Research Manager

University of Leeds; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK University is seeking a Research and Innovation professional to enhance research funding through innovative strategies and effective partnerships. The role involves engaging with academic teams, managing projects, and significantly contributing to the development of high-value funding applications. Candidates should possess a degree in a medical or healthcare subject and demonstrate experience in complex organizations. Excellent project management and partnership-building skills are essential. The position offers generous benefits including holidays and pension schemes.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus approx. 16 Bank Holidays

Generous pension scheme options

Health and wellbeing programs

On-site childcare and shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in monitoring/tracking delivery of objectives and IP.
• Background in developing innovation and research translation funding applications.
• Experience in complex organisations and developing research strategies.

Responsibilities

• Work with research themes to attract significant new research funding.
• Coordinate BRC activities including reporting and performance monitoring.
• Develop and implement research and innovation strategies.

Skills

Research and Innovation expertise

Project management skills

Building partnerships

Experience with funding applications

Ability to work across disciplines

Education

Degree in a medical or healthcare subject

Job description

Are you an experienced Research and Innovation professional looking to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities? Are you able to build excellent, effective working relationships with academics, clinicians and our NHS partner(s)? Do you have a background in developing and delivering high value and high-quality innovation and research translation funding applications along with experience in monitoring/tracking delivery of objectives, intellectual property (IP) and partnerships?

The NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre is an international centre of excellence which exists to provide infrastructure to support translational research across our 6 themes: musculoskeletal disease, cardiometabolic disease, surgical technologies, haematology, pathology and antimicrobial resistance.

We are looking for a professional and proactive individual to work with our research themes and across existing research support and innovation structures within the partnership to help us attract significant new research funding built on the early translational and experimental medicine research outcomes. Importantly this includes the next BRC funding application.

You will have experience of working across disciplinary borders and of developing and implementing research and innovation strategies in complex organisations. You will have excellent project management skills, experience of working with academic teams in the development of successful external funding applications and the ability to build performance-based partnerships with public, private and third-sector organisations.

In addition, as a member of the Leeds BRC Senior Operations Team, you will play a major role in the high-level co‑ordination of the BRC’s activities, including reporting, planning and performance monitoring, medium and long‑term strategic development, and signpost best practice to produce, protect and track our IP and knowledge.

Possessing a degree or relevant experience in a medical or healthcare subject and with experience gained in industry, academia or NHS, you will have experience of developing research and innovation in complex organisations, excellent project management skills, and the ability to build effective partnerships.

What We Offer In Return

26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!

Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.

Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state‑of‑the‑art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.

Personal Development

• Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• All FMH staff are entitled to ten days staff development per year (pro rata). Please speak to your Line Manager about how you can utilise these.

Access to on‑site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first‑time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr Steve Rose, Leeds BRC Director of Operations

Email: [e-mail]