth cohort study, following the lives of around 10,000 families.

The post holder will be responsible for the management and coordination of remote and in-person data collection in ALSPAC, develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders such as researchers and participants and ensure that all the necessary support is in place to maintain and expand a programme of research within the study.

From August 2024 we will move to new premises at the Learning and Research Building at Southmead Hospital. This post is offered as a blended working opportunity, with an expectation that the postholder will spend at least one day per week in the office.

This post is offered on a provisional basis. This is because grant funding for the study from 1 August 2024 to July 2029 is expected to be confirmed in July 2024.

What will you be doing?

You will work with the Chief Operating Officer and your job split partner on the operational management of the study. You will be responsible for the management and coordination of the study which will include developing project plans for new studies and monitoring ongoing studies to ensure they are delivering on time and to budget.

You will provide advice and support to researchers who wish to undertake new data collection either within the ALSPAC facility or elsewhere operational support for research activity in ALSPAC. This will involve costing up new studies, undertaking feasibility reports for the ALSPAC executive and advising on when new studies can start. You will line manage the administration and communication/engagement teams ensuring that both teams have efficient processes in place to support operational activity. 

You should apply if

• You are an excellent leader experienced in managing teams within a research environment.
• You are someone who can get up to speed quickly, thrives on digesting lots of information, is mindful of competing priorities, and can drive activity forward in a sustainable manner.
• You have a great understanding of research governance procedures.
• You're great at building strong, effective relationships with people from different teams and sectors.
• You have excellent communication skills and can clearly articulate verbally and in writing.

Additional information

Contract type: Open-ended with funding requested until 31/07/2029 (pending outcome of grant application)

Appointment will be provisional pending the outcome of the grant due June/July

Work pattern: Part-Time/0.4 FTE

Shift pattern: 14 hours per week

This advert will close at 23:59 GMT on 01/05/2024

For informal queries, please contact: Ms. Lynn Molloy, [email protected]  

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