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EMS Healthcare

Mobile SMO delivering decentralized clinical trials

Joiner

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/17/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Saltney, Chester, UK
In PersonMust have full UK residency, a valid driving licence and suitable transport. Able to travel throughout the UK and overseas if required.
Building TradesCarpentry & Interior Finishing

About the job

Requirements
  • Time served joiner.
  • Understand site safety.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Read and interpret technical drawings.
  • Proven ability to problem solve.
  • Trained in the use of power tools.
  • Trained in the use of cutting room joinery machinery.
  • Have full UK residency, a valid driving licence, and suitable transport provisions.
  • Able to travel throughout the UK and overseas if required.
Responsibilities
  • Support the ongoing programme of refits, repairs, and refurbishment of truck and trailer fleet interiors and exteriors.
  • Work with other trades in a supporting role, carrying out general first-fix and second-fix joinery.
  • Insulate and build internal wall construction on new builds.
  • Order materials for builds from technical drawings.
  • Paint and maintain the chassis, wheels, and associated kit for deployments.
  • Paint doors, doorframes, and woodwork.
  • Install suspended ceilings.
  • Install Dibond walkways and external walkways.
Desired Qualifications
  • Ability to manage and deliver multiple tasks to a high standard on time.
  • Proven organizational skills.
  • Flexible working, planning, and prioritizing workload.
  • Basic level of computer skills.

About the company

EMS Healthcare is a UK-based Site Management Organisation that brings clinical research and healthcare services directly to local communities through a fleet of mobile medical units. Its LASER system analyzes about 30 million real-world data points to map patient populations and strategically place study sites, improving enrolment and retention. The company differentiates itself by decentralising trials with mobile infrastructure and end-to-end site management for sponsors, CROs, and Academic Research Organisations, along with health screening, diagnostics, and preventative services. Its goal is to expand community-based clinical research and population health initiatives, making trials easier to access, quicker to enrol, and more efficient, while maintaining carbon neutrality and pursuing sustainability recognition.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

United Kingdom

Founded

2024

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What believers are saying

  • EMS Healthcare won SCRS's inaugural Environmental Sustainability Impact Award in September 2025.
  • The company achieved first-patient, first-visit in a wound-care study in April 2026.
  • Parexel Site Alliance membership in May 2026 expands sponsor access across UK communities.

What critics are saying

  • NHS-Galleri still depends on 11 mobile units and 120 staff; any disruption freezes recruitment.
  • If NHS or pharma budgets tighten, mobile-site contracts get cut before fixed sites.
  • Thermo Fisher or Parexel can internalize community-site delivery, shrinking EMS Healthcare's moat by 2027.

What makes EMS Healthcare unique

  • EMS Healthcare runs Britain's largest community research network, reaching 920,000 participants since 2021.
  • Its mobile units and LASER analytics place trials inside underserved UK postcodes.
  • Parexel and PPD partnerships validate EMS Healthcare as a preferred decentralized trial operator.

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Benefits

  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Vacation
  • Parental Leave
  • Wellness Program
  • Mental Health Support

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-1%