Research Quality Assurance Manager

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and motivated Quality Assurance Manager (Research) to lead and shape our research quality and governance function.

This is an excellent opportunity for a QA professional who wants to work at system level, influence practice across multiple clinical specialties, and play a central role in strengthening a growing and ambitious research portfolio.

The QA Manager will be responsible for leading the Trust's research quality assurance and governance functions across both Trust-sponsored and hosted clinical trials.

The postholder will develop, implement, and maintain systems to ensure all research conducted within the Trust is compliant with UK Clinical Trials Regulations, ICH-GCP, Health Research Authority (HRA) requirements, MHRA inspection standards, and Trust policies. They will act as the operational lead for audit, monitoring, inspection readiness, and quality management, supporting the Re...