Project Manager - Data Research - Nhs

Experis (Austria); England; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 129,000; Part time

Job summary

Experis seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead NHS data and research projects across the South of England in a hybrid environment. The role requires deep NHS data project experience, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to drive delivery in a fast-paced, governance-heavy setting.

You will work with NHS teams, researchers, and technical colleagues to plan initiatives, manage risks, and ensure compliant, timely outcomes across multiple environments.

Qualifications

• Proven NHS data project delivery experience
• Strong stakeholder management across multiple NHS organisations
• Ability to deliver at pace in a complex environment
• Experience with governance in data/research projects
• Project management qualification at practitioner level or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery of complex NHS data and research projects.
• Manage project plans, milestones, risks, issues and deliverables.
• Coordinate stakeholders across NHS organisations, research teams, clinical services and technical environments.
• Collaborate with technical specialists to identify requirements and delivery challenges.
• Navigate governance requirements and relevant legislation.
• Prepare, maintain and report project documentation and artefacts.
• Analyse technical information and present findings to varied audiences.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Apply Agile and Waterfall methodologies as appropriate.
• Ensure delivery aligns with objectives and governance timelines.

Job description

Location: Hybrid - South of England
Contract: Contract
Start Date: ASAP

Role

Our client, a leading consultancy who support multiple NHS organisations with specialist project delivery and transformation expertise are seeking an experienced Project Manager with in-depth NHS data project experience, ideally within research data programmes.

This is an urgent requirement for a candidate who can hit the ground running, work at pace and manage complex projects involving technical, research and governance considerations across multiple NHS environments.

Because of the urgent nature of the role candidates must have demonstrable NHS data project experience, alongside strong stakeholder management and project delivery skills. We will not be able to review candidates without this experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and delivery of complex NHS data and research projects.
• Manage project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and deliverables.
• Engage and coordinate stakeholders across NHS organisations, research teams, clinical services and technical environments.
• Work with technical specialists to understand project requirements, dependencies and potential delivery challenges.
• Navigate research governance requirements and relevant legislation and guidance.
• Prepare, maintain and report on project documentation and standard project artefacts.
• Analyse complex technical and project information, presenting findings clearly to audiences with varying levels of technical understanding.
• Identify project risks and issues, developing appropriate mitigation and resolution strategies.
• Apply appropriate project management methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall, depending on project requirements.
• Ensure delivery remains aligned with agreed objectives, governance requirements and timescales.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Proven experience delivering data projects within the NHS, ideally involving research data (Essential)
• Understanding of, or exposure to, technical and technology-related challenges and research governance within data and research projects.
• Ability to hit the ground running and deliver at pace within a complex environment.
• Experience managing stakeholders across multiple organisations, teams and operational environments.
• Recognised project management qualification at practitioner level, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong project management skills, including experience using multiple methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall.
• Experience creating, reviewing, updating and reporting standard project documentation and artefacts.
• Ability to interpret complex technical information and communicate it effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to identify, source, assimilate and apply relevant research, clinical, system configuration and technical knowledge.
• Strong risk and issue management skills, including the development of effective mitigation strategies.
• Understanding of relevant legislation, regulatory requirements and guidance applicable to NHS data and research projects.

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