Head of Clinical Research

This is a rare opportunity to join the UK's fastest growing digital health companies and build the future of healthcare.

We are looking for a Head of Clinical Research who is ambitious and up for the challenge of scaling and delivering clinical research initiatives at MANUAL. 

You’ll work closely with our multidisciplinary research, operations and medical teams to execute interventional research and ensure the smooth running of trials.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and develop evidence generation strategies across our core health area of obesity, male hypogonadism, hair loss and menopause to demonstrate effectiveness and support commercial activities,

• Coordinate retrospective and prospective research activities, ensuring on-time delivery of all projects,

• Develop creative approaches to real-world evidence generation,

• Measure, track and reports KPIs for trial activities e.g. participant recruitment and retention, proactively identifying and managing issues,

• Build and maintain relationships with external academic and research partners (e.g. CROs) to deliver clinical trials

• PhD in epidemiology, medical research, public health, or health related field, with 7+ years experience,

• Passionate about applying research techniques in a fast-paced, digital health environment,

• Comfortable drafting, editing and submitting peer-reviewed academic articles

• Experience writing and successfully winning grant funding for research

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• You can demonstrate your love of solving hard problems and continuous learning

DESIRABLE

• Strong network of academic relationships and links to institutions

• Successful bids for Innovate UK, NIHR and/or other national grant allocations

• Previous digital health, commercial or startup experience, managing multiple projects, complex priorities and different stakeholders (CEO, product, marketing, clinical teams etc.)

BENEFITS

• Generous stock option plan
  

• Private medical insurance

• Cycle to work scheme

• Electric car scheme

• £400 per year learning and development budget with Learnerbly

• Gym and wellness benefit with Wellhub

• Breakfast and lunch once a week

• 25 days holidays and generous parental leave

• A growing team with plenty of opportunities for progression, ownership of goals and a direct impact to MANUAL

• Join in the early stages of one of the most promising start-ups in the health & wellness space

ABOUT MANUAL

MANUAL delivers healthcare at scale thanks to its comprehensive digital clinic. Our ambition is to extend the healthy years of lives for a large part of the population in the UK, Brazil, and beyond focusing on life-impeding conditions like hormonal imbalance, obesity and hair loss.

MANUAL has steadily grown since inception and is now serving 500k+ patients, across 2 geographies. We are centralising the diagnosis, custom medications, doctor specialist services, behavioural change and fully vertically integrated management of the treatment journey, under one roof and consumer brand.

We’re destigmatising how people approach their health by offering easy access to diagnostics, a holistic range of treatments, ongoing care and medical advice, as well as a community to help proactively improve one’s health and wellbeing. A place that didn't exist until now.

Innovating on healthcare delivery, MANUAL provides patients with engaging treatment plans generating superior clinical outcomes: 90%+ of patients see an improvement in their Quality of Life (QoL) within 6 months. Our ambition is to extend the healthy years of lifespan for a big part of the population in the UK, Brazil and beyond,

After a $30 million Series A round, we are on a mission to build one of the most impactful teams in the healthcare space. We are looking for incredibly ambitious, entrepreneurial, driven and fun people to join us as we accelerate our growth and expansion. This is an exciting time to join the UK’s fastest-growing healthtech and help supercharge our mission.

Websites

https://www.manual.co/

https://www.joinvoy.com/

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Menwell Limited, trading as MANUAL, is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of gender and gender reassignment, age, disability, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs. This applies to all decisions related to hiring, training, remuneration, promotion and discipline.

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential to our success. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, valued and respected, regardless of their background, identity or beliefs. We believe that Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) is essential to our ability to offer the best possible health outcomes to our patients and customers