An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Clinical Project Manager to help deliver clinical imaging studies in dementia research. This University of Edinburgh role will coordinate and manage designated clinical trials utilising the Edinburgh Imaging facilities (www.edinburghimaging.ed.ac.uk) with a focus on trials delivered in collaboration with the Centre for Dementia Prevention (CDP) and specifically the AMYPAD project.

The post will manage trials designated on the basis of size and impact (e.g. focusing on large patient numbers/multi centre/high financial return/high impact trials), many of which will have commercial sources of funding. The post will be responsible for managing the entire life-cycle of clinical imaging trials. The post is based within the Edinburgh Imaging management and administration team; the post holder will develop strong links with every part of the imaging infrastructure to deliver trials efficiently and to required timescales. The post holder will help in gaining required approvals for new studies then retains responsibility for ensuring study milestones and overall objectives are achieved. The post holder will also be an active part of the overall management and administration team of Edinburgh Imaging and the Centre for Dementia Prevention, helping to grow and strengthen links between these two rapidly expanding University of Edinburgh groups.

This post is full-time, to start as soon as possible and available for one year in the first instance, with the possibility of extension for up to 3 years.

Enquiries can be directed to duncan.martin@ed.ac.uk

For further information see https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=038403

Closing date: 18th January 2017