Lead Pharmacist Clinical Trials | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hi I'm Michelle, Senior Pharmacist Manager and we are looking for a passionate and dynamic pharmacist to join our Pharmacy Clinical Trials team, as Lead Pharmacist in the Clinical Trials Pharmacy department.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Clinical Trials Pharmacist (Band 8a) to lead and support the pharmacy aspects of clinical trials across all divisions. This pivotal role combines advanced clinical trial pharmacy expertise with strategic and operational leadership, contributing directly to the success of Trust and Oxford University-led research.

As a Clinical Trials Pharmacist you will be responsible for reviewing in‑house documentation, overseeing investigational medicinal product (IMP) supply and storage, and ensuring compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and MHRA standards. You will also play a key role in managing pharmacy operations within trials, including line management of staff, delegation of authority and coordination of multidisciplinary resources. This is an excellent opportunity for a pharmacist with strong decision‑making, organisational and communication skills to integrate leadership and project management into clinical practice. The role offers hands‑on experience in aseptic preparation of IMPs within our clinical trials aseptic unit and ATMP Unit, supporting the delivery of high‑quality, innovative treatments.

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• Provide support to the Head of Clinical Trials to deliver an efficient pharmacy‐based clinical trials service and promote the Trust as a centre of excellence for research and development.
  
• Work with the Clinical Trials team to strategically plan and manage the workload for trials that are aseptically prepared by the partnership organisation.
  
• Plan and manage the workload for all clinical trials across all four sites in collaboration with the Head of Clinical Trials.
  
• Offer specialised advice to researchers on investigational medicinal products (IMPs) and associated products during protocol development and provide information on Clinical Trial Authorisation (CTA) applications.
  
• Deputise for the Head of Clinical Trials as appropriate.
  
• Ensure the safe and effective management and use of IMPs on all sites within the Trust and its research partners, in accordance with relevant regulations (including ICH/GCP, EU Directive 2001/20/EC, FDA, GMP).
  
• Be an active member of the pharmacy department and specialist area/Directorate team, ensuring a continuous two‑way exchange of information to maintain high standards of medicine use within the Trust.
  

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country, providing a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and serving as a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, focusing on compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

For a detailed job description and main responsibilities please refer to the Job Description document attached.

This advert closes on Sunday 18 Jan 2026.