Senior UK Research Hub Manager: Q-BIOMED,The UK Quantum Biomedical Sensing Research Hub

Job title:

Senior UK Research Hub Manager: Q-BIOMED,The UK Quantum Biomedical Sensing Research Hub

Company

University College London

Job description

About usOur hub is one of five national quantum research hubs supported by £160 million in funding from the £2.5 billion National Quantum Technologies Programme. Q-BIOMED aims to deliver a step change in earlier disease diagnosis and treatment for diseases including cancer and Alzheimer’s disease (https://www.qbiomed.org.uk). We aim to develop ultra-sensitive blood tests, faster MRI scan times, and improved healthcare access through lower costs and portable instruments. In addition, quantum technologies will enable new interventional tools for surgery and treatment, and new tools for basic life sciences research, to study disease at single cell and single molecule scales. These advances could enable much earlier diagnosis of disease such as cancer allowing for more rapid medical interventions and potentially saving lives. Ultimately, this could translate to better patient outcomes and help to reduce waiting lists, easing pressures on the NHS.Our Hub is funded by UKRI and NIHR, benefiting from a large-scale multidisciplinary project bringing together six outstanding academic powerhouses (UCL, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of Warwick, Cardiff University, and Heriot-Watt University), working in partnership with six NHS trusts, as well as charities, government, and 17 industry partners.We are seeking an outstanding experienced leader with excellent interpersonal skills to be the Senior UK Research Hub Manager of the £24M UK Quantum Biomedical Sensing Research Hub (Q-BIOMED), working with the Directors, Management Committee and Advisory Board for this major UK national programme.About the roleThe Senior UK Research Hub Manager is a vital role within the Hub, project managing the research, communications and translational strategy and progress, risks, finance and operational responsibility to ensure that our ambitious research programme is delivered on time and within budget, and compliant with all university and funder ethical and legal requirements. The role is accountable to the PI, Directors and Management Committee and will interact with a wide range of stakeholders along with working collaboratively with internal and external organisations within academic, governmental and industry sectors.The Senior UK Research Hub Manager will work together with the Q-BIOMED Hub Communications Manager and Business Development Manager, forming the Strategic Operations team.The role is based at the London Centre for Nanotechnology at UCL and reports to Professor McKendry Q-BIOMED (PI) and Co-Director. The role is funded for five years until November 2029.About youApplicants should have a post-graduate qualification in a discipline of relevance to quantum and health, with strong domain knowledge (early disease diagnosis, interventions) and their deployment into industry and health systems.They will have outstanding interpersonal and influencing skills, including diplomacy and discretion, and the ability and confidence to liaise with staff and external individuals at any level of seniority across academia, NHS, policy makers and industry both in the UK and internationally. The applicants will need to be highly collaborative, able to work with colleagues in a wide variety of contexts and to prioritise workloads to meet conflicting deadlines to deliver results that take into account the widest needs of the Hub.They should have substantial leadership experience managing projects of this scale and complexity, of leading large multidisciplinary multicentre grants at the scale of a £24M Hub and within a research -intensive environment, mitigating risks. The ability to project manage complex scientific or interdisciplinary research spanning the fields of quantum, physics, chemistry, engineering and medicine is essential.Experience successfully managing people as well as managing and tracking complex budgets, overheads, flexible budgets, secondments and external partners is also required.The appointment at Grade 8 will be at a salary of £52,487 – £61,534 per annum plus London Allowance, reflecting the seniority of the role.Informal enquiries regarding the vacancy can be made to Jo McHugh, .Interviews are likely to be held between 11th and 13th December.What we offerAs 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
• Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our long-term commitment and ‘beacon’ status in advancing gender equality.You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/Available documents

Expected salary

£52487 – 61534 per year

Location

North West London

Job date

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 01:59:09 GMT

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