HTA Data, Technology and Development Project Manager - Human Tissue Authority

Care Quality Commission; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 56,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

A health regulatory body in the UK is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead key projects within their Data, Technology & Development team. This home-based role includes leadership responsibilities, project monitoring, and stakeholder management. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and project management experience. The position offers 32.5 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, and NHS pension scheme membership.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Home working equipment provided

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and maintaining project plans.
• Ability to organize and facilitate Working Group meetings.
• Proven track record in project monitoring and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide project and programme leadership.
• Oversee effective project monitoring and reporting.
• Manage stakeholder relationships effectively.

Skills

Project Management

Excellent communication skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Organizational skills

Job description

Salary:Band 4 - From £56,400 per annum - £73,710 per annum, successful candidates can expect to be appointed at the minimum salary

Contracted Hours:Full time 36 hours per week

Contract Type:Permanent

Location:Homebased -National

Closing date:Thursday 13 November 2025at11.59pm

Pleasenote CQC are advertising this role on behalf of the Human TissueAuthority
This role is NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

About the Human Tissue Authority…

The Human Tissue Authority’s (HTA’s) primary goal is to protect publicand professional confidence in the safe and ethical use of human tissue. We are the national independent regulator for organisations that remove, store and use tissue for research, medical treatment, post‑mortem examination, teaching and public display. We also approve organ and bone marrow donations from living people. With the interests of the public and those we regulate at the centre of our work, we aim to maintain confidence by ensuring that human tissue is used safely and ethically, with proper consent.

Why this could be a great role for you….

A unique opportunity has become available for a Project Manager to join our Data, Technology & Development team. The post holder will play a key part in supporting the HTA to achieve its vision by providing project and programme leadership to a range of priority areas which support the Human Tissue Authority’s strategy. Reporting to the Director of Data, Technology & Development and with strong Project Management experience, the post holder will be the point of contact for projects and programmes of work in the portfolio and will have excellent communication skills. This is a leadership role with line management responsibilities that extend to key programmes of work. The postholder will oversee effective and accurate project monitoring and reporting to support successful delivery.

What we can offer you…

Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through generous annual leave (32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays). We also offer membership of the NHS pension scheme. As this role is home‑based, we ensure our home workers are also kitted out with everything they need to comfortably work from home.
Remote working option* Standard contracts available are home‑working (an average of 3 days in the office each month) or office‑based (minimum of 1 day a week in the office).

What you will bring…

We are looking for an experienced project and programme manager with wider leadership ambition. The postholder must have experience developing and maintaining suitable project plans, ensuring work‑stream tasks are clearly identified, tracked and resource requirements and usage effectively monitored. The role will also need to co‑ordinate delivery of programmes where the resource and responsibilities cut across the wider organisation. You will have experience organising and facilitating Working Group meetings, ensuring minutes are accurately recorded and tracking actions with a focus on successful delivery. Excellent communication skills both written and oral and confidence engaging with and managing stakeholder relationships effectively is crucial. To be successful, you will share a passion for what we do and how we do our work, support our corporate vision and mission, display and own behaviours consistent with our corporate values, and be able to demonstrate resilience and flexibility in managing uncertainty and ambiguity while remaining focused on outcomes.

The Job Description can be viewed by clicking the link below:

HTA Project Manager Job Description October 2025.docx

For an informal discussion or further information on the role, please contact Louise Dineley, Director of Data, Technology and Development at [e-mail]

Individual adjustments…

We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email: [e-mail]