Tara McKay

Tara McKay is a seasoned research programme manager at Cancer Research UK, specializing in cancers of unmet need since September 2021. With prior experience as the Paediatric Network Manager at the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres Network, Tara played a crucial role in developing strategies for early phase cancer trials for children and young people. Tara's career in cancer research includes positions as a consortium representative at ClinicalStudyDataRequest.com and a graduate trainee at Cancer Research UK, where skills were honed in digital communication and data analysis. Early career foundations were built in customer service and fundraising at Stevenage Leisure Limited and the University of Oxford, where Tara also engaged in mentoring and mental health initiatives. Educational credentials include a Master of Biochemistry from the University of Oxford, obtained in 2016.