University College London Hospital • London NW1 2PG
About this role
Reporting to the Head of Research Contracts, a talented individual is sought to help provide legal advice to Research and Development (R&D) and UCLH Biomedical Research Centre (BRC); prepare and manage a wide range of agreements connected to biomedical research including but not limited to commercial research.
A self-starter, you will have excellent organisational skills with a proven understanding of research management and governance. You will also be pragmatic and have proven ability to communicate effectively with senior clinicians, academic staff and other health service professionals to help deliver this challenging agenda within a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment.
The post holder will be required to maintain a good working relationship and a high level of customer service with R&D and BRC teams as well as external stakeholders.
This is an exciting role to support research at UCLH within a dynamic contracts team what values team work and supporting each other.
1. negotiate and agree contractual and financial terms on commercial contracts with, senior research staff, pharmaceutical companies, Contract Research Organisations (CROs), with appropriate advice and guidance from legal professionals.
2. liaise with investigators, UCLH and UCL service departments and the appropriate costing team to ensure each party understands and agrees to the relevant costing information.
3. liaise with external solicitors to provide specialist legal advice to investigators on their contractual obligations, regulatory issues and research management in the implementation of commercial research policy, e.g. implementation of the EU Clinical Trials Directive, Data Protection Act, UK GDPR, Human Tissue Act, Material Transfer, Intellectual Property
4. identify the appropriate type of contract required for new projects: e.g. consultancy; research funding; data registry; clinical trial; medical device research agreements
5. identify and reduce wherever possible any potential liabilities to the Trust under research and development connected contracts
6. ensure research staff are aware whenever possible of their responsibilities under the agreements and any contractual and/or financial terms relevant to their research
7. provide advice on intellectual property matters as and when required.
8. ensure data protection legislation is followed via research contracts
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Jun 2026
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