Overview
Join to apply for the CPRD IR Senior Researcher role at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
This is a full-time opportunity, on a 24-month fixed term contract/loan/internal move or temporary promotion basis. The role will be based at 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU. Please note that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.
We are implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum on-site presence to enable collaboration with partners and stakeholders. Attendance on site is driven by business needs and can flex up to 8 days a month depending on the role.
Part of the Safety and Surveillance group, the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), is the UK’s preeminent research service providing access to anonymised NHS data for research. CPRD supports observational research and real-world data for interventional studies and clinical trials.
What’s the role?
This role offers an opportunity to build on CPRD’s 30 years of data for public health and clinical research, supporting real-world data enabled clinical research and trial delivery. The CPRD Senior Researcher will help shape the UK Government’s premier data-driven clinical research service by applying analytical skills and an understanding of real-world data to feasibility, patient recruitment and clinical trials management services based on population health data.
The Senior Researcher is responsible for implementing the innovative use of real-world pseudonymised patient data across CPRD’s interventional research services. Responsibilities include defining strategy and implementing standard methods and algorithmic approaches to data capture, transformation and export; undertaking complex data management tasks for interventional research studies; creating standard libraries of clinical concepts for reuse; and advising clients on applications of CPRD data in clinical research.
Key Responsibilities
* Create strategic data management plans to support interventional research
* Create a range of standard interventional research data management algorithms
* Embed data management within the interventional research team
* Publish outputs from real-world interventional research
Who are we looking for?
Our Successful Candidate Will
* Have a PhD or equivalent experience in epidemiology, medical statistics or a related discipline
* Be proficient at using epidemiological and statistical techniques with a solid understanding of research study design
* Have excellent oral and written communication skills with experience in presenting research, writing study protocols, and drafting strategic papers and manuscripts for publication
* Actively build and maintain a network of colleagues and contacts to achieve progress on shared objectives
* Ensure delivery of timely quality outcomes, by providing the right resources and reviewing performance expectations
To learn more about the role, read our Job Description and Person Specification. If you require disability related adjustments during the process, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk.
Selection Process
* Online application form with questions based on Behaviour, Experience and Technical Success Profiles
* Tests (information provided at stage)
* Interview (may include Behaviour, Experience, Technical and Strengths profiles)
Closing date: 15 October 2025; Shortlisting: 23 October 2025; Interview: 10 November 2025. Candidates will be contacted with outcomes after the interview process.
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