Clinical Unit Cambridge (CUC) Clinical Research Physician
Are you an experienced clinical pharmacologist or physician researcher with a passion for early phase research? The GSK Clinical Unit Cambridge (CUC) is seeking a Clinical Research Physician to lead the delivery of high-quality, safe, and innovative Phase I/II clinical trials — including First Time in Human (FTIH) studies — in both healthy volunteers and patient populations.
This is a pivotal role at the intersection of clinical care, translational medicine, and cutting-edge research, working within a world-class multidisciplinary team.
The CUC operates within the Early Pipeline Unit of GSK’s Respiratory, Immunology and Inflammation Research Unit and operates as a global site of excellence for early phase clinical trial research, experimental medicine and translational research studies.
Please note that this position requires an onsite presence 5 days per week.
You will be Responsible for:
1. Act as Principal Investigator (or Co-Investigator) on early clinical studies, including FTIH and experimental medicine trials.
2. Collaborate with CUC and global GSK teams to design, deliver, and oversee safe, high-quality trials.
3. Provide expert clinical input into study protocols, participant recruitment, informed consent, and ongoing participant care.
4. Oversee dosing of investigational and non-investigational products, ensuring safety and compliance at all times.
5. Lead on medical safety governance, adverse event management, and emergency response planning.
6. Maintain high-quality research records and ensure compliance with GCP, MHRA, REC, and regulatory standards.
7. Contribute to staff training, clinical governance, and quality improvement initiatives within the CUC.
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
8. MBBS (or equivalent) plus CCT in a relevant clinical specialty.
9. Full registration with the UK GMC and a licence to practise.
10. Eligible to serve as a Principal Investigator on FTIH studies (e.g., Diploma in Human Pharmacology or CCT in Clinical Pharmacology) in an MHRA-accredited unit
11. Acute care clinical experience
12. Current ALS certification by the Resus Council UK, or willingness to re-accredit if this has expired.
Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
13. PhD is preferred.
14. Previous Principal Investigator experience in MHRA-accredited FTIH research units.
15. Strong understanding of pharmacokinetics and pre-clinical toxicology.
16. Strong teamwork, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across disciplines
Why GSK?
Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture.
These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork. As GSK focuses on our values and expectations and a culture of innovation, performance, and trust, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:
17. Agile and distributed decision-making – using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigour and risk.
18. Managing individual and team performance.
19. Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution.
20. Implementing change initiatives and leading change.
21. Sustaining energy and well-being, building resilience in teams.
22. Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning both internally and externally.
23. Developing people and building a talent pipeline.
24. Translating strategy into action - a compelling narrative, motivating others, setting objectives and delegation.
25. Building strong relationships and collaboration, managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally.
26. Budgeting and forecasting, commercial and financial acumen.
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.