Senior Programme Manager, Medtech and Digital Healthcare Innovations

23 hours ago


Twickenham, United Kingdom LGC Full time
Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Programme Manager to join our team at LGC, responsible for managing multiple funding programmes and supporting the translation of health and social care innovations.

The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of the health and social care innovation ecosystem, including product development and the translational research pathway. They will be experienced in working in research management, technology transfer environments, and health tech accelerators.

The role will involve delivering new activities and funding calls, managing a portfolio of projects, and developing close relationships with innovators and entrepreneurs. The Senior Programme Manager will also act as an ambassador for our funding programmes, representing and promoting them.

Key Responsibilities
  • Supporting all aspects of translational funding, including scoping potential call themes, advising applicants, reviewing applications for funding, and providing feedback to applicants.
  • Supporting Programme Leads, Assistant Directors, and the Head of Business Development 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.
  • Negotiating funding agreements for projects recommended for funding, including the negotiation of milestones, financial arrangements, and reporting requirements.
  • Managing a portfolio of projects at various stages of development across 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.
Communication and Engagement
  • Supporting the delivery of communications and engagement activities.
  • Supporting engagement with small and medium enterprises and researchers to help navigate the NIHR and the UK's wider research system and gain access to the NIHR expertise and facilities to accelerate the translation of their innovations to market and in the NHS.
  • Supporting engagement with other funders and charities, the investment community.
  • Planning and/or contributing to the delivery of key events, consultations, and workshops.
Qualifications and Experience

The successful candidate will have a strong educational background, preferably to MSc/PhD level, in biomedical, health, or science. They will have excellent understanding of the health and social care innovation ecosystem and experience of working in research management, technology transfer environments, and health tech accelerators.

They will also have a good understanding of the UK health innovation ecosystem and an appreciation of current and evolving technology developments and commercial exploitation routes.

Desirable criteria include an understanding of intellectual property and commercial aspects in relation to research commercialisation.

Why Work for Us?

LGC is an exceptional organisation that manages high-quality health and care research for the benefit of patients and the public. We are one of the UK's largest funders of health and care research.

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.

We offer a competitive salary, bonus, and benefits package, including 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays, enhanced contributory pension scheme, life insurance, Benenden Healthcare, Season Ticket Loan, laptop, IT equipment, and remote IT support.



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