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Job Description

Grade UE07: £40,497 to £48,149 per annum

CMVM / MGPHS / USHER Institute / Edinburgh Bioquarter

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Open-ended (permanent) available as soon as possible

We will also consider requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular (weekly) on-campus working. The Usher Institute expects a minimum of 40% on-campus working.

The Edinburgh Clinical Trial Unit at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for an Information Governance and Data Linkage Manager to support delivery of its portfolio of clinical trials that use healthcare systems data.
Job Description

Grade UE07: £40,497 to £48,149 per annum

CMVM / MGPHS / USHER Institute / Edinburgh Bioquarter

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Open-ended (permanent) available as soon as possible

We will also consider requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular (weekly) on-campus working. The Usher Institute expects a minimum of 40% on-campus working.

The Edinburgh Clinical Trial Unit at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for an Information Governance and Data Linkage Manager to support delivery of its portfolio of clinical trials that use healthcare systems data.

The Opportunity

The Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit (ECTU) was founded in 2006, and encompasses the expertise and infrastructure for running multi-center clinical trials led by Edinburgh researchers. Having full registration within the UKCRC Clinical Trials Unit registration framework, ECTU has an established track record in delivering high quality clinical trials and works under a quality framework in accordance with ICH GCP.

Working within the ECTU Research Development and Trial Planning Team, the post holder will use their expertise in information governance (IG), data linkage and data management to ensure that the requirements for clinical trials that use healthcare systems data (e.g., clinical information from electronic health records, health administrative data, disease registries, etc.) are met. The post-holder will liaise with internal and external stakeholders to design, plan, manage, and audit confidential/sensitive patient data flows in and out of Trusted Research Environments (TREs) for clinical trials within the ECTU portfolio.

Informal enquiries may be directed to: Tony Wackett, Data Management & Programming Architect, .

Your Skills And Attributes For Success

Experience in a clinical research environment, ideally within data management/ information governance.
Knowledge of IG and Caldicott principles, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
Strong IT literacy and experience with database systems, e.g., Electronic Data Capture systems.
Experience of Trusted Research Environment (TRE) use and administration.

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Application Information

Please include your CV and a supporting statement with details of how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required for this post.

Non-University of Edinburgh employees (i.e. external applicants) – please refer to the How to Apply – External Candidate system user guide

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

A competitive salary.
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 8 August 2025.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

Work with us | Usher Institute - where inquiring minds work together to improve lives across the world.

Join our growing team of academics and professional services staff and work in a vibrant, multi-disciplinary environment. Our vision is to catalyse the transformation of health in society by working with people, populations and their data.

Our greatest asset is our people, working together to improve public health using evidence-based research.

We are a key applied and translational arm of the Edinburgh Medical School, within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh. Working with partners across UK and international universities, health and care providers, policymakers, industry and the public is central to our highly collaborative ethos.

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As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
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