Founding R&D Programme Lead, Women’s Health — London

Hesta Health Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Hesta Health Limited in London is seeking a Founding Associate for Hesta Labs to own the delivery of a £1.4m Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst programme across clinical, technical, regulatory and commercial workstreams. You will work directly with the founders and clinicians to shape the roadmap and build the evidence base for women's health.

The role requires a high-agency, can-do mindset and the ability to drive multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced startup environment, with 2–3 days per week

Qualifications

• Strong programme or project experience in complex, multi-stakeholder environments (health tech, research, consulting or innovation).
• Exceptional organisation and documentation skills.
• Ability to operate in regulated environments and translate regulatory needs into practice.
• Bonus: experience with digital health, SaMD or clinical research.
• Familiarity with NHS systems, data governance or regulatory frameworks.
• Exposure to health economics or evaluation studies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst programme (£1.4m, 18 months) end to end, owning milestones and outputs.
• Design communication sequences, onboard trial sites, and resolve data-flow and regulatory questions.
• Coordinate across clinical, technical, regulatory and commercial workstreams.
• Manage financial planning and track metrics to inform decisions.
• Steer the path from research findings to a regulated SaMD product.
• Define plans with Co-Founders, flag risks early, and manage reporting and budget changes.
• Drive alignment across internal teams, NHS partners, academics and suppliers.
• Feed learnings back into product and go-to-market decisions.

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Health tech

Regulatory understanding

Job description

Hesta Health Limited in London is seeking a Founding Associate for Hesta Labs to own the delivery of a £1.4m Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst programme across clinical, technical, regulatory and commercial workstreams. You will work directly with the founders and clinicians to shape the roadmap and build the evidence base for women's health.

The role requires a high-agency, can-do mindset and the ability to drive multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced startup environment, with 2–3 days per week