Program Manager - Externally Funded Cardiovascular Research

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI); Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Based at the Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) Dublin, Mater Private Hospital Dublin, and RCSI in Dublin, this full-time role provides overall programme management across three externally funded cardiovascular research and innovation programmes.

The postholder will coordinate programme plans, teams, partner institutions, milestones, deliverables, risks, resources, grant compliance and reporting, serving as the interface between the Principal Investigator, programme staff, partner

Qualifications

• A master's in project management, health/life sciences, engineering, business/administration, research management or a related discipline. Equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• Demonstrable experience managing complex externally funded research, innovation or comparable multi-partner programmes.
• Practical knowledge of grant governance and compliance, including financial, scientific and technical reporting, deliverables, milestones, resource/budget tracking and grant amendments.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and multiple partner institutions, manage competing deadlines and drive actions to completion.
• Excellent written and verbal English, strong organisational and communication skills, and demonstrated ability to actively draft substantial sections of competitive research or innovation grant applications.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage confidential information and multiple complex programmes concurrently.
• Experience with EU and/or Irish research and innovation funding, particularly Horizon Europe/EIC, DTIF/Enterprise Ireland and/or HRB.
• Experience in health research, MedTech, medical devices, digital health, AI, clinical research, or another regulated research environment.
• A recognised project/programme-management qualification and/or experience with research contracts, procurement, data governance, ethics, IP or regulatory processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain integrated programme plans across HeartWise, DUO MAX and the HRB-funded programme, including schedules, dependencies, milestones, deliverables, owners, risks and recovery actions.
• Coordinating and managing programme delivery across the RCSI/CVRI Dublin team, Mater Private Network and academic, clinical, engineering and industry partner institutions; organising governance meetings, actions, decisions and follow-up.
• Maintaining a working knowledge of the rules and obligations of each funding programme, including eligible costs, reporting requirements, personnel commitments, and the respective responsibilities of the Principal Investigator, programme staff and partner institutions; coordinating grant amendments and other formal changes with the PI and relevant RCSI offices.
• Coordinating complete and timely financial, scientific and technical reporting to EIC, Enterprise Ireland/DTIF and HRB, including partner inputs, deliverables, milestones, person-months, budget/resource tracking and supporting evidence.
• Maintaining audit-ready programme documentation and supporting procurement, contracts, data-management, ethics/regulatory, IP, dissemination and other grant-compliance interfaces as required.
• Actively drafting and coordinating high-quality national and international research and innovation grant applications, including substantial proposal sections, implementation plans, milestones, partner inputs, budgets and submission documentation.
• Providing concise progress reporting to the Principal Investigator, managing programme risks and competing priorities, identifying delays or resource conflicts early, and ensuring agreed actions are completed on time.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Grant governance

Budget tracking

Communication

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Based at the Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) Dublin, Mater Private Hospital Dublin, and RCSI in Dublin, this full-time role provides overall programme management across three externally funded cardiovascular research and innovation programmes.

The postholder will coordinate programme plans, teams, partner institutions, milestones, deliverables, risks, resources, grant compliance and reporting, serving as the interface between the Principal Investigator, programme staff, partner