Clinical Research jobs in Leeds

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Neil Toner

Life Science Key Account Manager

neil.toner@nihr.ac.uk/neil.toner@nhs.net

07586 803130

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and collaborative professional to join the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Research Delivery Network (Y&H RRDN) as an Industry Manager. Hosted by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, this pivotal Band 7 role sits within a national ecosystem dedicated to attracting, supporting, and growing commercial clinical research across the UK. Operating as part of a high-performing regional team, you will act as a critical bridge between commercial sponsors and the NHS. A key facet of this role involves successfully balancing the commercial timelines and delivery needs of global industry partners with the operational capacity and research governance realities faced by local health and care sites.

We are seeking a customer-focused leader with a proven knack for navigating complex environments. You will be a key point of contact for pharmaceutical, biotech, MedTech companies, and CROs, helping to streamline study setup, maximize regional capacity, and optimize performance against national delivery metrics. Essential attributes include strong strategic thinking, excellent people and influencing skills, and practical experience in research administration (such as contracts, costings, or governance). This position is based in the Yorkshire and Humber region and requires a willingness to travel, making it perfect for an independent self-starter who thrives on building impactful cross-sector partnerships in a fast-moving, collegiate environment.

Why you should join our Team

By joining the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Research Delivery Network (Y&H RRDN), you will become part of a welcoming, supportive, and forward-thinking team. Backed by the core values of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trustfocusing on patient-centred care, fair treatment, and continuous improvementour department brings a practical, collaborative approach to navigating the changing healthcare research landscape. We maintain an open, positive environment that balances a strong collective work ethic with a commitment to flexible working arrangements.

What makes this role truly distinct is its unique positioning and scale. You will work within the NIHR Life Sciences Industry Hub framework, meaning that while your day-to-day focus is on driving regional success, you will regularly collaborate nationally with other Industry Managers and wider RDN teams across the country to deliver a unified service for commercial research. In this role, you act as a vital bridge: working directly with global industry sponsors to understand their delivery needs, while collaborating closely with local NHS sites to support them in expanding their commercial portfolios. It is a varied and impactful position that offers a clear path to develop your strategic leadership skills, expand your networks, and help bring innovative commercial trials directly to patients across the region.

What you will bring to the role

To thrive in this fast-moving environment, we are seeking a positive, agile, and confident professional who can expertly balance varying demands. You must have the communication skills to negotiate with industry partners alongside the diplomacy to navigate local NHS site operational realities. Outstanding time management and the capability to work independently are essential.

Key criteria from the person specification that will make you a great fit for our team include:

• Relationship Management: Ability to manage relationships with Life Sciences companies, Pharma, CROs, MedTech, and wider NIHR stakeholders to attract and grow research.

• Operational Insight: Experience in research administration, including a solid understanding of research governance issues and experience of developing efficient NHS systems.

• Data Competency: Ability to create, interpret, and present complex performance reports to different audiences, monitoring delivery against targets.

• Communication Skills: Excellent people skills with a proven ability to work with, and influence, a wide range of people across complex sectors.

• Independence: Capability to use initiative to plan, organise, and adjust work programmes independently to ensure effective delivery.

• Collaboration: Ability to work collaboratively across complex organisations and geographically dispersed teams.

• Resilience: Ability to work effectively under pressure to achieve strict performance targets.

• Adaptability: Flexibility to move quickly from one topic to another in a fast-moving, evolving healthcare environment.

• Mobility: Willingness and flexibility to travel across the regional geography to support and engage our partners.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.