Consortium Programme Manager

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Retford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a leader for their Consortium management role. The successful candidate will oversee the development and implementation of strategies, ensuring excellent stakeholder engagement and research activity optimization. Essential qualifications include a postgraduate degree in biomedical sciences and project management certification. A focus on operational leadership and multisite project management experience is required. Join a diverse team committed to enhancing health outcomes through research inclusion and public engagement.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience in biomedical/life sciences.
• Experience in operational leadership and stakeholder management.
• Experience in project management within a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of processes for the Consortium.
• Work closely with Consortium members to optimize activities.
• Provide advice to the Consortium Steering Committee.

Education

Postgraduate qualification in biomedical/life sciences or an allied subject

Project or programme management qualification/accreditation (eg PRINCE 2 or MSP)

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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• Lead the development and establishment of processes to ensure the smooth running of the Consortium.
• Lead on developing systems for identifying and remedying underperformance on a regular basis.
• Work closely with the Consortium Lead, Co-Leads and founder members to optimise the Consortium activity, recommending and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Work with the Consortium leadership to drive the development and delivery of themes research strategies and strategies for research capacity and capability development plans, patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE), engagement with the brain research community, communications, and research inclusion.
• Oversee the Consortium Steering Committee, setting the agenda and ensuring appropriate administration of the Committee. To ensure that appropriate and relevant items are raised for discussion and that the expertise of the Committees is used to feed into the strategy and operation of the Consortium.
• Provide advice to the Consortium Steering Committee on all aspects of the NIHR and the Consortium, recommending courses of action and ensuring all actions agreed by the Committee are delivered.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Postgraduate qualification in biomedical/life sciences or an allied subject or equivalent experience
• Project or programme management qualification/accreditation (eg PRINCE 2 or MSP) or equivalent experience such as managing NHS based clinical/health research projects/programmes

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

Essential criteria

• Stakeholder management experience, particularly with scientific, clinical research or pharmaceutical industry partners.
• Experience in operational leadership, including committee governance and reporting to stakeholders.
• Experience of project managing research projects involving multiple organisations within a healthcare setting.
• Experience in managing meetings with senior stakeholders, including setting agendas, taking minutes, and delivering on objectives.

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of working with the NIHR.
• Experience of devising and/or managing complex budgets working within the AcoRD framework.

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Desirable criteria

• An understanding and value of the UK standards for patient and public involvement in health research
• An understanding of the importance of identifying and mitigating health inequalities through research design.

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 703.2KB)
• Job Features Form (PDF, 128.6KB)
• Royal Marsden Trust Values (PDF, 715.5KB)
• Workplace Wellbeing and Rewards Guide (PDF, 1.2MB)