EMBRACE Chief Operating Officer

Kings College London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in London seeks a candidate with a PhD in a STEM discipline for a key role. The ideal applicant will have advanced financial management skills and extensive experience in leadership within research institutions. Responsibilities include managing multi-site international programmes, and candidates should demonstrate excellent communication abilities. This position promotes diversity and inclusion while requiring strong organisational skills and self-motivation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing complex teams in a matrix environment.
• Advanced relevant professional qualification in project management, accountancy, MBA, or equivalent.
• Formal clinical research or clinical trial qualification.

Skills

Advanced financial management and analytical skills

Leadership in higher education or research institution

Negotiation and influencing skills

Excellent written and spoken communication skills

High level of work organisation and self-motivation

Managing clinical research and clinical trials

Education

PhD in a STEM discipline

Job description

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

• Essential criteria
  1. PhD in a STEM discipline
  2. Advanced financial management and analytical skills to underpin strategic decisions and procedures
  3. Significant experience of managing a multi-site international scientific programme including governance, regulatory and clinical operations
  4. Extensive experience working in a leadership role in either a higher education or research institution, a large research funder or a biomedical or other active research company in the private sector, with responsibility for delivering operational partnership between commercial, clinical and university organisations using negotiation and influencing skills
  5. Detailed understanding and experience of setting up and project managing / leading a complex multi-partner programme similar to the EMBRACE programme
  6. Proven excellent written and spoken communication skills, translating scientific concepts and findings into understandable presentations and written reports
  7. High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude to deliver agreed outputs on time and within budget
  8. Significant experience in managing clinical research and clinical trials in partnership with commercial organisations
• Desirable criteria
  1. Proven experience in managing complex teams both with line management responsibilities and in a matrix environment
  2. Advanced relevant professional qualification in project management, accountancy, MBA, or equivalent
  3. Formal clinical research or clinical trial qualification

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community. We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

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