Senior Research Manager

We have an exciting opportunity to join the NIHR NOCRI Collaborations Team, building and managing collaborations across industry, academia, and the NHS to advance health research. The team helps partners access NIHR's world-class research infrastructure.

About Us

The NIHR, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, is the UK's largest funder of health and social care research. It delivers world leading studies that improve health, wellbeing and economic growth with GMG providing critical operational and management support to its funding programs.

This is a 12 month fixed term opportunity for a
Senior Research Manager
to join the NIHR NOCRI Collaborations Team. This role acts as a key link between the Collaborations Team and the commissioning teams across the NIHR Coordinating Centre, supporting strategic and ad hoc initiatives across the NIHR's funded infrastructure.

The post holder will coordinate cross NIHR initiatives, including the Multiple Long Term Conditions (MLTC) Collaboration, mental health programmes and Translational Research Collaborations. They will foster collaborations, support research funding processes, provide intelligence and analyses and lead new initiatives, events and strategic activities.

Responsibilities include managing a portfolio of funded projects, monitoring impact, negotiating funding agreements and supporting knowledge dissemination. The role also involves line management of a Portfolio Analyst and maintaining strong professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The successful candidate will help enhance working practices and contribute to delivering NIHR's collaborative research agenda, acting as a model of professional excellence across teams.

Required Criteria

• Degree in
  biomedical, health, or social sciences
• Knowledge of the
  National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) architecture
• Experience in
  commissioning, portfolio management, or collaboration activities
• Experience or awareness of
  commercially focused research or research commercialisation
  , including understanding of
  intellectual property
• Strong
  people and stakeholder management skills
  , with the ability to delegate and influence effectively
• Well developed
  analytical and complex problem solving skills
  with a solution focused approach
• Proficient in
  IT applications
  , incl. Microsoft Office and Google Suite

Desired Criteria

• Experience of working in a research funding environment

Compensation, Benefits & Working Arrangements:

Salary: £48,600 to £51,300 per year

Location: Twickenham, London / Hybrid working model

Contract Type: 12 month Fixed Term Contract, Full Time

Working Hours: 37.5 per week

Annual Leave: 25 days, plus UK public holidays

Employee Benefits Include:

Annual, discretionary bonus

Enhanced Contributory Pension Scheme

Life Insurance Cover

Benenden Healthcare Membership

Training and Development Opportunities

Season Ticket Loan

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 1 day each week, this may increase, subject to team requirements.

Application

If you are excited about the prospect of joining our team and believe you possess the relevant skills and background, we invite you to apply. Please submit your CV along with a 'Statement of Suitability' that showcases your key skills and experiences in relation to the 'Required and Desired Criteria' outlined in the job description. Additionally, share your enthusiasm for working with the NIHR.

Closing date for applications is 5pm on the 8th December, interviews to be held from the 15th December.

Inclusion and Diversity

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.