Research Manager

University of Exeter; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Expenses-paid travel

Job summary

University of Exeter invites applications for a Research Manager in the South West Secure Data Environment (SWSDE). The role is hybrid, combining on‑campus and home working, and will coordinate researchers, NHS data contributors and the SWSDE team to enable timely, secure health data access for projects.

You will triage projects, manage workflows, and identify process improvements as the programme scales, with travel across the South West; starting salary £43,482 on Grade F.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing research projects.
• Ability to coordinate with NHS data contributors and researchers.
• Self-motivated with strong stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Triaging projects and managing workflows for the SWSDE.
• Identify and design process improvements as the programme scales.
• Share insights on researcher priorities across SWSDE workstreams.

Job description

About The Role Research Manager - South West Secure Data Environment

This full-time post is available immediately for 18 months. Applications for secondments will be considered subject to agreement from your current line manager. The starting salary will be from £43,482 on Grade F, depending on knowledge, skills and experience.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working - some time on campus and some from home.

The NHS South West Secure Data Environment (SWSDE) is part of a national programme developing secure infrastructure for research that requires access to sensitive health data. The SWSDE aims to provide faster, fairer and safer access to health and care data from the South West for research. To achieve this, the programme will create a secure environment to store and link together regional health and care data from primary care, acute, community, social care and multi-modal sources.

About you:

You have experience of managing research projects, ideally in health or a related field. You enjoy working with a range of stakeholders, and across multiple projects and activities. Although an awareness of NHS structures and priorities is welcomed, it's more important that you are self-motivated, you are curious and you want to make a difference. You're excited by the significant potential for improving access to health data for research and motivated by the opportunity to contribute to this dynamic and ambitious programme across our region and nationally. You're comfortable working independently as part of a busy, supportive team. You are able to work professionally and effectively across a complex and dynamic ecosystem, building trusted and effective relationships to achieve the programme's aims.

About the role:

The Research Manager role belongs to a new cluster of roles homed at the University of Exeter that supports researchers to successfully access the SWSDE for health data research projects. The RM will act as the first point of contact for researchers, and will work closely with regional NHS data contributors, the wider SWSDE team, and University of Exeter Professional Services to ensure researchers are given clear and timely information about how the SWSDE can support their planned research. The role will primarily focus on triaging projects and managing workflows for the SWSDE, and you will be encouraged to identify and design process improvements as the programme scales. You'll be encouraged to share your detailed understanding of researcher priorities across other SWSDE workstreams (including communications, technical, operational, Information Governance) to ensure the programme continues to seamlessly meet the needs of all users. The SWSDE is an exciting new programme with huge ambition. This role will be a key part of the team, providing detailed insight into the user experience and helping to position the SWSDE as a platform for high-impact, data-driven research. The role will include (expenses paid) travel across the South West region, including regular travel to Bristol and occasional travel for national events, including overnight trips.

From £43,482 (Starting salary Will be from £43,482 on Grade F, depending on experience.)