Research Programmes and Partnerships Manager

**Salary**:circa. £45,000 per annum plus company benefits

**Location**:Northampton Office with Hybrid-Working

**Hours**: 37 hours per week

**Contract Type**:Permanent

We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Programmes and Partnerships Manager to join the Research Development team at the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association.

This role will be based at our national office in Northampton. We operate a trusting, collaborative, and hybrid working policy which enables the flexibilities of splitting your working time, between the workplace and your home.

**About the role**
As a Research Programmes and Partnerships Manager, you will be part of the Association's Research Development team, responsible for the development and management for several of our longstanding programmes of work - including genetic research, registers, biomarkercohorts and clinical trials - and developing our new plans to build a collaborative translational research portfolio.
This role will involve monitoring progress and report on the outputs and impact of key programmes within the Association's research grants portfolio. You will effectively build and maintain a number of high value external relationships and partnerships withstakeholders and organisations.
One of the key purposes for this role will be to lead the development and implementation of the transitional research component of the Association's Research Strategy, identifying opportunities to accelerate the drug discovery process and produce tangible benefitsfor people affected by MND.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the forefront of MND research in a role where you can really make a difference as part of an amazing organisation.
**What are we looking for?**
You will have a PhD and postdoctoral experience in biological or chemical science, ideally with some industry or biobanking experience.
Experience of working within the biotechnology / pharmaceutical industry would be advantageous.
For full role responsibilities please view the job description.
**Our Research**
The MND Association focuses on improving access to care, research and campaigning for those people living with or affected by MND in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
MND research is currently one of the fastest moving fields of neurological science and our research programme has grown considerably in recent years in response to the explosion of new scientific knowledge and emerging technologies. We will seek to use thisnew understanding of disease processes to identify and pursue novel treatment strategies.
We will not achieve this alone. We are developing collaborative partnerships with researchers and research funders - in government, industry, and the charitable sector - to focus on the common goal of defeating this devastating disease.
**How to apply?**

**About Us**
The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. TheAssociation also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised, and addressed by wider society.
We operate a hybrid working environment within a flexible office space using the latest technology and digital infrastructure. This, together with a high level of trust and performance driven culture, gives staff the freedom and flexibility to work in the bestway for them, the Association and, most importantly, people with MND.
We are committed to equality and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.
**Important Notices**
The MND Association operates a hybrid working culture and therefore we are open to discussing the possibility of variable hours, remote or home working, flexible start, and finish times etc.
Our selection process will be multi-stage; this may include video call screening, psychometric assessments, and competency-based interview/s.
We request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role. We work hard to fill our roles directly and if assistance is required, we operate a PSL, which currently closed for review. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies/head-hunters.