Behavioural Medicine / Mat cover, 12-month FTC / Remote
Level: Head of function
About Numan Founded in 2018, we’ve already grown to be a 300+ team distributed across the globe, united by a singular mission: empowering people to take control of their health. Numan is transforming health: we’ve built a cutting-edge platform that integrates diagnostics, medication, supplements, digital programmes, and doctor consultations. Giving people the tools they need to maximise life. To deliver on our transformative mission, we are guided by our 5 company values: • Patients first. • Learn fast. • Own the quality. • Succeed together. • Care deeply. Backed by top-tier investors, Numan is already having a positive impact on hundreds of thousands of patients here in the UK, and we want you to help us deliver this mission! Our benefits include... 🏖 - 25 days holiday pro rata, plus bank holidays. 🩺 - Health insurance with Vitality. 🚘 - Electric car salary sacrifice scheme with Octopus. 🧸 - Enhanced maternity and parental leave. 🥳 - A day off on your Birthday! 🐥 - Nursery benefit provided by YellowNest. 💼 - Employee assistance programme (access to therapy, financial planning and discounts). ⚖️ - Generous pension (includes both employee and employer contributions). 💻 - Flexible working options, including a dog-friendly office in Farringdon. 📚 - Personal training and development budget via Learnerbly. 👟 - Wellhub membership, giving you access to over 2,000 locations in the UK. 🚲 - Cycle to work scheme. 🚆 - Season ticket loan. % - Discount on Numan products for your friends and family. 🤲 - Paid volunteering days. Diversity at Numan At Numan, people are at the heart of who we are. We recognise and value the unique perspectives and experiences that individuals from all backgrounds bring. We promote innovation and creativity, enabling us to tackle things from various viewpoints and are committed to equal opportunities and continuously strive to create a workplace where everyone feels respected, heard, and valued. Embracing diversity isn't just our goal; it's our strength, driving us towards a more inclusive future.
Holding PI responsibility for almost all Numan RWE studies , including legal, regulatory and ethical accountability
Leading development and maintenance of study protocols, statistical analysis plans, data management plan and all governance documentation
Overseeing study intervention design and delivery, with a suitable clinical governance infrastructure in place
Overseeing randomisation, adverse event reporting, protocol deviation management and master file maintenance
Acting as primary point of contact for any funding partners on research methodology, governance and reporting
Overseeing quantitative and qualitative outcome streams, working with data science colleagues on analysis
Recruiting and line managing project-specific staff, which may include Health Coaches and research coordinators / intervention designers
Leading or co-leading peer-reviewed publications from Numan real-world evidence, and driving conference abstracts and presentations at high-impact forums (e.g. ECO, ObesityWeek, UKCO)
Representing Numan as a scientific thought leader, working with the public affairs and PR teams to increase external visibility and coverage
Developing and maintaining Numan's clinical research strategy and forward pipeline, with oral medication research as the immediate priority
Establishing the processes, systems and governance needed to scale research capacity, including study templates, ethics frameworks, data collection standards and publication workflows
Identifying and prioritising the research questions that best demonstrate Numan's real-world outcomes, and developing proposals to pursue them
Collaborating with data science, product, clinical and behavioural medicine teams to embed a research-informed culture
Acting as the internal authority on clinical research standards, and working with the regulatory team to keep the clinical research claims library up to date
Developing and managing relationships with pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions and public health organisations
Leading the pursuit of external research funding (e.g. NIHR, Innovate UK, industry grants, commercial study partnerships)
Representing Numan at external research events, forums and steering groups
A PhD in a relevant discipline (e.g. clinical or health psychology, nutrition, public health, epidemiology, obesity research or a related field)
Experience as a Principal Investigator or equivalent lead on clinical or behavioural research studies, with full accountability for governance, ethics and regulatory compliance
A strong track record of peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations in health, behavioural or clinical research
Experience developing and maintaining external research partnerships with academic, NHS, pharmaceutical or funding organisations
Strong knowledge of UK research governance frameworks, including GCP, HRA ethics submissions and ICH guidelines
Experience with a variety of study designs, and the ability to lead complex multi-outcome analysis plans
The strategic vision to build research infrastructure and pipeline, not just execute individual studies
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to represent Numan credibly to external scientific and industry audiences and translate evidence into compelling narratives internally
Experience in obesity, weight management, GLP-1 pharmacotherapy or digital health research
Established networks within the UK obesity research, academic or clinical community (e.g. UKCO, Association for the Study of Obesity)
Experience securing external research funding or leading industry-academic partnership studies
Familiarity with real-world evidence study designs and large-scale digital health datasets
Experience working in a scale-up or commercial digital health environment
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Manage and develop a team of 6–14 Clinical Research Associates, supporting consistent trial monitoring, site performance, regulatory compliance, and effective resource planning.
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