Advanced Endoscopy Research Fellow

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Job Title

Advanced Endoscopy Research Fellow

Location

London

Facility

Central London - Victoria

Institute

Digestive Disease Institute-Cleveland Clinic London

Job Code

UK0854

Job Summary

The Advanced Endoscopy Research Fellow is responsible for delivering high-quality clinical research in advanced endoscopy and foregut innovation under the supervision of Dr Rehan Haidry and the CCL advanced endoscopy team. The Fellow will lead and coordinate prospective registries and clinical studies, contribute to trial delivery and governance, support publications and presentations, and—subject to experience, approvals, and competency—gain structured exposure to advanced endoscopic practice, including observation, assisting, and participation in therapeutic procedures where appropriate.

Job Details

Key areas of work

Research delivery (core)

• Lead day-to-day coordination of CCL advanced endoscopy research programmes (e.g., foregut intervention, POEM/G-POEM registry workstreams, anti-reflux endoscopy studies, metabolic and bariatric endoscopy registries, gastroparesis interventions, EUS-related projects, advanced imaging/AI programmes).
• Screen and recruit eligible patients; obtain consent (where appropriate); deliver protocol-driven follow-up.
• Ensure high-quality case report form completion and dataset integrity (accuracy, completeness, traceability).
• Manage study logistics: scheduling study visits, coordinating procedures, and supporting trial monitoring/audits.
• Work with sponsors/CROs/research teams to deliver milestones on time (start-up, activation, recruitment, follow-up, close-out).
• Contribute to feasibility assessments for new studies and to the development of research questions aligned with service priorities.

Governance, ethics, and regulatory compliance

• Work within ICH-GCP and local governance frameworks.
• Support ethics and R&D submissions (IRAS where applicable), amendments, deviations reporting, SAE/SUSAR reporting workflows (as delegated), and maintenance of essential documents.
• Maintain investigator site files and version control for protocols, PIS/ICFs, CRFs, and SOPs.
• Participate in internal governance meetings and provide regular recruitment and safety updates.

Data, statistics, and outcomes

• Build and maintain REDCap (or equivalent) databases and data dictionaries, including data validation rules.
• Undertake data cleaning, query resolution, and structured data exports.
• Contribute to statistical analysis planning (with a statistician where needed), including outcome definitions, missing data handling, and sensitivity analyses.
• Produce outcomes dashboards for registries and QI programmes (e.g., safety, efficacy, PROMS, follow-up completeness).

Academic outputs

• Contribute to writing abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and manuscripts.
• Aim to deliver (indicative targets over 24 months):
  • 2–4 peer-reviewed manuscripts (first-author opportunities depending on performance and project ownership)
  • 2–6 conference abstracts (national/international)
  • Registry updates and/or guideline-support evidence summaries as relevant
• Participate in journal clubs, research meetings, and collaborative multicentre outputs.

Clinical/endoscopy exposure (structured; competency-dependent)

• Participate in outpatient clinics/MDT meetings relevant to foregut function, reflux, Barrett’s pathways, motility/gastroparesis, bariatric endoscopy and therapeutic endoscopy (service dependent).
• Endoscopy exposure may include observation, assisting, and hands-on involvement only where appropriate to training level, credentialing, and governance.
• Contribute to peri-procedural pathways: patient selection, consent discussions (as appropriate), complications reporting, and follow-up pathways.

Education and departmental contribution

• Support teaching sessions for trainees, nurses, and AHP colleagues (e.g., research methods, data capture, outcomes).
• Assist with course delivery where relevant to the unit’s educational portfolio (e.g., skills courses, registry workshops).
• Contribute to a culture of safety, professionalism, inclusivity, and continuous improvement.

Key relationships

• Dr Rehan Haidry and advanced endoscopy consultants
• Endoscopy nursing leadership and operational management
• Research nurses, R&D office, data managers, statisticians
• MDT stakeholders (upper GI surgery, radiology, pathology, anaesthetics)
• Sponsors/CROs and collaborating centres (UK and international)

Person Specification

Essential

• GMC-registered medical graduate or clinically qualified professional in a relevant discipline (for a medical fellowship post: MBBS/MBChB or equivalent; ideally with MRCP(UK) part/full depending on pathway).
• Demonstrable commitment to endoscopy/upper GI/foregut or advanced GI research.
• Evidence of research capability: prior audit/QI, research project delivery, abstract, publication, or higher degree work.
• Strong organisational skills: able to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to draft manuscripts and present data clearly.
• Working knowledge of research governance and patient confidentiality; willingness to undertake GCP training immediately if not current.
• High integrity, attention to detail, and a safety-first mindset.

Desirable

• Higher degree (MD/PhD/MSc) or formal research methods training.
• Prior experience in clinical trials/registries (IRAS, ethics submissions, monitoring visits, REDCap).
• Statistical/data skills (e.g., SPSS/R/Stata familiarity) and experience producing publishable datasets.
• Prior endoscopy experience (JAG portfolio engagement desirable for medical candidates).
• Experience in foregut functional disorders, reflux interventions, bariatric endoscopy, or advanced imaging/AI research.

What success looks like (indicative deliverables)

By 6 months:

• GCP compliant; fully embedded in ≥1 registry and ≥1 interventional study
• Independent screening/recruitment workflow established
• Clean, functioning database with agreed outcomes and follow-up schedule

By 12 months:

• Recruitment targets met for assigned projects
• 1–2 abstracts submitted; at least one manuscript in progress
• Regular outcomes reporting established for key registry metrics

By 24 months:

• Strong completion of follow-up and data integrity
• 2–4 manuscripts and multiple abstracts (depending on project pipeline)
• Clear portfolio of owned work suitable for consultant/academic career progression

Working pattern and professional expectations

• Full-time post with occasional early starts/late finishes aligned to study visits, endoscopy lists, or sponsor monitoring.
• Professional conduct aligned to CCL values, patient confidentiality, and research governance.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and to respectful multidisciplinary team-working.

CCL is committed to applying its Equal Employment Opportunity/Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy  at all stages of recruitment and privileging. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to any Protected Characteristics. When aware of the need to do so and when required, CCL will make reasonable adjustments to its arrangements for interviews and to conditions of employment/engagement for disabled applicants to ensure, so far as practicable, that they do not place such applicants at a substantial disadvantage in comparison to non-disabled applicants.