Software Validation Manager OXFORD CENTRE FOR DIABETES,

OXFORD CENTRE FOR DIABETES, ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, Diabetes Trials Unit

Grade 7: Salary £29,099 - £35,788 p.a.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Diabetes Trials Unit (DTU) for a Software Validation Manager to support the research activities of the unit.

The DTU is one of eight academic groups at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and is a fully registered UKCRC trials unit and part of the RAE 4* rated Nuffield Department of Medicine. The unit has a global reputation for designing, running and analysing a portfolio of academically led international “mega trials” and UK based multi-centre trials in the fields of diabetes and cardiovascular disease prevention. The DTU has recently expanded to incorporate a Translational Research Group that will undertake early phase clinical trials of investigational medicinal products and evaluations of novel medical devices.

This is a full-time (or maximum part-time at 0.80 FTE) post for an individual experienced in software quality assurance. You will manage the production of user requirements, validation plans and user acceptance documentation for the IT systems used by the DTU to conduct large-scale clinical trials. You will oversee/implement the production, maintenance and development of all software documentation and SOPs to a consistently high technical standard and will manage and prepare software documents for audit and inspection.

Educated to degree level, you will have direct experience of writing, critically reviewing and maintaining documentation and will understand and be able to apply the principles, objectives and practices of software/systems requirements within the software development cycle. An excellent organiser and communicator, you will be highly proficient in the use of computer applications, managing documentation sets, and have an advanced knowledge of test case design and strategy. A knowledge of clinical data management processes for FDA regulated companies as well as knowledge of software development tools such as C++, Java and SQL would be a distinct advantage.

This post is available for two years in the first instance.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Ian Kennedy, Head of Programming (email: ian.kennedy@dtu.ox.ac.uk).

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this role and for further details, including a job description and person specification, please click on the link below:

https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=100122

Only applications received before 12.00 noon on Friday 1 April 2011 can be considered. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 12 April 2011.