Directorate Research Administrator

Directorate Research Administrator

The closing date is 16 June 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research Administrator in Neuroscience. This role offers the opportunity to be involved in the setup and ongoing management of research studies at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.

The role provides comprehensive administrative and coordination support to the Research Coordinator and Directorate Research Executive, contributing to the implementation of the Directorate's research strategy and development of its clinical and translational research portfolio.

The role also requires the postholder to act as a first point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, managing a wealth of administrative tasks relating to trial management within the NHS.

As a Research Administrator in Neuroscience Research, you will be part of a small and supportive team, with an opportunity to make a real difference in facilitating access to clinical trials for the thousands of Neurology patients seen here each year.

The Research Administrator role is integral to supporting the pipeline of Neuroscience research; delivering on the Directorate's research strategy, ensuring efficient coordination and compliance throughout research process. Some of the main duties include:

• Acting as first contact for internal and external stakeholders, resolving queries, or signposting where appropriate.
• Scheduling and facilitating meetings with internal and external stakeholders and colleagues to plan study delivery, promoting multidisciplinary engagement, and taking forward resulting actions in conjunction with the coordinators.
• Monitoring progress of setup and open studies in line with the directorate research strategy.
• Supporting investigators throughout the research lifecycle; assisting with governance approvals and funding applications, supporting with administrative tasks for local study setup, and liaising with colleagues to ensure accurate reporting of study activity and status.
• Ensuring maintained compliance of research activities and personnel with regulatory, legislative, and governance requirements.
• Monitoring/maintaining Local Portfolio Management Systems to ensure accrual data aligns with national systems to reconcile research activity with associated costs.
• The postholder should utilise their organisational, interpersonal and communicative skills to successfully navigate the role and collaborate successfully as a member of the immediate and wider team.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

• 5 GCSEs (including English and Maths) at Grade C/4 or above, or equivalent knowledge gained through short courses, on-the-job training and experience of non-routine administration and establishing administrative procedure.
• Qualification to level 3 gained through either Secretarial (OCRIII) or Administrative (NVQ3) routes or a high level of knowledge of IT systems, database / web-based packages is essential but may be demonstrated through either qualification or demonstrable experience of system use.
• A level(s) in Biology or biological sciences.

• Proven relevant experience working within busy environments or as an administrator, developing and improving systems, providing administrative support to a team, dealing with people at all levels and contributing positively.
• Experience of managing a diverse workload.
• Experience of contributing towards the development, implementation and quality assurance of systems.
• Experience of working within a research, NHS, university or other public sector environment.
• Understanding of health services research and the legislative and regulatory arena.
• Knowledge of research legislation including research governance, ICH GCP and Medicines for Human Use Regulations, research ethics.
• Excellent time-management skills and be capable of balancing…