Senior Research Fellow

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to provide specialist expertise to lead the establishment, development, and delivery of the Queen’s University Medicines Accelerator (QuMED) programme. QuMED is a new initiative established to support the development of early-stage drug discovery research projects originating at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB). The successful candidate will be committed to a career in drug discovery and work with QuMED stakeholders to run specific drug discovery projects. The postholder will be responsible for a team of several researchers and managing a substantial research budget. The postholder will be based in the Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research (PGJCCR) but will work across Queen’s supporting QuMED funded activities. This post is available up to March 2026 in the first instance.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:

• Primary degree and a PhD in Biomedical Science or a related area.
• Significant, relevant research experience to include drug discovery projects.
• Relevant knowledge of procurement/finance policies and procedures.
• Experience of working with external funding bodies and project partners.
• Experience in producing reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience delivering lectures.
• Experience in student assessment.
• Experience of planning, monitoring, and delivering milestone driven projects on time and within budget.
• Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams, including contract research organisations and industrial partners to coordinate research activities to ensure the successful delivery of research plans.
• Experience of developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, resources, and budgets.
• Experience of controlling budgets and resources and an understanding of financial procedures within a university.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more on our website.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

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