Senior Translational Research Manager - Maternity Leave

UCL Eastman Dental Institute; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university institute seeks a Senior Translational Research Manager to oversee translational projects. The role involves project management, funding strategy, and collaboration to drive research initiatives from concept to commercialization. Competitive benefits and a dynamic team await the successful candidate.

Benefits

41 Days holiday

Additional annual leave purchase scheme

Defined benefit pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

On-site gym

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in translational focused projects from concept to commercialization.
• Desirable knowledge in Medical Devices, imaging, and Software Apps.
• Ability to manage diverse stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead translational project plan development and submit funding applications.
• Manage relationships with CROs and oversee successful grant execution.
• Identify translational opportunities and facilitate pre-clinical and clinical research.

Skills

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Translational research

Funding advice

Collaboration

Education

Background in life sciences, pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, healthcare or biotech

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Senior Translational Research Manager - Maternity Leave, London

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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About the role

The Translational Research Group (TRG) is responsible for developing and managing UCL’s translational research projects.

The main activities of the Senior Translational Research Manager (STRM) fall into three broad work-streams:

• Translational project plan development – providing guidance to Principal Investigators (PIs) at the earliest stages of moving research into translation in order to establish project plans that lead to robust grant applications and providing guidance on the best translational funding paths to pursue.
• Expert knowledge of translational funding schemes – to advise and provide dedicated support to PI’s with completing and submitting specific applications to funders within specified deadlines.
• Project management – providing dedicated project management for successful grants including managing CRO relationships.

Experience in the translation of Medical Devices including imaging and Software Apps is desirable.

An important success measure for the TRO is the development of a sustainable pipeline of funded translational projects covering all modalities.

It is expected the post-holder will make a significant intellectual contribution to the TRO strategy by identifying translational opportunities and driving these along the translational pathway, particularly by contributing to applications for funds and project-managing successful awards.

Through interaction with PIs, the post holder will play a major role in structuring and managing the move from discovery to pre-clinical and clinical research and play a role in identifying collaborative interdisciplinary research opportunities.

The post-holder is also expected to act as the interface between early career and advanced researchers, to highlight and discuss clinical problems and potential approaches to developing solutions working through our Therapeutic Innovation Networks.

Key Working Relationships

The position requires the individual work with a complex mix of stakeholders across Life & Medical Sciences (LMS) and wider Translational Research Office (TRO), Clinical Trials Units (CTUs), Principal Investigators (PIs) from across UCL and its partner hospitals and UCL Business.

The successful candidate will join a professional, talented, and diverse team to work on projects that are essential to helping UCL achieve its ambitious strategic translational goals.

About you

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual with excellent interpersonal skills to manage a diverse portfolio of translational projects.

This role would suit individuals with life science, pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, healthcare or biotech sectors background with experience in translational focused projects that include product development from concept to commercialisation.

Working with both early career and established academics, the individual will advise on the translational pathway, funding opportunities and project manage successful awards.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service