Business Operations Manager - Clinical Biotechnology Centre

NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health organization in the UK is seeking an experienced operational leader to manage the Clinical Biotechnology Centre. You will oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring alignment with quality standards and maximizing efficiency through innovative processes. Ideal candidates will have management experience in a laboratory setting and a relevant MSc. This role offers extensive career advancement opportunities in a dynamic area of healthcare, contributing to saving lives through innovative therapies.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

NHS pension scheme

Qualifications

• Requires experience of selection, training, and development of staff.
• Understanding budget management is essential.
• Commitment to continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Ensure business systems operate smoothly and align with quality standards.
• Maximise efficiency through operational improvements.
• Build effective operational processes to meet business objectives.
• Monitor financial data and recommend cost-effectiveness solutions.
• Manage complex stakeholder relationships across functions.

Skills

Management experience in a laboratory or operational environment

Management and Leadership skills

Experience with Microsoft Office

Education

MSc in a relevant subject

Postgraduate Diploma and further training

Job description

Reporting to the Head of the Clinical Biotechnology Centre you will lead and manage a small office-based operational team, responsible for running the day-to-day facility operations in support of the business in ensuring the new state of the art facility runs smoothly and effectively. The Clinical Biotechnology Centre has over 20 years experience in the manufacturing of innovative molecular therapies, that treat life-threatening conditions in early phase clinical trials. This new role will be interesting, diverse and rewarding with an opportunity to use your initiative to critically review and introduce new operational management improvements for the efficient running of the facility. Communication and engagement are key for this role, and you will need to build effective relationships across the organisation and beyond, resolve issues and share best practice with other facilities within the function. To start with, we will provide you with an extensive induction and training programme. This will provide you with the skills and knowledge you will need to develop operating in a GMP regulated facility. The scale of our operations means that we will offer true leadership potential the opportunity for on‑going career advancement in this exciting and fast developing area of clinical care.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring all business systems operate smoothly and align with the organisations quality standards to include oversight of business contracting process, facility, supply chain, inventory & financial management)
• Maximising the efficiency and effectiveness of all business procedures through operational improvement measures, standardisation and innovation
• Building new effective operational processes that meet our business objectives
• Assisting in establishing, monitoring and reporting of key performance indicators
• Monitoring financial data and recommend solutions for cost‑effectiveness
• Working across organisational boundaries/functions and will take a key role in managing complex and influential stakeholder relationships
• Collaborating strategically with other CBC operational teams (Production, Quality Control, Business Development) in ensuring improvement plans are created and delivered.
• Leading and managing an operational team

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part‑time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years service and to 33 days after 10 years.
• NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions.

Experience and Knowledge

• Management experience in a laboratory or operational environment
• Management and Leadership skills and experience, including target setting and performance review
• Experience of selection, training, development and motivation of staff.
• Experience of managing the workload and staff to ensure effective service provision
• Understanding budget management
• Experience of working with Information Technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Qualifications and Training

• MSc in a relevant subject, OR Postgraduate Diploma level qualification AND additional post‑qualification knowledge gained through experience and further training.
• Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD)

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