Project Manager | Sponsorship Available

Position: Project Manager

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: £50,253 – £58,225

Location: Glasgow

Employer: The University of Glasgow

Application Deadline: November 2^nd, 2026

Job description

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Project manager to join the team within the School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing. You will provide leadership and oversight to optimise project management, to support staff development, and to contribute to research outputs, within a well-established international collaborative research team (UK and Nepal).

The successful candidate will play a leading role to ensure communications between sites and funders, and with external stakeholders are continually delivered, to ensure that the study is run effectively according to clinical, ethical, financial and legal requirements, and meets all milestones and targets.

The post holder will work closely with Principal Investigators (Professors Mike Lean in Glasgow, Scotland, and Biraj Karmacharya in Dhulikhel Hospital, Nepal) and with other members of the Trial Management Group (Work-Package leaders) including a Nepal-based Project Coordinator at Dhulikhel Hospital, to ensure reliable planning and implementation of research activities in line with study protocol, funder requirements and agreed project milestones.

Please note, this work will need to be conducted at times appropriate to colleagues in Nepal, which may on occasion be outside normal UK working hours.

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Mike Lean at Mike.Lean@glasgow.ac.uk

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with Principal Investigators, and with other members of the Trial Management Group (Work-Package leaders) to lead on the planning and implementation of research projects in line with study protocol, funder requirements and agreed project milestones. This work will need to be conducted at times appropriate to colleagues in Nepal, which may be outside normal UK working hours
• Act as a key contact between community research teams in Nepal and the data management and biostatistics teams in Nepal; and Glasgow University to ensure efficient exchange of information and data transfer across the project team, and to resolve queries about CRF fields.
• To monitor and oversee that all relevant documentation of training and education of research staff are obtained (e.g., health professionals, education and community volunteer staff) maintaining full compliance as required.
• To liaise with Nepal-based project managers and finance offices to priorities and oversee that all study sites have appropriate resources, and equipment to deliver the protocol, whilst identifying any potential risks.
• Act as the main point of contact for staff and sponsors of the studies and external queries. This includes responsibility for maintaining the study’s website.
• Play a lead role in liaising with Nepal-based Project Managers to prepare, monitor and update reports,  on milestone achievements, threats and mitigations, finance reports, recording/ reporting/collating of serious adverse events, etc for Trial Steering Group, funding agencies, Ethics Committees, Trial Registry, and other bodies as necessary.
• To oversee archiving of research data in accordance with statutory requirements and the specific requirements related to the research study.
• Assist in gathering, analysing, and interpreting data, and contributing to the drafting of research papers. Oversee internal reviews and manage the submission process for publications in peer-reviewed journals. Coordinate the preparation and delivery of presentations for national and international conferences, which may involve travel. The role may require local, national, and international travel, including trips to Nepal.
• Keep up to date with the literature, legislation and emerging opportunities in the field, and share relevant knowledge and insights with project members.
• Engage in personal, professional and career development to enhance both specialist and transferable skills in accordance with desired career trajectory.
• Undertake any other duties of equivalent standing as assigned by PI or deputy.

Knowledge/Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential

• A1 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 9, 10 or 11 (Ordinary/Honours Degree, Post Graduate Qualification), or equivalent, including being professionally qualified in relevant discipline, with a broad range of professional experience in a management role(s)
• A2 Excellent knowledge of project management techniques, tools and research methodologies.
• A3 Have a strong understanding of the research concepts of the project to a level which permits informed decision making.
• A4 Knowledge of research processes, including regulatory, financial, and ethical
• A5 NIHR online GCP Certification

Desirable

• B1 Professional qualification in a relevant subject area B2 Knowledge and understanding of the University structures, policy, practices and procedures.

Skills

Essential

• C1 Demonstrable excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work using own initiative.
• C2 Strong organisational and time-management skills and ability to prioritise own workload across sites, planning ahead to meet tight deadlines and/or adapt to changing priorities.
• C3 Information management skills including ability to complete study database entries in a timely and meticulously accurate manner
• C4 Ability to appropriately manage confidential and sensitive information.
• C5 Personal style compatible and consistent with University Values and Glasgow Professional Behavioural Framework.
• C6 Ability to understand, interpret and apply policies, regulations, guidelines and standard operating procedures relevant to the role, ensuring these are reflected in work output.
• C7 Proficient in IT systems, including the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Teams), Zoom, Outlook, SharePoint, and other relevant software.
• C8 Capable of quickly adapting to new and bespoke software systems.
• C9 Excellent leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire cross-functional teams
• C10 Effective negotiating skills and diplomacy skills to negotiate a way forward in a collaborative environment and securing agreement from the partner level teams.

Desirable

• D1 Scientific writing skills
• D2 Evidence of clinical data interpretation skills
• D3 Relevant research publications

Experience

Essential

• E1 Significant experience of relevant clinical project management and/or research administration in a similar or related role/area.
• E2 Experience of processing, analysing and presenting data for a diverse range of audiences.
• E3 Experience of successfully coordinating the work of project, staff and teams.
• E4 Experience of providing high calibre technical leadership and direction within a complex multi-stakeholder high profile context.
• E5 Experience in securing funding and managing budgets

Desirable

• F1 Experience of working with NIHR/MRC
• F2 Experience of working with colleagues in Low/Middle Income Countries
• F3 Experience of overseas research collaboration

Important Information

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be Grade 8, £50,253 – £58,225 per annum.  Relocation assistance will be provided where appropriate.

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and open ended with funding available up until 31^st March 2030.

Applications for part-time hours might be considered, please indicate your preference in your cover letter.

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Mike Lean at Mike.Lean@glasgow.ac.uk

This work will need to be conducted at times appropriate to colleagues in Nepal, which may on occasion be outside normal UK working hours.

All applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK or be eligible to obtain permission to work in the UK.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route, subject to meeting the relevant Home Office requirements, including any applicable tradeable points criteria. Further information can be found on the University of Glasgow’s UKVI Website:https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/pod/visasimmigration/skilledworkervisa/

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
• An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension – pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.
• A flexible approach to working.
• A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University  https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.

We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ for more information.

Closing date: 23:45 on Monday 2^nd November 2026

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