Intervention & Research Coordinator (Clinical Research)

About the Project

Numan is due to receive funding from Eli Lilly to design and evaluate a novel, autonomy-supportive behavioural intervention for patients starting GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy (tirzepatide) for obesity. Built on Numan's validated MyBarriers Questionnaire (MBQ) – a five-phenotype cognitive behavioural tool that identifies individual barriers to weight management at treatment initiation – the intervention will be delivered as a 6-week virtual group coaching series. It aims to improve medication adherence at third medication refill through personalised, autonomy-supportive behavioural support, and will be evaluated using a randomised test vs. control design (c.750 patients per arm).

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Clinical Research, this is a unique role at the heart of the Lilly project. You will operationally coordinate the study, support the design of the intervention alongside the Senior Behavioural Medicine team, and deliver group coaching sessions to intervention arm participants.

The role suits an experienced behavioural health practitioner who combines clinical credibility and coaching skill with the operational capability to coordinate a research study. You will lead on ensuring the intervention is designed to the highest behavioural science standards, delivered with fidelity, and that all processes run smoothly from recruitment through to study closure. There will also be scope to support other projects across the Clinical Research function.

The Team

You will be an integral part of the Behavioural Medicine team, reporting directly to the Head of Clinical Research while working collaboratively with Senior Behavioural Medicine specialists, data science cohorts, clinical safety leads, and external project partners at Eli Lilly.

Research Coordination (~30%)

• Managing the day-to-day operational delivery of the study, including timelines, milestone tracking, and documentation.

• Developing and maintaining study materials – e.g. protocol documentation, participant information sheets, and consent forms.

• Coordinating patient recruitment and randomisation in line with the study protocol.

• Owning participant communications from invitation through to study closure, ensuring a high-quality patient experience.

• Coordinating quantitative and qualitative data collection across both study arms, in collaboration with the data science team.

• Maintaining accurate study documentation – e.g. participant records, protocol deviations, and operational logs.

• Supporting the preparation of monthly performance reports, interim analysis, and the final study report.

• Liaising across internal teams (data, coaching operations, clinical teams, platform) and with the external Lilly project team as required.

Intervention Design (~30%)

• Collaborating with the Senior Behavioural Medicine team to design, develop, and iteratively refine the 6-week autonomy-supportive group coaching series.

• Applying evidence-based behaviour change frameworks (COM-B, Self-Determination Theory, Motivational Interviewing, BCTs) to session structure and content.

• Developing the full suite of session materials: facilitator guides, participant workbooks, activity prompts, and follow-up email content.

• Designing the MBQ phenotype-feedback process for participants, ensuring the autonomy and personalisation lever is activated effectively from Week 1.

• Supporting the piloting and refinement of the intervention ahead of launch, incorporating participant and coach feedback.

• Developing and maintaining intervention fidelity documentation and coaching quality standards for the delivery team, working with key stakeholders to ensure safe delivery, appropriate escalation pathways, and clinical oversight of coaching content.

Health Coaching (~40%)

• Delivering the 6-week group coaching series to intervention arm participants via live virtual sessions.

• Applying the MBQ-informed, autonomy-supportive coaching approach, tailoring facilitation to the phenotype profiles and individual needs within each cohort.

• Using evidence-based techniques including motivational interviewing, values clarification, goal-setting, self-efficacy building, and environmental design.

• Maintaining accurate session records and contributing observational data to the qualitative outcome stream.

• Supporting participant retention and engagement throughout the programme, proactively identifying and addressing disengagement risk.

• Escalating any clinical or safeguarding concerns in line with Numan's protocols.

• Holds a relevant qualification in a behavioural health discipline – e.g. behaviour change, nutrition, exercise, psychology, or equivalent.
• Brings proven experience delivering behaviour change coaching in weight management or obesity care.
• Demonstrates a strong grounding in behaviour change theory and practice, including frameworks such as COM-B, SDT, and Motivational Interviewing.
• Has experience contributing to the design or development of behavioural interventions or health programmes.
• Possesses previous project or research coordination experience, backed by strong organisational skills and high attention to detail.
• Exhibits the clear ability to facilitate live, virtual group sessions, successfully creating psychological safety and autonomy-supportive group dynamics.
• Is comfortable following strict clinical processes and escalation pathways, including recognising and escalating side effects or safeguarding concerns appropriately.
• Displays a clear, warm, and empowering communication style that is inherently non-judgmental, destigmatising, and patient-centred.

• Experience in clinical research coordination (study materials, data monitoring, progress reporting, documentation).

• A baseline understanding of research ethics and governance processes.

• Active knowledge of GLP-1 medications and obesity pharmacotherapy in clinical or coaching settings.

• Experience with group coaching in a commercial, digital health, or NHS setting.

• Experience working in a fast-paced, digital-first health environment.