Research & Development Governance Manager
| Posting date: | 21 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 September 2025 |
| Location: | Basingstoke, RG24 9NA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9251-25-0621 |
Summary
Develop and implement policies and SOPs for the team, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and promoting a culture of continuous improvement. Lead initiatives to enhance team capabilities, fostering a collaborative and innovative working environment. Oversee research sponsorship, compliance with regulations and quality assurance initiatives and ensure efficient systems are in place for high-quality, compliant research. Implement robust systems to monitor research activities, ensuring adherence to regulations such as GCP, GDPR, and the Human Tissue Act. Accountable and responsible for the research support performance metrics including but not limited to (i) Study set up time, (ii) study metrics, (iii) First patient recruited to trial target, (iv) Studies delivered on time and target, (v) Recruitment versus target on studies, (vi) Ethics approvals first time success, (vii) Any others introduced nationally Lead research project audits and support regulatory inspections, ensuring the Trust's research activities meet the highest standards of quality and integrity Facilitate the setup, management, and closure of a portfolio projects annually, ensuring alignment with national objectives and regulatory requirements. Co-ordinate studies in progress and publications in preparation. Maintain and contribute to the improvement of the research management database of research activity, acting as lead database administrator, and overseeing the work of the research facilitators, administrators and other users. Manage the research grant funding process, guiding investigators through application submissions with expertise in UK funding infrastructure and ensuring accurate costings and contracts