Sample Team Project Manager (Maternity Cover), NIHR BioResource for Translational Research

Do you have great scientific and project management skills? Interested in a role which is contributing to changing lives for the better? Looking for your next challenge?

We are recruiting a Sample Team Project Manager who can manage any NIHR BioResource projects involving the Samples team. You will need excellent organisational and communication skills as well as Biology based laboratory experience, preferably within a clinical or research environment, to succeed in this role.

About NIHR BioResource:

Our mission is to facilitate human health research and its transformation into medical practice.

NIHR BioResource is a unique and powerful resource for studying disease mechanisms and for investigating the links between genes, the environment, health and disease, enabling scientific discoveries as well as facilitating translational medicine for the benefit of patients.

Further details on the NIHR BioResource, including some of our COVID-19 research studies, can be found on our website https://bioresource.nihr.ac.uk.

About the job:

The role holder will coordinate and project manage the multiple cohorts of research samples that need to be moved into or out of or processed at the service labs contracted or directly managed by the BioResource. The role holder will be located at the NIHR BioResource Headquarters in Cambridge, but some travel to UK Biocenter (UKBC) Milton Keynes, and other BioResource local centres will be required.

The role is predominately working with the Sample Management team and lab teams but also liaising with the NIHR BioResource Bioinformatics, Recruitment and Informatics teams and will involve significant interaction with staff at collaborative laboratories and service providers. The main aim is to oversee the sequencing projects pertaining to various sample cohorts from BioResource themes (Rare Diseases, Mental Health and Healthy Controls) which involves the management of production phase of the projects within the processing labs.

In addition, the role holder will fulfil study requests involving sample processing of banked samples to match the requirements of researchers of approved stage 2 studies, and commission, pilot and manage projects to deliver specific biological assays utilising the samples such as genotyping, sequencing or metabolomics.

About you:

• Previous project management experience.
• Experience of working in or managing a laboratory.
• Experience of implementing large scale molecular biology projects and/or biobanking.
• Experience of data management and report generation.
• Experience of writing research protocols and SOPs.
• Excellent communication skills across a variety of disciplines.

What we offer:

The University offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, family friendly policies, an attractive pension scheme (employer's contribution is 14.5% and 41 days' annual holiday (inclusive of public holidays). We encourage career development by providing extensive training & development opportunities.

For informal queries - please contact Dr Kathy Stirrups, Head of Samples, Kathy.stirrups@bioresource.nihr.ac.uk.

Temporary cover: This post is fixed-term for 12 months or the return of the post holder, whichever is the earlier.

This appointment requires a Research Passport application.

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.

Please ensure that you upload a covering letter and CV in the Upload section of the online application. The covering letter should outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role.

Please include details of your referees, one of which must be your most recent line manager.

Closing date: 29th August 2024

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