Research Operations Officer

Asthma + Lung UK; London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Asthma + Lung UK is seeking a Research Operations Officer to support the execution of their ambitious research strategy. This role involves managing grant applications and fostering professional development for lung researchers, committed to enhancing lung health in the UK.

Benefits

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Membership of a health cash plan

Employee assistance programme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Interest-free annual season Travelcard loan

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Competent and accurate administrator.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Understanding of the research environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage grant award schemes for research and innovation.
• Collect information to demonstrate the impact of research.
• Support professional development of early career investigators.

Skills

Administration

IT skills

Communication

Education

Degree in a scientific discipline

Job description

Location: Hybrid working between the A+LUK Aldgate, London office and home

Salary: £36,000 - £39,000 per annum

Contract: 12 months fixed-term contract and full-time

Closing date: 11.59pm, Sunday 15 June 2025

A great opportunity has arisen for a Research Operations Officer to join our research team in London. As a Research Operations Officer, you’ll support the charity’s ambitious 5-year strategy, where we seek to accelerate progress in respiratory research and innovation by tripling public funding for respiratory research to £150 million each year and increasing our own investment in pioneering research and innovation.

Asthma + Lung UK is the only charity in the UK fighting for everyone with a lung condition, aiming for a world where everyone can breathe with healthy lungs. We fund cutting-edge research, provide advice and support for the 12 million people who will get a lung condition during their lifetime. We also campaign for clean air and for better NHS diagnosis and treatment.

Reporting to the Deputy Head of Research + Innovation, you will play a key role in running our grant award schemes for research + innovation, manage our research grants portfolio and ensure that we collect information to demonstrate the impact of the research we support. You will also play a key role in delivering non-grant-funding activities that will support the professional development of early career investigators who are being supported by an A+LUK research grant, helping attract, develop and retain the next generation of breakthrough lung researchers.

You will ideally have a degree in a scientific discipline or equivalent experience with a passion for, and understanding of, the research environment. You’ll be a competent and accurate administrator with excellent IT skills. This will be a great opportunity to develop your skills in collaborative working, communication and in patient and public involvement in research.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), membership of a health cash plan, employee assistance programme, cycle-to-work scheme, interest-free annual season Travelcard loan and pension scheme. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation committed to being the driving force behind the transformation of lung health.