Job overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Clinical Research Doctor to join the Surgical Oncology Research Group at The Royal Marsden Hospital and The Institute of Cancer Research. This 2–3 year post offers a unique opportunity to undertake a PhD within the HOLO-AIM project—Holographic surgical guidance using Artificial Intelligence and Mixed reality for safer and more efficient Surgery—funded by NIHR i4i.
The fellow will work at the interface of advanced oncological surgery, translational research, and surgical technology innovation. Supervised by Mr Myles Smith (RMH/ICR) and collaborating with expert teams at Imperial College’s Hamlyn Centre and Holocare, the fellow will play a pivotal role in developing and clinically evaluating an AI-driven mixed reality platform for intraoperative navigation. This position is ideal for a surgical trainee interested in digital surgery, precision surgery, and clinical trial design, and offers substantial exposure to complex surgical oncology including pelvic surgery, sarcoma, melanoma, and advanced cutaneous malignancies.

Main duties of the job

• Register for and undertake a PhD at the ICR focused on mixed reality and computer vision technologies for surgical guidance.
• Lead elements of the HOLO-AIM project’s clinical evaluation workstreams (WP7), including trial protocol development, trial setup, ethics, and regulatory submissions.
• Contribute to the development, validation, and refinement of the MR surgical guidance platform, including input into segmentation, registration, and user interface testing.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.