Business Development Coordinator | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust


Company:	University Hospitals of Leicester
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117 Per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Leicester, LE5 4PW
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Sept 2026
Closing date:	10 Oct 2026

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Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to impact the international and national landscape of commercial clinical trials, transform and supercharge the way UK deliver commercial research.

A Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC) Network has been established to coordinate activities across a UK network of 35 CRDCs, providing leadership, alignment and strategic engagement, and enhancing the capacity and efficiency of commercial research delivery across the centres.

This Network, engaging and coordinating all CRDCs across the UK, is hosted and led by University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

You will join us as we continue to establish this UK-leading, person-centred Network, ensuring equitable access, diverse recruitment, and efficient, gold-standard, aligned trial delivery.

We prioritise improving NHS and patient access to trials and accelerating approval of innovations, working closely with the devolved nations and existing national NIHR and commercial clinical trials infrastructure.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,

• being a great place to work,

• partnerships for impact, and

• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,

• we are proud,

• we are inclusive, and

• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk

Network activities are organised into Themes overseen by a matrix of CRDC Directors and specialists drawn from the Network. Activities are led and coordinated by the Network Operational Management Team led by the Network Operational Director.

This Business Development Coordinator will work closely with the existing Operational Program Manager, in consultation with industry and commercial clinical trials organisations, supporting CRDCs to delivery UK trials to time and target.

They will build relationships with CRDC operational teams, coordinating Network support for commercial trial activity at a site and study level, signposting and sharing best practice across CRDCs, as well as monitoring and reporting activity.

As a new role you will have the opportunity to develop alongside a small team, with experienced leadership, in an exciting and fast-paced research environment.

Working predominantly remotely, you will work with minimal supervision and the ability to manage your own time and workload will be crucial.

You will have a collaborative attitude and work flexibly under pressure whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

This advert closes on Thursday 24 Sep 2026

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