The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy, and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships. We plan to spend £16 billion over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: Infectious disease, Climate and Health, and Mental Health.

The role entails shaping, developing and leading the clinical trial and clinical research area of work for infectious disease within Wellcome, with a focus on delivering impact for patients and communities in the geographies most affected by infectious disease. The position sits within the Infectious Disease Solution Programme, a multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering Wellcome’s strategy to address the global health challenge of infectious disease.

Job requirements include scientific leadership to develop a portfolio of clinical trials and research that is cutting-edge and will deliver impact for the Infectious Disease Solution Programme. You will also need to lead and manage a team to deliver and drive the programmes and projects related to all aspects of clinical trials including design, oversight, governance, execution and reporting. You should be a highly motivated individual with a deep commitment to deliver impact for global health. You should have recognised leadership experience working within the infectious disease research area or a related field. You should be highly experienced in the design, execution and conduct of clinical trials. You should be Medically qualified and have familiarity and experience with the regulatory requirements for the approval and qualification of new medicines, vaccines and diagnostics.

Benefits include a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best. At Wellcome we have a hybrid way of working which is 3 days in our Euston Road offices (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.

To apply for this role, please email your CV and a covering letter in support of your application (no more than 500 words) to Fay Stanger at [email removed - click apply for more details]. Interview dates: w/c 24th March.