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A leading health research organization based in Southampton is seeking a Senior Research Manager to provide strategic leadership and manage the research lifecycle. You will build partnerships with senior stakeholders and ensure the successful delivery of high-quality research. Applicants should have strong leadership skills and experience managing complex projects in health or social care. This role offers hybrid working and a generous benefits package.
Shape the future of health research- lead, influence and drive strategic delivery.
We’re looking for a Senior Research Manager to join the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Coordinating Centre in Southampton. This is a senior-level position where you can make a real difference to the funding of Health and Care research.
Who are we?
The NIHR funds, enables and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth. We are also a major funder of applied health research in low and middle-income countries.
As a Senior Research Manager, you won’t conduct research directly, but you will ensure it happens successfully. You’ll lead key elements of the research management lifecycle, such as identifying priority research areas, managing the funding process, supporting researchers, overseeing delivery, and ensuring dissemination of impactful results.
Your role will sit within one of our teams to drive our commissioning, application or monitoring functions, depending on your skills and experience. However, flexibility is key as you may be required to move across functions as priorities evolve. Whichever team you work in, you’ll provide leadership, drive improvements, influence strategy, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-driven research.
Key responsibilities include:
Who are we looking for?
You’ll be a confident and strategic leader with a passion for research that improves lives. With experience managing complex projects or programmes ideally in health, social care, research or policy you’ll bring deep professional knowledge and a proactive, collaborative approach. You’ll also be comfortable working across multiple teams, balancing priorities and building strong, trusted relationships with senior colleagues and external stakeholders.
You’ll bring:
Our people are at the heart of what we do. To look after them we offer:
The role is offered at 35 hours per week, but we will consider part time (minimum of 28 hours). Please indicate any preference on your application.
For internal staff, if you are successfully appointed to the role, we will consider offering this role on a secondment basis.
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We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants who support our mission of inclusivity.
Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.