Senior Programme Manager, Medtech and Digital Healthcare Innovations - Ref 475A
Location
Twickenham, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). We work in partnership with the NHS, universities, local government, other research funders, patients, and the public. The NIHR funds, enables, and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth.
Job Description
Are you interested in the translation of MedTech and digital health innovations? Are you excited by working in a fast-paced dynamic team environment? Would you like to engage with multiple stakeholders across industry, academia and the NHS? The Innovations team within the LGC Grant Management Group is looking for a number of proactive individuals who are passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship and thrive in a busy environment.
We are expanding our team with Senior Programme Managers to support the delivery of the healthcare research funding programmes that we manage, including the
NIHR i4i programme,
SBRI Healthcare and NHS Cancer Programmes and the
Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award .
Role Profile
You will play a key role in the Innovations team, supporting the day-to-day delivery of a translational funding programme.
You will be involved in the commissioning of new competitions, and you will manage a portfolio of exciting projects led by small and medium enterprises, academia and NHS Trusts which are thriving to make an impact in the NHS and the UK economy. You are expected to develop close relationships with innovators and entrepreneurs, drive the collection of outcomes, contribute to the generation of case studies and participate in the planning of ad hoc events, workshops and/or webinars.
You will act as an ambassador for our funding programmes, representing and promoting them externally to a wide variety of stakeholders, including industry.
You have a good understanding of the UK health innovation ecosystem and an appreciation of current and evolving technology developments and commercial exploitation routes and ideally you have some experience of working across industry, NHS and academia.
You will be expected to manage and support other team members and contribute to the continuous improvement of operational processes and working practices.
You need to be comfortable with working to tight deadlines and competing priorities while maintaining a high quality of outputs.
Programme operations and commissioning
- Supporting all aspects of translational funding, including scoping potential call themes, advising applicants, reviewing applications for funding and providing feedback to applicants
- Support Programme Leads and the Assistant Director with the preparation of papers for Contract Management and /or Advisory Boards and strategic proposals for new initiatives
- Leading on continuous improvement activities across the team and drafting work instructions as appropriate
Due diligence, contracting and portfolio management
- Undertaking due diligence of funding proposals, including reviewing the scientific, technical and clinical rationale, analysis of project budgets, evaluation of proposed intellectual property protection and freedom to operate positions and assessment of the proposed adoption and commercialisation strategies
- Negotiating funding agreements for projects recommended for funding, including the negotiation of milestones, financial arrangements and reporting requirements to enable successful project delivery
- Managing a portfolio of projects at various stages of development across different health tech sectors
- Leading on portfolio analysis and collection of relevant metrics to support activities around programme promotion, business intelligence, impact and evaluation
- Contribute to the generation of case studies for programme promotion, customer reporting and shared learning
Comms & engagement
- Supporting the delivery of communications and engagement activities or leading on elements thereof, including competitions’ promotion and launch events, newsletters and annual reports
- Supporting on engagement with small and medium enterprises, other funders and charities, the investment community, and other relevant stakeholders
- Planning and/or contribute to the delivery of key events and or initiatives such as alumni event
- Liaising regularly with internal and external stakeholders, including attending, organising and leading meetings, representing the funder’s perspective at project meetings to facilitate successful project development, and promoting and representing funding programmes at external events
Staff management
- Direct line management of Programme Managers
- Assisting with recruitment and conducting the annual performance and development review process with direct reports
- Mentoring and training of new and existing staff
- Championing equality, diversity and inclusion within the team and the organisation
Qualifications
- Educated to MSc/PhD level in biomedical, health or engineering sciences
- Experience of working in research management, technology transfer environment, health tech accelerators, start-ups and/or organisations supporting innovation
- Experience of working within multiple areas of the health, social care and life sciences sector including industry, academia and the NHS with proven experience in commercially focused projects
- Experience in managing diverse internal and external relationships
- Understanding of intellectual property and commercial aspects in relation to research commercialisation
- Committed team player
- Excellent presentation and communications skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proven organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage own time to meet demanding deadlines and excellent attention to details
Additional Information
Why work for us?
Join our team and you’ll be working with an exceptional organisation who manage high quality health and care research for the benefit of patients and the public. NIHR is one of the UK’s largest funder of health and care research.
Salary & Benefits
- £45,700-£53,500 "more for exceptional candidates"
- Bonus - subject to company performance
- 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays (UK)
- Enhanced contributory pension scheme
- Life Insurance
- Benenden Healthcare
- Season Ticket Loan
- Laptop, IT equipment and remote IT support
NB : We offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, flexible working arrangements. This is an office-based, hybrid role with an expectation for all employees to attend our offices a minimum of 4 days a month, usually worked as 1 day per week, and may increase, subject to team requirements.
Applications
If you are interested in working with us and feel you have the appropriate background and skills, please apply with your CV, with the cover letter attached in the same document , explaining what you feel you could bring to the company, outlining your suitability for the role.
Please quote 475A when applying.
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