Project and Delivery Manager

The Division of Cardiovascular Medicine is seeking an experienced Trial Project Manager to lead the University of Oxford’s operational delivery of EMBOLD-HEART, a Phase 2(a) randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-centre industry-sponsored CTIMP in cardiovascular disease within the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (CVM), University of Oxford. CVM is renowned for excellence in translational and clinical cardiovascular research, delivering innovative studies that improve patient care and outcomes worldwide.

As Project and Delivery Manager, you will provide senior operational leadership across the full lifecycle of Oxford’s contribution to the trial, with duties including leading and coordinating trial delivery, quality assurance, governance and sponsor reporting, ensuring that all study activity is conducted in compliance with the approved protocol, ICH-GCP, UK Clinical Trial Regulations, GDPR and University governance standards.

The role will particularly suit candidates with substantial recent experience and a proven track record in trial delivery as a Clinical Research Associate (CRA) in a commercial trials environment who are seeking a senior project management and delivery position in a leading UK academic trials setting.

This is a part-time appointment (22.5 hours per week) on a fixed-term contract to 31st May 2029. The working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate. The post holder will be based at the Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research (OCMR), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU. We are seeking candidates who are ideally available to start as soon as possible to support the commencement of the clinical trial.

Application process

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via the University website; you will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement which explains how you meet the selection criteria for the post.

Only applications received before midday on June 2nd 2026 can be considered. Interviews are scheduled to take place in June 2026, with the date to be confirmed.

For informal queries about the post please contact Professor Andrew Lewis andrew.lewis@cardiov.ox.ac.uk or Professor Oliver Rider oliver.rider@cardiov.ox.ac.uk.

The University of Oxford offers a comprehensive range of competitive benefits available to all members of staff designed to support both professional and personal wellbeing. Benefits include:

• Generous family leave schemes, including maternity, paternity, adoption, and carers’ leave
• 38 days of annual leave, plus additional leave for continuous service
• Membership of a highly competitive pension scheme
• Oxford Living Wage assurance
• Annual cost-of-living reviews and automatic salary increments up to the top of the grade
• Extensive training and professional development opportunities
• Travel support schemes and a wide range of transport discounts, including bus, train, and bicycle travel

Committed to equality and valuing diversity

We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds, including those under-represented within higher education. No applicant or member of staff shall be unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.