Job Description
Are you interested in the translation of health and social care 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 two Senior Programme Managers who are passionate about innovation, entrepreneurship and thrive in a busy environment.
Company Description
The Innovations team manages multiple funding programmes from several clients, including the NIHR i4i Programme and the SBRI Healthcare and NHS Cancer Programmes.
The NIHR Business Development team helps industry (from SMEs to large multinationals; across a range of sectors including pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical devices, IVD and digital technology), charity and public research funders, to work in partnership with the NIHR and the wider UK research and healthcare community to conduct research and to facilitate regulatory approval, market entry and adoption into the NHS, the UK and other global healthcare markets.
Job Description
Support the day-to-day delivery of a number of new activities and funding calls aimed at expanding the NIHR offer to industry and its engagement with investors, manage a portfolio of exciting projects led by small and medium enterprises, academia and NHS Trusts.
Develop close relationships with innovators and entrepreneurs, drive the collection of outcomes, contribute to the generation of case studies.
Act as an ambassador for our funding programmes, representing and promoting them externally to a wide variety of stakeholders, including industry.
Key responsibilities
Programme operations and commissioning
- Supporting all aspects of translational funding, including scoping potential call themes
- Support Programme Leads, Assistant Directors and the Head of Business Development
Due diligence, contracting and portfolio management
- Undertaking due diligence of funding proposals
- Negotiating funding agreements for projects r
- Managing a portfolio of projects at various stages of development
- Leading on portfolio analysis and collection of relevant metrics
- Contribute to the generation of case studies for programme promotion
Comms & engagement
- Supporting the delivery of communications and engagement activities
- Supporting on engagement with small and medium enterprises and researchers
- Working with relevant stakeholders across the NIHR, including the research infrastructure
- Supporting engagement with other funders and charities, the investment community,
Qualifications & Experience
- Educated to MSc/PhD level in biomedical, health or engineering sciences
- Experience of health and social care innovation ecosystem including product development (either therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices or digital health technologies) and the translational research pathway
- Experience of working in research management, technology transfer environment
- Understanding of intellectual property and commercial aspects
Salary & Benefits
- £45,700 - £53,500. (We would consider a higher salary 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: 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.
To Apply
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.