Project Coordinator

About the Opportunity

Salary: £32,080 to £33,002 with progression to £34,610 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 04 June 2026

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the world-renowned John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre (JWMDRC) at Newcastle University supporting both the Adult SMA REACH project and Patient Registry Team.

• Act as a point of contact for Adult SMA REACH and Patient Registries and provide administrative support to the Project Managers
• Conduct proactive outreach and utilise social media and promotional material to engage with key stakeholders including patients, clinicians/HCP’s and researchers to raise awareness of the projects and increase recruitment
• Take responsibility for management of the registry mailboxes, providing prompt response to patient queries and undertaking registry data curation to ensure high quality registry data
• Support project governance by handling ethics approvals, coordinating and chairing steering committee meetings, minute taking, and distributing updates to members
• Communicate with SMA REACH clinic sites on behalf of the UK SMA Patient Registry with regards to patient registration and completion of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in the online Patient Registry

About You

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• Experience of communicating effectively with colleagues and stakeholders from different backgrounds and levels of expertise
• Excellent written skills and close attention to detail
• Good interpersonal and negotiation skills

Attributes and Behaviour

• Ability to work to tight deadlines with a high level of accuracy
• Excellent problem solving with ability to use own initiative
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail

Qualifications

Degree qualification in a relevant or transferable discipline or equivalent experience

Benefits

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

About Company

Newcastle University is committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.