Project Manager : Prescribing the Right Agent for Depression in Adults (PRADA)

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

The Department of Psychiatry is based on the Warneford Hospital site in Oxford - a friendly, welcoming place of work with an international reputation for excellence. The Department has a substantial research programme, with major funding from Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome Trust and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and provides highly rated medical training in psychiatry. The Head of Department is Professor Belinda Lennox.

Oxford Precision Psychiatry Lab (OxPPL), led by Professor Andrea Cipriani, is an international multidisciplinary group of researchers, clinicians, statisticians, and methodologists who are passionate about improving the lives of people with mental illness across the lifespan.  

We are looking to appoint a project manager to organise and oversee the initial set up of the PRADA trial  

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

About the Role

The post is funded to 30 September 2025 and is based in the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Hospital. It is available on a flexible hybrid basis with minimum on-site in the office 4 days a week (ideally, Monday to Thursday), to work closely with the OxPPL and PRADA team.

You will work with the Chief Investigator, Trial Manager and the Executive team to ensure efficient delivery of this project. You will help establish governance structure, groups, roles, responsibilities and accountabilities, and develop and  maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) and agreed policies. You will contribute to the identification of risks involved in the project and manage project communications among collaborators across multiple sites at national, and international levels. 

About You

You must have an undergraduate degree along with experience in planning, and managing a project. With the ability to work through a multi-disciplinary framework you must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and an interest in sharing and promoting research outputs and activities. An understanding of major depression, and its pharmacological treatments would be desirable, as would experience of research and collaborations with high -level academic centres.  

Diversity

Committed to equality and valuing diversity

Our active Psychiatry People and Culture teams and initiatives work to make the Department of Psychiatry as supportive, welcoming and inclusive as possible.

Application Process

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. (can include maximum 2 pages around letter and CV ) Please see the University pages on the application process at https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/application-process

The closing date for applications is 12.00 midday 26 February  2024

Interviews will take place  on 11 March and will be either face to face or online.

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