Programme Manager - London, United Kingdom - NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research)

Description

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

We work in partnership with the NHS, universities, local government, other research funders, patients, and the public.

You will play a key role in the Innovation Programmes team, supporting the day-to-day delivery of a translational funding programme.

The programmes we manage include, for example, the NIHR Invention for Innovation programme, SBRI Healthcare and the Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award.

You will be involved in the commissioning of new competitions, and you will manage a portfolio of exciting projects, led by universities, NHS Trusts or small and medium-sized enterprises, making an impact on 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 workshops, webinars and events.

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 ideally you have some experience of working across academia, the NHS and industry.

You need to be comfortable with working to tight deadlines and competing priorities while maintaining a high quality of outputs.

Programme operations and commissioning
Supporting Programme Leads and the Assistant Director with the preparation of papers for Contract Management and /or Advisory Boards and strategic proposals for new initiatives
Due diligence, contracting and portfolio management
Undertaking due diligence of funding proposals, including reviewing the scientific, technical and clinical rationale, analysis of project budgets, 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 delivery
Managing a portfolio of projects at various stages of development across different healthcare technology sectors
Leading on portfolio analysis and collection of relevant metrics to support activities around programme promotion, business intelligence, impact and evaluation
Contributing to the generation of case studies for programme promotion, customer reporting and shared learning
Supporting the delivery of communications and engagement activities or leading on elements thereof, including the promotion of competitions and launch events, newsletters and annual reports
Supporting the engagement with small and medium-sized enterprises, other funders and charities, the investment community, and other relevant stakeholders
Planning and/or contributing to the delivery of key events or initiatives, such as our annual portfolio showcase event
Liaising regularly with internal and external stakeholders, including attending, organising and leading meetings, representing the funder's perspective at project meetings to facilitate successful project development, and promoting and representing funding programmes at external events
Staff management
Direct line management of Programme Managers
Assisting with recruitment and conducting the annual performance and development review process with direct reports
Mentoring and training of new and existing staff
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion within the team and the organisation
Educated to MSc/PhD level in biomedical, health or engineering sciences
Experience of working in research management, technology transfer, healthcare technology accelerators, start-ups and/or organisations supporting innovation
Understanding of intellectual property and commercial aspects in relation to research commercialisation

Join our team and you'll be working with an exceptional organisation who manage high quality health and care research for the benefit of patients and the public.

NIHR is one of the UK's largest funders of health and care research.
Bonus - subject to company performance
~25 days annual leave, plus public holidays (UK)
~ Enhanced contributory pension scheme
~ Life Insurance
~ Season Ticket Loan
~ 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, usually worked as 1 day per week, and may increase, subject to team requirements.