Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Agile Research Delivery Team Data Manager
The closing date is 06 April 2026
Are you highly organised with a strong eye for detail and an interest in supporting health and care research?
We are seeking a highly organised and detail-focused individual to join our Agile Research Delivery Team (ARDT), supporting the ARDT with the collection and quality of data relating to participants in health and care research. This role plays a key part in ensuring research data is accurate, timely and maintained throughout the full life cycle of a research study.
Working closely with members of the ARDT you will act as a point of contact for all data related queries, liaising with a variety of stakeholders throughout the life cycle of a research study. You will assist the research delivery team with all aspects of participant record maintenance and will be experienced in the use of Local Project Management Systems (LPMS).
The role includes process data associated with out of hospital research activity and Service Support Costs (SSCs) and work with other RRDN departments to ensure cost effective use of NHS resources. You will provide administrative and data support to the RRDN Study Support Service for primary and community care research portfolio, along with uploading, monitoring and maintaining accurate patient recruitment records in the local LPMS database. The role will be an integral part of the Agile Research Delivery Team. The post holder will be accountable to the Agile Research Delivery Team (ARDT) Clinical Manager.
Main duties of the job
* Supporting Agile Research Delivery Team roles with routine data management to include collection, transfer, quality control and entry of data. This may include support for monitoring visits and audits.
* Provide general administrative support to a portfolio of trials/studies, including filing, typing, fielding telephone calls, ordering patient notes and retrieving patient test results via hospital/primary care IT systems.
* To be aware of and work within relevant regulations and the International Conference on Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP) ensuring that trial protocols are adhered to at all times.
* Responsible for coordinating the timely response to data queries from research sponsors and their agents.
* Support the Agile Research Delivery Team with timely analysis of data to inform their decision making and understanding of performance against targets.
* Provide timely information to reflect recruitment of patients to support timely entry to Local Project Management Systems (LPMS).
* Support the research teams in preparing trial/study documentation for monitoring visits.
* Support Agile Research Delivery Team members in delivering multiple concurrent projects and research sites, requiring flexibility and adjustment according to demand.
* Where required, make arrangements for pathological samples, radiology films and electronic data to be sent for central review.
About us
From October 2024, the current NIHR Clinical Research Network will be changing to become the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN). The RDN will build on the successes of the CRN in supporting the effective and efficient initiation and delivery of funded research across the health and care system in England for the benefit of patients, the health and care system and the economy. The RDN will support:
* Clinical trials and other well-designed health and social care research studies (including studies that are delivered outside of an NHS setting);
* Public health studies that require the recruitment of individuals within an NHS setting (that is, acute, ambulance, mental health, community or primary care) or an episode of care which involves contact with the NHS.
The RDN is a new organisation with new structures, governance and ways of working. Study delivery in England will be supported through 12 NIHR Regional Research Delivery Networks (RRDNs). These will work with the national Coordinating Centre (RDNCC) and the Department of Health and Care to provide a joint RDN leadership function via the RDN Board, so that the NIHR RDN as a whole function as a single, transparent organisation with a shared vision and purpose. Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust will be the Host Organisation for the South London RRDN region.
Job responsibilities
Working closely with members of the ARDT you will act as a point of contact for all data related queries, liaising with a variety of stakeholders throughout the life cycle of a research study. You will assist the research delivery team with all aspects of participant record maintenance and will be experienced in the use of Local Project Management Systems (LPMS).
The role includes process data associated with out of hospital research activity and Service Support Costs (SSCs) and work with other RRDN departments to ensure cost effective use of NHS resources. You will provide administrative and data support to the RRDN Study Support Service for primary and community care research portfolio, along with uploading, monitoring and maintaining accurate patient recruitment records in the local LPMS database. The role will be an integral part of the Agile Research Delivery Team. The post holder will be accountable to the Agile Research Delivery Team (ARDT) Clinical Manager.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Knowledge of medical terminology.
* Knowledge of the governance and legislative framework for conducting clinical research studies, including ICH Good Clinical Practice.
* Previous experience of data management.
* Good IT skills, particularly in the use of Web applications, MS Office and/or Google Hub applications.
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
* Good planning and organisational skills.
* Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Educations and Qualification
* Educated to A level or equivalent.
* NVQ3/foundation degree in a Healthcare related subject or working towards.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
Guys Hospital
16th floor, Tower wing, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT
Salary
£33,094 to £36,195 a yearper annum incl. HCA
Contract
Permanent
Reference number
196-RD453E
Job locations
Guys Hospital
16th floor, Tower wing, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT
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