Job overview
Barts Health NHS Trust hosts one of the UK’s largest research portfolios, collaborating closely with QMUL, Barts Life Sciences, the North East London Commercial Research Delivery Centre (NEL CRDC), and industry partners. The ATTC programme drives innovation, delivering cutting‑edge treatments, including gene and cell therapies.
We are seeking a motivated Advanced Therapy Research Project Manager to support the ATTC programme at Barts Health and QMUL. The ATTC Network is a world‑first NHS initiative addressing the challenges of bringing advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) to patients.
This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to national advanced therapy capability, accelerate clinical trials, and work alongside leading clinicians, academics, industry partners, and national research bodies. You will play a key role in the set‑up, management, and delivery of ATMP trials, coordinating studies, ensuring milestones are met, and preparing project plans, scopes, documentation, and risk‑management strategies. You will collaborate with colleagues across Barts Health, QMUL, NEL CRDC, ATTC partners, and industry, coordinating feasibility discussions, supporting Scientific Advisory Group presentations, maintaining monitoring tools, and managing project data securely.
To discuss this opportunity, please contact Jo Morgan (CRF Operations Director) at .
Main duties of the job
The ATTC Network is a world-first programme operating within the NHS framework, to address the unique and complex challenges, of bringing pioneering advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) to patients.
The post holder will play a key role in supporting delivery of project milestones to maximise clinical trial acceleration for advanced therapies, developing strong relationships, working alongside clinical, non-clinical and other research support staff based within Barts Health, Queen Mary University London (QMUL), and across other NHS/Research/Industry bodies.
As Project Manager you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient setup and delivery of clinical trial operations, identifying projects across organisations, national working groups, supporting the ATTC Clinical Trial Acceleration workstream. The post holder will also oversee the ATTC budget and support the necessary approval for the studies working with HTA colleagues at Barts, the JRMO and QMUL to ensure the smooth co-ordination of the delivery of advanced therapy trials. The post-holder will look to identify potential future opportunities, which add value to current funding streams within research, project aims and deliverables.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. Extensive relevant and recent project management experience at a senior level within the NHS or similar organisation
2. Fully aware of the principles of research governance
3. Experience of formally presenting information to large groups of people
4. A track record of implementing and managing projects and change
5. Extensive experience of appropriate project software
6. Experience of SLA’s and contractual working
7. Experience of working across large multidisciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
8. Experience of risk management and health and safety
Skills
Essential criteria
9. Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presentation skills.
10. Strong influencing, negotiating and communication skills and the ability to listen and respond to the needs of stakeholders
11. Ability to initiate and implement change
12. Good analytical & organisational ability including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
13. Effective problem solving skills
14. Good computer skills and knowledge of all relevant software, Microsoft Office and Projects
15. Resource management
16. Able to translate business / strategic requirements into project specifications
17. Understand the role of information technology in supporting business and clinical processes
Knowledge
Essential criteria
18. Good knowledge of working in a healthcare and/or research environment
19. Knowledge and experience of commercial and non-commercial contract research in NHS
20. Knowledge of innovative/ flexible research delivery models in the NHS and related governance and contractual requirements
21. Knowledge of risk management and health and safety.
22. Knowledge of research and other governance procedures in a healthcare setting
23. Knowledge and understanding of external regulatory requirements e.g. CQC, ISO, HRA, MHRA and quality management
24. Good knowledge of research funding landscape
25. Good working knowledge of QI methodology
Desirable criteria
26. Knowledge and understanding of regulatory requirements JACIE and HTA
Qualifications
Essential criteria
27. Masters/equivalent qualification or relevant experience
28. Evidence of management and leadership training
29. Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
30. Project Management qualification such as Prince 2 or equivalent
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.
If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
31. Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: -.
32. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
33. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
34. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B2 or higher.
35. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)