Location: The Francis Crick Institute, London

Short summary

We are seeking a passionate and diligent Biorepository Manager to lead the development and management of a new biorepository for the Edmond J Safra Accelerating Clinical Trials in Parkinson’s Disease (EJS ACT-PD). You will drive the scoping, governance and implementation of the biorepository, ensuring delivery to the highest standards.

You will also ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, establish robust operational frameworks and costing models for the consortium and support wider studies within the Gandhi Laboratory and Human Biology Facility as needed.

Key Responsibilities

These include but are not limited to:

• Leading the development and delivery of the EJS ACT-PD biorepository, from initial scoping through to implementation.
• Establishing robust governance frameworks, reporting on progress, risks and key milestones to stakeholders.
• Designing biorepository operations, including resource planning, protocols and standard operating procedures.
• Working closely with the Clinical Trials Unit and external partners to support reporting, accelerate agreements and ensure smooth programme delivery.
• Ensuring full compliance with relevant legislation, regulatory standards and best practice for human tissue research.
• Developing and implementing a sustainable costing model and operational framework agreed across the consortium.
• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including academic industry and NHS partners.
• Acting as a central point of contact for funders, monitoring KPIs, OKRs and delivering high-quality reports and updates.
• Overseeing project timelines, identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies to keep projects on track. 

About you

You will have:  

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.*
• Demonstrable significant experience working in research tissue banking, human sample processing, or the storage and management of human biological material.*
• Knowledge of the Human Tissue Act and relevant governance and regulatory requirements for clinical research in the UK.*
• Proven project management experience, including coordinating and delivering complex projects.* 

About us

The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease. Its work is helping to understand why disease develops and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.

An independent organisation, its founding partners are the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK, Wellcome, UCL, Imperial College London and King’s College London.

The Crick was formed in 2015, and in 2016 it moved into a new state-of-the-art building in central London which brings together 1500 scientists and support staff working collaboratively across disciplines, making it the biggest biomedical research facility under one building in Europe.

The Francis Crick Institute will be world-class with a strong national role. Its distinctive vision for excellence includes commitments to collaboration; developing emerging talent and exporting it to the rest of the UK; public engagement; and helping turn discoveries into treatments as quickly as possible to improve lives and strengthen the economy.

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