Department: Wolfson Institute of Population HealthSalary: £42,405-45,932 per annum (Grade 5)Reference: 2058Location: Charterhouse SquareDate posted: 3 June 2024Closing date: 1 July 2024
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About the Role
We are seeking a Project Manager to manage the administrative aspects of our research programmes within the Centre for Cancer Screening, Prevention, and Early Diagnosis (CCSPED) at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health. This will include developing detailed monitoring systems, supporting grant applications and managing budgets to ensure the smooth running of day-to-day research activities.
As part of this role, you will be responsible for the operational and financial co-ordination, monitoring, and timely delivery of research. You will monitor resources and budgets within allocated projects to ensure maximum value is delivered. Also, you will be involved with supporting staff and students with applications for new funding to support research projects and submission of regulatory documents and funder reports.
About You
The successful candidate will have relevant experience demonstrating professional development through work roles involving project management, involvement with coordinating research undertaken within the NHS, university and/or industry sectors, and management and reporting budgets and resources across a portfolio of research projects.
Department/Institute/Project
The (WIPH) is an exciting and dynamic environment, home to over 400 staff, more than 100 PhD students and more than 500 postgraduate taught students. It harnesses expertise across a wide range of population based research and education activities and aims to be an internationally recognised centre of excellence in population health, primary care and preventive medicine. The Institute is organised into six separate research centres which, though complementary and following the Institute strategic plan, also have Centre-specific objectives and requirements.
CCSPED brings together globally leading researchers focusing on cancer prevention, cancer screening and detection and early diagnosis across two Units. CCSPED also hosts the cross-cutting Cancer Behavioural Science group and the CRUK-funded Cancer Prevention Trials Unit (CPTU, Director, Sasieni).
About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.
Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.
We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.
Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.