Executive Manager - Industrial Engagement and ITTP Manager

University of Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Cambridge Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit invites applications for an Executive Manager responsible for strategic oversight of industry engagement, partnership management, and coordinating the MRC Prosperity Partnership across multiple partners.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD in biological sciences, possess strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills, oversee ITTP PhD training, and contribute to the UK-wide toxicology training strategy.

Qualifications

• PhD in biological sciences with a strong understanding of toxicology and medicines safety.
• Experience coordinating multi-partner industry-academic collaborations.
• Proven track record in project management and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Strategic oversight of industry engagement and partnership management.
• Lead coordination of the multi-partner MRC Prosperity Partnership across work packages.
• Provide strategic oversight during transition to the centre for Safety Science.
• Manage the Integrative Toxicology Training Partnership (ITTP) PhD programme and contribute to UK-wide training strategy.
• Support industry engagement to maximise impact of cutting-edge research.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic planning

Interpersonal skills

Industry engagement

Education

PhD in biological sciences

Job description

The Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit is an internationally renowned institution which delivers field-changing mechanistic insights into toxicology & disease and in 2027 will become the centre for Safety Science, within the Department of Biochemistry in Cambridge.

We are looking to appoint an Executive Manager (EM) who will be responsible for the strategic oversight of all activities linked to industry engagement, maintaining existing partnerships with external stakeholders and seeking out and developing new ones.In particular, the EM will be responsible for the project management of the MRC Prosperity Partnership including the strategic alignment of the award's impacts with other Prosperity Partnership grant holders. In this role the EM will independently lead the coordination of the multi-partner (academia and industry) MRC Prosperity Partnership to ensure effective delivery across all work packages and ensure strategic alignment with other award holders.

The Executive Manager will oversee additional Industrial Liaison activities and provide strategic oversight during the transition to the centre for Safety Science.The EM will also manage the Integrative Toxicology Training Partnership (ITTP) PhD training programme (managed by the MRC Toxicology Unit on behalf of the MRC) and contribute to the UK-wide strategy for toxicology training.

Overall, the Executive Manager will help to support industry engagement to maximise the impact of cutting-edge research.

The successful candidate must hold a PhD in biological sciences and have a general understanding of toxicology and key issues associated with medicines safety and drug development. You will have links with a variety of stakeholders and experience of the UK HE Sector. Strong interpersonal skills are required together with project management experience.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 30 August 2030 in the first instance.

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.

Further information about the Toxicology Unit can be found on our website: https://www.mrc-tox.cam.ac.uk

Please quote reference PU51018 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.