Senior Programme Manager
Senior Programme Manager
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Job Description
You will play a key role in the Innovations team and foster close collaboration with the Business Development team.
You will support the daytoday 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 which are thriving to make an impact in the NHS and the UK economy.
You are expected to develop close relationships with innovators and entrepreneurs drive the collection of outcomes contribute to the generation of case studies and participate in the planning of ad hoc events workshops and/or webinars.
You will act as an ambassador for our funding programmes representing and promoting them externally to a wide variety of stakeholders including industry.
You have a good understanding of the UK health innovation ecosystem and an appreciation of current and evolving technology developments and commercial exploitation routes and experience of working across industry NHS and academia.
The LGC GMG Innovations team manages multiple funding programmes from several clients including the NIHR i4i Programme and the SBRI Healthcare and NHS Cancer Programmes.
Key responsibilities
The following activities comprise the key responsibilities for the Senior Programme Manager role. Subject to agreement with your Line Manager additional activities may be required from time to time.
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 including reviewing the scientific technical and clinical rationale analysis of project budgets and value for money evaluation of proposed intellectual property protection and freedom to operate positions and assessment of the proposed adoption and commercialisation strategies
- Negotiating funding agreements for projects recommended for funding including the negotiation of milestones financial arrangements and reporting requirements to enable successful project development
- Managing a portfolio of projects at various stages of development across different 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 customer reporting and shared learning
Comms & engagement
- Supporting the delivery of communications and engagement activities or leading on elements thereof including competitions promotion and launch events newsletters and annual reports
- Supporting on engagement with small and medium enterprises and researchers to help navigate the NIHR and the UKs 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
- Working with relevant stakeholders across the NIHR including the research infrastructure and externally to identify health priorities or areas of unmet clinical need with the aim of developing industryfocused offers
- Supporting engagement with other funders and charities the investment community and other relevant stakeholders to build awareness of UK policies priorities and strategic initiatives to build an informed support to industry
- Planning and/or contribute to the delivery of key events consultations and/or workshops
- Identifying and attending relevant conferences
- Liaising regularly with internal and external stakeholders including attending organising and leading meetings representing the funders perspective at project meetings to facilitate successful project development and promoting and representing funding programmes at external events
Qualifications :
Required Criteria
- Robust understanding of health and social care innovation ecosystem including product development (either therapeutics diagnostics medical devices or digital health technologies) and the translational research pathway
- Educated to MSc/PhD level in biomedical health or engineering sciences
- Experience of working in research management technology transfer environment health tech accelerators startups organisations supporting innovation or experience engaging with industry at senior level either within a sales promotional consultancy or negotiation capacity
- Experience of working within multiple areas of the health social care and life sciences sector including industry academia and the NHS with proven experience in commercially focused projects
Desirable Criteria
- Understanding of intellectual property and commercial aspects in relation to research commercialisation
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
