Group Head of R&D Strategy and Trials

Sandwell And West Birmingham Nhs Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is seeking a Group Head of Research & Development to provide strategic and operational leadership for the R&D portfolio across the group, aligning practices and creating a seamless service.

The postholder will develop group-wide R&D strategy and business plans, oversee budgets, ensure costed research activity, contracts with partners, governance and board-level assurance, and represent the Trust in external forums to promote recruitment to

Qualifications

• Leadership and management training qualification at degree level or above.
• Masters level qualification, or equivalent research related experience.

Responsibilities

• Management and administration of R&D portfolio to ensure effectiveness and compliance.
• Oversee R&D budgets (income, pay and non-pay) and costed research activity.
• Represent the Trust in external stakeholder forums to promote and increase recruitment to research trials.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentations & reports

Policy interpretation

Networking

Education

Masters level qualification

Leadership and management training

Job description

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is seeking a Group Head of Research & Development to provide strategic and operational leadership for the R&D portfolio across the group, aligning practices and creating a seamless service.

The postholder will develop group-wide R&D strategy and business plans, oversee budgets, ensure costed research activity, contracts with partners, governance and board-level assurance, and represent the Trust in external forums to promote recruitment to