Senior Programme Manager, Health and Social Care Innovations

2 days ago

Twickenham, Greater London, United Kingdom LGC Full time £47,300 - £55,300

Are you passionate about the translation of health and social care innovations? Do you thrive in a fast-paced dynamic team environment? Would you like to engage with multiple stakeholders across industry, academia, and the NHS?

The LGC Innovations team is seeking a Senior Programme Manager who is passionate about innovation, entrepreneurship, and thrives in a busy environment.

About Us

The LGC Innovations team manages multiple funding programmes from several clients, including the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Medical Research Council (MRC). The team helps industry, charity, and public research funders to work in partnership with the NIHR and the wider UK research and healthcare community to conduct research and facilitate regulatory approval, market entry, and adoption into the NHS, the UK, and other global healthcare markets.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Delivery of new activities and funding calls
  • Manage a portfolio of exciting projects led by small and medium enterprises, academia, and NHS Trusts
  • Develop close relationships with innovators and entrepreneurs
  • Act as an ambassador for our funding programmes, representing and promoting them

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, 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

Comms & 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

Required Criteria

  • Education to MSc/PhD level in biomedical, health, or science
  • Excellent understanding of the 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 environments, health tech accelerators, start-ups, organisations supporting innovation
  • Experience of working within multiple areas of the health, social care, and life sciences
  • A good understanding of the UK health innovation ecosystem and an appreciation of current and evolving technology developments and commercial exploitation routes

Desirable Criteria

  • 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.

Salary & Benefits

  • £47,300 - £55,300 (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

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.

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